Our Nutrition Works team works to provide our clients with recipes detailing how to cook the food that they are bringing home from our mobile markets into delicious meals and treats. Fall and winter are the perfect time of the year to enjoy a warm bowl of soup and thanks to our Nutrition Works team,… Read more »
National Healthy Hunger Relief work will double in reach, impacting more than 14 million Americans with healthier food. The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) welcomes MANNA FoodBank, alongside twenty nine other food bank partners, to its Healthy Hunger Relief initiative, more than doubling the program’s reach to 30% of all food banks in the… Read more »
The Pressure Seniors Face Right Now in WNC In WNC, the fastest growing demographic is our senior population. In the next ten years alone, the senior population is expected to increase by 39%. As more and more seniors call the mountains their home, we continue to witness the same ongoing issue – a high rate… Read more »
The Importance of SNAP for WNC Seniors Did you know seniors in western North Carolina currently struggle everyday to afford groceries? Rising food and housing costs, and living on a fixed income make this issue even more prevalent during the holiday season. SNAP benefits can support access to healthy food and allow seniors to save… Read more »
The Food Pantry of Sandy Mush Community Center Each year, Food Lion Feeds Foundation hosts their Great Pantry Makeover. The Makeover is an opportunity for Food Lion to assist a food pantry near one of their store locations through financial, volunteer and food support. This year, one of the many recipients included our partner, Sandy… Read more »
A Side Dish for Your Favorite Fall Dinners Our Nutrition Works team works to provide our clients with recipes detailing how to cook the food that they are bringing home from our mobile markets into delicious meals and treats. Now that Fall is upon us, it is time to begin enjoying all of the vegetables… Read more »
Ingles Day at the Mountain State Fair Not only did the Mountain State Fair return this year to WNC – everyone’s favorite food drive did as well! On September 15th, attendees of Ingles Day at the Mountain State Fair were encouraged to bring five Laura Lynn canned goods to donate to MANNA in exchange for… Read more »
A Record Breaking Year The 2020-2021 fiscal year was a year unlike any in MANNA’s history. Throughout the past year, MANNA distributed a record 25.5 million pounds of food throughout WNC. That’s 21 million meals – 58,300 meals per day! Because we remain dedicated to providing healthy, balanced plates of food, we are pleased to… Read more »
20 Years of Art & Food: A Celebration to Feed Thousands Across WNC When art, food, music, and friends all come together again this fall to celebrate the 20th annual Empty Bowls event, it will be a true celebration. For 20 years now, a community of caring people have come together year after year to make Empty Bowls… Read more »
Dear Friends, We hope this letter finds you and yours healthy and doing well. These are highly unusual times for all of us as we navigate the current landscape and challenges that so many are facing. Therefore, we wanted to take a moment to remind you what a positive force that you are in the… Read more »
