A Special Valentine’s Day Message Celebrating All the Love You Share It’s central to more than just sustaining life. It’s the heart of every family and community gathering, it’s how people celebrate milestones, moments, and traditions. It can tell a history, or can become part of the future. Food is a reflection of life in… Read more »
As you know, MANNA is a non-partisan organization dedicated to providing information on issues that could affect the lives of the people we serve. Therefore, it is important to look at the potential impacts of the government shutdown. Working families who had felt secure are now facing the reality that their next pay check may… Read more »
In the summer of 2018, MANNA launched a pilot program to provide more perishable foods to communities across WNC. MANNA’s primary food distribution program operates through a dedicated network of over 200 partner nonprofit agencies serving communities across the 16-county region, but with the need for food on the rise, there are struggling communities who… Read more »
The Ingles Giving Tree Brings Hope and Inspires Compassion It’s more than just a Christmas tree; and, while it is constructed completely from food, it is also more than just food. For thousands of families living with the daily reality of hunger in Western North Carolina, the Ingles Giving Tree is a symbol of hope… Read more »
You can help make a local family’s table a bit brighter. This holiday season, we are hoping to fill families’ table across our region with the staples that we all enjoy during a special holiday meal. Food with Hope and Dignity One reality of food banking is that food banks commonly receive holiday-specific food donations… Read more »
Update: MATCH MET! Thanks to ALL who jumped into action, we secured the FULL MATCH available to us through Bank of America’s Give A Meal campaign! We are so proud to report that our community met the match within a few days of the campaign launching – helping to LEAD THE NATION in community giving,… Read more »
*We will keep this page updated.* What MANNA Is Doing MANNA is working with food banks across the storm-affected regions in North and South Carolina in a coordinated effort to help alleviate the impacts from Hurricane Florence. We are working very closely with our sister food banks to help provide the most needed resources, including… Read more »
MANNA FoodBank has wrapped up another great year of our Nutrition Works initiatives, thanks to our partnership with and support from Mission Health Community Investment. The Nutrition Works program aims to to increase access to healthy foods for all Western North Carolinians in our 16 county service area by working with local clinics to identify… Read more »
Beautiful locally handmade pottery, delicious soup from favorite local chefs, and all for a great cause: Empty Bowls is back on Monday, September 24! Tickets are on sale now! To stay in the loop, sign up for MANNA’s e-newsletter, Fresh News! You can sign up for these emails here, and you can unsubscribe any time…. Read more »
Celebrating A Record-Breaking Blue Jean Ball This year’s 19th Blue Jean Ball was our most successful event in Blue Jean Ball history! This incredible accomplishment is possible only through the support of the 1,000 attendees, the hundreds of volunteers, the dedicated event sponsors, and our irreplaceable culinary sponsors. All of these incredible folks come together… Read more »
