Hunger

Resources

Feeding America is a national organization that supports 200 food banks (including MANNA FoodBank) and 6,000 food pantries throughout the country according to their website. Check out their website for details how you can be involved and take action.  

Key Allies

MANNA FoodBank is a private, not-for-profit service organization that links the food industry with over 200 partner agencies in 16 counties of WNC. MANNA’s mission is to involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina. They are a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. MANNA FoodBank is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about issues that could impact our neighbors now and in the future. Join their advocacy work and sign up for Call to Action emails. 

Get involved: If you have questions about getting involved with MANNA, please email Micah Chrisman, Director of Marketing and Communications at mchrisman@mannafoodbank.org or call him at (828) 299-3663.

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The Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council (ABFPC) is a community-based coalition. Its mission is to identify, propose and advocate for policies, financial appropriations, and solutions to improve and protect the local food system in order to advance economic development, social justice, environmental sustainability, and community resiliency. The ABFPC operates through working groups that bring issues to the Council’s Policy Mobilization Hub for action influencing policy, advocacy and systems change.

Get involved: For details on the ABFPC’s current focus areas and how to get involved or form a new working group, send an email to coordinator@abfoodpolicy.org.