MANNA FOOD CENTER INC
12301 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE NO 200, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 www.mannafood.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: STRIVES TO END HUNGER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, MANNA HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 55 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR REGULAR DISRIBUTION PROGRAM, MANNA FEEDS ABOUT 3,260 FAMILIES EACH MONTH AT MORE THAN A DOZEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MANNA PROVIDES EACH FAMILY WITH A THREE-TO-FIVE DAY SUPPLY OF PERISHABLE AND SHELF-STABLE FOOD.

ELIMINATE HUNGER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

MANNA FOOD CENTER, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND'S LARGEST AND MOST FAR-REACHING PROVIDER OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO MEET ITS NEIGHBORS' REQUESTS FOR SERVICES BY SERVING AS BOTH A FOOD BANK AND A FOOD PANTRY. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A RELIABLE "THREAD" IN THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET FOR THE VULNERABLE: THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS THAT REQUIRE A SUPPLEMENT OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD.THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS THAT CREATE A UNIQUE AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO HUNGER RELIEF.PILLAR 1: REDUCE HUNGER AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY.PILLAR 2: STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY FOOD SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE HEALTHY EATING.PILLAR 3: CONNECT MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEIGHBORS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TO EACH OTHER.THE ORGANIZATION IS THE MAIN FOOD BANK IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AND NEARLY EVERY LOCAL COUNTY AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RELIES ON THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL FOOD TO THEIR CLIENTS THROUGH THEIR REFERRAL SYSTEM. THE VISION FOR THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BE AT THE CENTER OF ENDING HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITY. FOOD FOR FAMILIES: DISTRIBUTES ROUGHLY 50 POUNDS OF PERISHABLE AND NONPERISHABLE FOOD EACH MONTH TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 3,261 FAMILIES. DISTRIBUTIONS ROSE TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PER MONTH DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. QUALIFYING FAMILIES MUST REPORT INCOME BELOW MARYLAND'S SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD. THIS PROGRAM IS RUN AT 18 SITES.

SMART SACKS: DISTRIBUTES FOOD THROUGH A NETWORK OF ALMOST 60 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM FILLS A CRITICAL GAP BY PROVIDING FOOD TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON FRIDAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEY HAVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO EAT DURING THE WEEKEND. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION ALTERED THEIR WEEKEND BAG PROGRAM WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES. STARTING IN MARCH 2020, THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATED WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL (MCPS) DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE UP TO 7,200 WEEKEND BAGS EVERY WEEK AT 14 DIFFERENT BULK DISTRIBUTION SITES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SERVED 11 SCHOOLS DIRECTLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AT THOSE SCHOOLS. FROM MARCH TO JUNE 2020, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 75,914 BAGS THROUGH THE MCPS PARTNERSHIP AND 8,587 BAGS THROUGH SERVING SCHOOLS DIRECTLY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKEND BAGS DISTRIBUTED IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 WAS 148,144 BAGS. THE FOOD BAGS ARE FULL OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT IS SELECTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S REGISTERED DIETITIAN. USE OF THE INGREDIENTS PROVIDED AND SUSTAINED HEALTHY EATING IS ENCOURAGED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE SMART SACKS BAGS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. A NEW PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-BASED PANTRIES BEGAN THIS YEAR SERVING TWO SCHOOLS, HARMONY HILLS ELEMENTARY AND HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY, AND PROVIDED FAMILIES BOTH PRODUCE AND SHELF-STABLE FOOD ITEMS IN A CHOICE SETTING. SCHOOL-BASED PANTRIES DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 13,153 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 700 DISTINCT FAMILIES OVER 10 PANTRY EVENTS.

COMMUNITY FOOD RESCUE (CFR): IS A FIRST-OF-ITS KIND, COORDINATED FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK LED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND BUILDING ON THE FORMER FOOD FOR AGENCIES PROGRAM. BY PARTNERING WITH A RANGE OF HUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERS AND BUSINESS, THE INITIATIVE IS MAKING SURE THAT EDIBLE FOOD REACHES HUNGRY NEIGHBORS. CFR BUILDS UPON THE WORK OF ESTABLISHMENTS ALREADY RECOVERING GOOD FOOD BEFORE IT IS THROWN AWAY, AND ALSO IDENTIFIES NEW DONORS. STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY MAKES REAL-TIME MATCHES BASED ON GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. TRAININGS AND MINI-GRANTS ARE OFFERED IN ORDER TO BUILD CAPACITY AND INCREASE FOOD-RESCUING CAPABILITIES.

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