Montgomery Community Media

Yesterday I had the privilege of stepping away from my nutrition desk-duties and getting into the groove of the groovy hands-on work in our warehouse. Our remarkable volunteers spend hours sorting your abundant donations to stock Manna’s shelves. You might not know that our in-house Registered Dietician, Jenna Umbriac, created a color-coded system for our […]

Cooking your own food is one of the simplest ways to take control of your health—you make the call on salt, fat, and sugar, and even better: no mystery ingredients. On these hot summer days, cooking might seem like an extra chore. But a delicious nutritious meal doesn’t always means standing near a hot stove. […]

What comes to mind when you read “healthy eating”? Likely the two things of which there seems never enough: time and money. “Healthy” cooking sounds like hours shopping, chopping and stirring, right? And surely all of those fruits and vegetables are going to rack up the grocery bill, right? I mentioned my affection for asparagus […]

Greetings! I am Manna’s new Nutrition Educator, Lindsey Seegers. I love to cook, and am passionate about preparing fast, nutritious meals—delicious above all else. I was a picky eater for a good eighteen years, thinking vegetables were soggy and bland. These days, I simply cannot get enough veggies. Preparing vegetable-rich meals for skeptical audiences delights […]

This past Wednesday evening, I attended the screening of American Winter, a documentary that follows the stories of several families trying to survive in this current economic and social climate. Montgomery County councilwoman, Valerie Ervin, brought the screening to this area as a way of encouraging dialogue and creating awareness of the poverty that exists […]

I’ve spent most of the past month at Manna learning how to manage our Smart Sacks’ program, that is, our weekend food assistance program for children experiencing hunger in Montgomery County schools.  Currently, we partner with 56 schools in the county and distribute just over 2,000 bags of food to students who would benefit from […]

Join Councilmember Valerie Ervin and special guests May 29 at AFI Silver Spring, 7 p.m. for a free screening of American Winter, a powerful documentary film about families that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Click here to register. American Winter is […]

Our volunteers are so important to us – without volunteers, Manna couldn’t collect, sort, or distribute all of the wonderful fresh produce and non-perishable goods we receive every year. Volunteers supplement our tiny staff, and allow us to serve hundreds of families each day with 70lbs of healthy food. Yesterday, one of our corporate partners, […]

Community Appreciation Event ART exhibition Manna Food Center is recognizing 30 years of fighting hunger and feeding hope in our community. We are inviting all students in Grades K – 12 to participate in a community-wide art exhibition to celebrate the collaboration and care of the community that helped build Manna. Submission theme is “fighting […]

The National Association of Letter Carriers annual Stamp Out Hunger drive happens on May 11 this year. Your Montgomery County letter carrier will pick up food left at your mailbox and deliver it to Manna Food Center: an easy way to contribute for our stock the shelves campaign. Manna’s own Jamal is featured in the […]