After 11 Years, Manna CEO DeCarlo Announces Departure
Jackie DeCarlo, who has led Manna Food Center for 11 years, announced Tuesday she will step down at the end of the year. As CEO of Manna, DeCarlo has been… Read More
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Maryland Expands Summer Nutrition Efforts for Children
Maryland launched SUN Bucks which is designed to help families pay for groceries during the summer for eligible school-aged children. Maryland SUN Bucks is expected to serve 543,000 children using… Read More
Locations Throughout County Offering Free Meals During Summer
Schools and community organizations are offering free lunches at 144 locations throughout the summer for children 18 years or younger, According to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Summer Meals… Read More
Not Everyone Happy With County’s Proposed $7.1 Budget
About 225 speakers pleaded for their programs and questioned Montgomery County councilmembers’ priorities during recent budget talks. Thursday, councilmembers are expected to approve a $7.1 billion budget for Fiscal Year… Read More
County Awards Funds to Fight Childhood Hunger
16 local organizations that work to end childhood hunger were awarded grants to create or expand strategies that address food insecurity. The Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience and… Read More
2 Area Youths Named National Food Insecurity Heroes
Two Montgomery County youths received the 10 Under 20 Food Heroes award from Hormel Foods Wednesday. Cavanaugh Bell, 9, of Gaithersburg and Shrusti Armula, 16, of Rockville received the national… Read More
Capital Area Food Bank Releases Hunger Report
The Capital Area Food Bank released its 2023 Hunger Report for the region on Tuesday, and the number of people suffering from food insecurity has remained relatively flat compared to… Read More
Maryland Agriculture Grant to Help Food Banks, Farmers
A new Maryland Department of Agriculture grant is aiming to address food insecurity and provide a new market for local farmers. Maryland food banks and charitable emergency food providers can… Read More
Albornoz: ‘There Is No Reason Why We Can’t End Childhood Hunger’
County and state officials, nonprofit leaders and community organizers gathered at Highland Elementary School in Wheaton Wednesday to announce a $20 million strategic plan to end childhood hunger in Montgomery… Read More
County Focuses on Continuing Problem of Food Insecurity
Food insecurity remains a pressing problem for tens of thousands of County residents. County Executive Marc Elrich and the County Council say they are committed to finding workable solutions. They… Read More
Food Pantry Opening In North Bethesda
The nonprofit organization, So What Else, is celebrating an important event this weekend, the grand opening of its new Food Pantry and Thrift Store. The event will take place on… Read More
Community Summit Will Address Pressing Problems
More than 230 representatives from nonprofits and health leaders in the County will join together under one roof for the first ever Community Navigation summit. The Healthcare Initiative Foundation is… Read More