In the spirit of the holidays and closing out 2022, we want to thank you as a supporter of Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue (CFR) program. This program, now celebrating its 8th year, would not be possible without you, the CFR network of 475 food donor businesses, non-profit food assistance organizations, and volunteer food runners. If youContinue Reading
Congratulations to the nine community-based, non-profit organizations involved in food recovery and food security efforts that received this year’s capacity-building grants. Manna Food Center , Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) , and the Montgomery County Food Council , in collaboration with the Greater Washington Community Foundation , awarded $67,465 in Community Food Rescue (CFR) mini-grants. The organizations will use these $2,000-$10,000 grants to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their effortsContinue Reading
We celebrated Fall with DMV Food Recovery Week on Oct 16-22, and what a week it was! In partnership with this year’s co-hosts — the DC Food Recovery Working Group , the Prince George’s Food Equity Council , and the Montgomery County Food Council — we had 10 public events focused within Washington D.C. and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Twenty-six organizations, businesses, and government agencies participated in hosting and presenting events. ThreeContinue Reading
Volunteers, did you know that there is one more food run step to complete after you drop food to recipient organizations? You need to fill in the “complete status” section in ChowMatch , Community Food Rescue’s (CFR) matching and reporting tool. This electronic method of reporting replaces the old-school paper tracking form that we used in the early days ofContinue Reading
As the harvest season comes to a close, we want to highlight a few of the local Montgomery County farms that donate surplus fresh produce and participate in the County Farm to Food Bank program , providing fresh, healthy, delicious produce to the many food assistance providers in our network. One of those farms is Chicken of the Woods Permaculture Farm (COTW) in Darnestown, MD. The nameContinue Reading
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