For August, the CFR team reached out to Dara Tokarz, a new volunteer who joined CFR at the end of June. Dara works with community partnerships and grants at KPC Buddhist Relief , an organization that supports the efforts of other Montgomery County food assistance providers (FAPs). KPC Buddhist Relief was the recipient of a FY24 Food Systems Infrastructure Grant , for theirContinue Reading
For July’s blog post, we reached out to Wendy Smith (left), Program Director/volunteer Coordinator of Interfaith Works Residences (IWR.) The Community Food Rescue team has been working with Wendy since this past April, when a regular food run from Chick-Fil-A on Tech Road was directed to the residences. This generous food run was made possible by Food Donation Connection , an internationalContinue Reading
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 accountContinue Reading
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 privateContinue Reading
Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue and the DC Food Recovery Working Group are combining forces this year to co-host DMV Food Recovery Week , October 12-17. The global pandemic has revealed how much we need a more resilient food system – one that both sustains the earth and provides sufficient, nutritious food for everyone who needs it. Join us for the week’s engaging and enlightening freeContinue Reading
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