MANNA ON MAIN STREET

MANNA'S MARKET (FOOD PANTRY): ON AN AVERAGE MONTH, MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES GROCERIES THROUGH 1,200 VISITS FOR 800 HOUSEHOLDS, WHILE SEVERAL DOZEN NEW HOUSEHOLDS SIGN UP FOR THE MARKET EVERY MONTH. MANNA'S MARKET SHOPPERS CAN SHOP TWO TIMES PER MONTH AND CAN CHOOSE TO SHOP IN PERSON OR ORDER ONLINE. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, MANNA OPENED MANNA'S ONLINE MARKET HUB, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF MANNA'S CAPACITY TO FULFILL ONLINE ORDERS AND INCREASING THE CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY IT PROVIDES SHOPPERS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF MARKET VISITS ARE IN PERSON, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE ONLINE, WITH DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERING CONTINUING TO GROW. IN FYE 2024, MANNA SERVED 1,794 HOUSEHOLDS, AN INCREASE FROM 1,648 SERVED IN FYE 2023. HOUSEHOLDS SHOPPING IN MANNA'S MARKET RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 691,254 LBS. OF FOOD. UTILIZING THE SMARTCHOICE INVENTORY AND ORDERING SYSTEM, MANNA PROVIDES A "CHOICE MODEL" SO THAT CLIENTS CAN SELECT WHOLESOME FOOD BASED ON DIETARY AND CULTURAL PREFERENCES. MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ONE CAN FIND IN A CONVENTIONAL GROCERY STORE - FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY, PET FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS - THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS DONORS. THE AMOUNT OF FOOD A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES IS BASED UPON FAMILY SIZE AND AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. THERE ARE NO MAXIMUM INCOME EXCLUSIONS BUT MOST MARKET CLIENTS LIVE AT LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. TO FURTHER MANNA'S REACH IN THE COMMUNITY, MANNA HAS PARTNERED WITH ALL SIX LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHOM OFFICERS ENCOUNTER IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

MANNA'S KITCHEN (SOUP KITCHEN): IN FYE 2024, MANNA SET A RECORD WITH 151,627 MEALS SERVED, SHATTERING LAST YEAR'S RECORD OF 109,096 MEALS SERVED. MANNA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS UTILIZE DONATED FOOD - FROM GROCERY STORES, INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FAITH-BASED GROUPS RUNNING FOOD DRIVES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS - TO PREPARE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MEALS. WE DISTRIBUTE TO-GO MEALS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WE SERVE SIT-DOWN HOT MEALS FOUR DAYS A WEEK. EVERY DAY, WE FEED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS. BOTH TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS FEATURE A VARIETY OF MEAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING MEAT, PORK, SEAFOOD AND VEGETARIAN THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS FOOD DONORS, WHOSE FOOD DONATIONS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 90% OF THE FOOD USED TO PREPARE THE MEALS.