Montgomery Community Media

Have you ever had to cut back on a meal because you weren’t sure where the money for food was coming from? Have you skipped a meal to save a dollar? Have you fed other members of your family first, and gone hungry, because there just wasn’t enough to go around? Thousands of Marylanders have […]

Working for a nonprofit is one of the most wonderful, soul-filling experiences (you get to help save lives every day!), but like any work, you can often get overwhelmed and exhausted by the amount of things you have to do. Here at Manna, we have a quote from our friend at the Donor Relations Guru […]

Mark your calendars: the City of Gaithersburg is joining Manna Food Center and Maryland Hunger Solutions to co-sponsor a symposium to discuss challenges and success in helping the hungry. It will be held on Fri., Mar. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park.

Manna Food Center generates more than 190 food boxes each day to distribute during the week to our clients. We generate nutrition information and classes to help lead Montgomery County in their food choices. We generate $5 in food from every $1 you contribute in funds. We also generate power! Well, our generator does. We […]

Here at Manna, we serve thousands of families and MCPS elementary students per month with food donated by our community. Every can of tuna or box of macaroni and cheese is processed by our volunteer corps to ensure food safety, which means checking every expiration date on food that comes in. Many times, well-meaning groups […]

Here at Manna, we work hard to provide the 32.3% of MCPS school children who qualify for free- and reduced-price meals (FARMS) with nutritious foods for the weekend. Our Karen Goldberg Smart Sacks program provides over 2,000 elementary school kids with bags of meals and snacks for the weekend when FARMS are unavailable.   Kids […]

Manna Food Center serves thousands of Montgomery County residents, and sometimes those folks end up working here at Manna. Our great warehouse assistant Jamal answered some questions about his family’s needs being met through Manna last year. Thank you to everyone who provides assistance to Manna, and to our great staff who work hard at […]

This week, February 2-8, 2013, Councilmember Valerie Ervin challenged Montgomery County residents and community leaders to join her in a challenge to live on a SNAP budget for a week. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal program that allows qualified individuals to purchase food to […]

If you were on a strict clothing budget, you wouldn’t go into Nordstrom Rack and pick up a pair of pants that don’t match anything else in your wardrobe. You probably wouldn’t even buy them if they went with just 1 or 2 items. No. In this scenario you want a pair of pants that […]

Thank goodness, the SNAP Challenge has begun. For days, I have been dreading this week. I have completed the first of five days on our $5-per-person food budget (my husband and I are doing this together so we had $50 to work with for today and the four days to come), my stomach is full […]