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Power Your Food Pantry With MANNA
Partnering with MANNA means you’re never alone. We stand with you every step of the way to feed more people.
- Order the food your community asks for
- Fill critical hunger gaps for families
- Get trained in food safety
- Build trust in your community
What We Look for in a Partner
To be eligible for partnership, your organization must:
- Have active 501(c)(3) status or be a church with qualifying documentation
- Provide a full-choice shopping model that lets people select their food
- Operate independently (no sub-distribution to other organizations)
- Complete and uphold food safety training
- Distribute food all year, at least twice each month
- Be open to everyone—no ID, documents, or referrals required
- Maintain licensed pest control
- Be located within MANNA’s 16-county service area
- Serve at least 50 individuals per month
- Use MANNA’s digital intake platform at public distributions
How to Become a MANNA
Agency Partner We currently have a waitlist, but we are accepting applications. To be added to our waitlist, we need an application on file (see below) and your agency will need to meet the above eligibility criteria.
Step 1:
Ensure you meet the full
eligibility criteria listed above.
Become Certified in Food Safety
Food safety is essential to providing healthy, reliable meals to our community. MANNA offers certification training to ensure our partners can safely store, handle, and distribute food.
Stay informed, stay compliant, and help protect the people you serve.
Need Help or Have Questions?
Contact a Regional Manager
Kristen Ollila
Eastern Region
- Avery
- Mitchell
- Yancey
- Madison
- McDowell
- Henderson
- Polk
- Transylvania
Amy Hutchings
Western Region
- Qualla Boundary
- Haywood
- Jackson
- Macon
- Swain
- Graham
- Cherokee
- Clay
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