Food is more than fuel for the body; it is powerful preventative medicine. And right now, it is medicine in short supply across Western North Carolina. In April, MANNA served 151,000 neighbors – an alarming 12% increase over the prior month’s total, and a it’s trend that we anticipate will continue as costs of living… Read more »
Food banks across the state of North Carolina announced today that they are seeing a drastic increase in need for food and resources from neighbors experiencing hunger following the February 2023 end to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. In the 16 counties of Western North Carolina, MANNA FoodBank saw an increase of more… Read more »
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. NALC’s food drive, first held in 1993, helps feed millions of Americans, including right here in Western North Carolina. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way… Read more »
The results are in … our 2023 Student Food Drive raised 16,156 lbs. of food and $7,010 – the combination of food + funds raised provides roughly 41,504 meals for neighbors in Western North Carolina! Many thanks to the 19 schools across WNC that participated: 🍎 A.C. Reynolds High School (Asheville)🍎 Andrews High School (Andrews)🍎… Read more »
Q: What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?A: SNAP is a federal program designed to supplement the food budgets of low-income households, and it is the largest program in the U.S. that addresses hunger. Funded by the Farm Bill, SNAP funds reduce the financial strain on families, allowing them to buy healthier foods and divert… Read more »
GREENVILLE, S.C. – In celebration of 70 years on the air, WYFF News 4 in Greenville is hosting four “Year 4 Giving: Feed It Forward” fundraising and awareness campaigns – kicking off tomorrow with a virtual telethon at MANNA headquarters! WYFF 4 will broadcast live from MANNA throughout Wednesday, concluding with the 6PM broadcast. The… Read more »
Today, as the sun peeks over dreamy blue ridgelines on an early spring morning, thousands of people across the mountains of North Carolina are waking up with a shared mission for the day ahead: ending hunger for people across Western North Carolina. Today, through a vast network of volunteers, businesses, and nonprofits, thousands are stepping… Read more »
MANNA FoodBank and our dedicated partner agency network continue to stretch every resource as far as possible to provide vital emergency food support for more people than ever in our organization’s history. Thanks to caring individuals and organizations, MANNA and our partners have worked hard to be there for our neighbors with the food they… Read more »
As we continue to serve record numbers of people seeking food assistance in Western North Carolina, we can’t overstate the importance of food donations – including those that come through our Donor Agency Direct Match Program. This program is a partnership between Feeding America and corporate grocery stories that allows food banks like MANNA to… Read more »
The results of our 2022 Virtual Turkey Drive are in, and through the collective generosity of online gifts, our matching gift, and turkeys dropped off at MANNA, we provided 7,961 turkeys for neighbors across Western North Carolina! That’s almost 8,000 families and individuals who had a turkey on their table because of you. Your generosity… Read more »
