The 2022 Feeding WNC Conference This month we had the exciting opportunity to gather our network of over 230 partner agencies, community market partners, and other partners across WNC fighting to end hunger at Folkmoot in Waynesville, NC. The last time we were all able to gather was in 2019, and many things have changed… Read more »
An Award Winning Documentary Hunger is Real: Voices of Western North Carolina, a documentary produced by MANNA and directed by Adams Wood, has been accepted to eight film festivals. As of now, it has been shown at The North Carolina Film Festival, The Micropolitan Film Festival, Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival… Read more »
And What We Can Do To Continue Meeting It Throughout our region, we are continuing to see individuals and families struggle to make ends meet. Due to disruptions in supply chains, the cost of living throughout WNC has reached historic and unsustainable levels. When visiting grocery stores and stopping at the gas station for fuel,… Read more »
At the end of September, a group of bipartisan representatives and leaders in the food movement convened in Washington D.C. for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. This Conference was the first time in over 50 years that the White House hosted a conference focusing on these critical and impactful issues. The… Read more »
Building Action into Daily Life for a Food-Secure WNC At the end of September, we hosted a new episode of our MANNA Live! livestream series, Everyday Actions: Building Action Into Daily Life For a Food-Secure WNC. The livestream event was held in partnership with Red Fiddle Vittles and The Village Potters Clay Center and featured… Read more »
The Discontinuation of Universal Free School Meals & The Impact It Has on Children in WNC For many children, there is an excitement in the air as they return to school for the new school year. Students are eager to reunite with friends they have not seen for months, while others are excited to learn… Read more »
Closing Children’s Weekend Meal Gap MANNA Packs are bags of nutritious food intended to help close the weekend meal gap students experience when school is not in-session and other resources are not available. Foods include ready-to-eat breakfast items; shelf-stable fruits, vegetables, and entrees; and snacks. MANNA Packs are available at no cost to students or… Read more »
Student Tasting Panel for MANNA Packs In August, nine WNC students generously gave up a few of their summer break hours to come to MANNA for a nutrition education and tasting event. This taste-testing event was the first of its kind, and was designed to help guide MANNA’s healthy food selection for the vital MANNA… Read more »
Building Action into Daily Life for a Food-Secure WNC Join us on Hunger Action day, which is Friday, September 23rd, for Everyday Actions: Building Action Into Daily Life For a Food-Secure WNC. The livestream event, which will be held in partnership with Red Fiddle Vittles and The Village Potters Clay Center, will be a conversation with friends of MANNA… Read more »
MANNA FoodBank is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to sharing the issues that affect the people we serve across Western North Carolina. We are excited to share that the Biden-Harris Administration will be hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Wednesday, September 28. This is the first conference of its type in… Read more »
