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 »
Take action to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors! Every September, the network of 200 Feeding America food banks and our partners in food security work to raise awareness of the dire issue that our country is facing – many Americans are facing an empty plate, and don’t know where their next… Read more »
Get your cans ready for one of our favorite food drives of the year! Thanks to our incredible hometown grocery partner of over thirty years, Ingles Markets, you can help raise thousands of pounds of food for our neighbors facing hunger, and get free entry to the Mountain State Fair on Wednesday, September 15th. To… Read more »
Our Nutrition Works team works to provide our clients with recipes detailing how to cook up the food that they are bringing home from our mobile markets into delicious meals and treats. As we move towards autumn, it is a perfect time to use those summer squashes and complement one of your meals with the… Read more »