Members of the CFR Food Resources Team recently had the opportunity to visit The Capital Kosher Pantry . This is the only Kosher Food Pantry in the greater Washington area. The pantry is one program of the Yad Yehuda organization . The organization was founded in memory of a young man named Yehuda who tragically passed away as a teenager. They
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The holidays are the season of giving; giving love and giving thanks. The holidays are also about helping those in need. Read below to hear about one such giving story.   We reached out to our Community Food Rescue network to see if any of our donors had extra or special donations they could post to their ChowMatch account
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Many incredible food banks and food insecure organizations work tirelessly to assist those in need, but they simply can’t do it without the assistance of volunteers like you. Volunteers leave each day after donating their time, knowing they have helped provide food for those in desperate need.  They make a critical difference in their community
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Bulk food donations are ready! That’s right folks. After being tested in Community Food Rescue’s (CFR) ChowMatch matching program, the new bulk donation feature is ready for use by all network members. What this means is that when food donor businesses and farmers have large quantities of food to donate, it can be distributed widely among
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Exciting news in the Farm to Food Bank world! Manna Food Center has received funding from the Healthcare Initiative Foundation to pilot Contract Growing with farmers in Montgomery County. This new relationship builds upon our current Farm to Food Bank program , which purchases local produce, meat and eggs from 35 farms in Montgomery County and donates the food to our Community Food
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Founding CFR Director Cheryl Kollin has retired after leading Community Food Rescue for nine years. In response to the Montgomery County Council’s desire to create a countywide food recovery program, Cheryl, CEO of Full Plate Ventures LLC, and Manna Food Center joined forces in 2014 to create Community Food Rescue. Thanks to county and private
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