WHAT'S NEW IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS?

OFFICE HOURS



School-Based Programs is exploring the idea of offering virtual monthly Office Hours to schools running one of Manna's food assistance programs. We envision this as a time to ask questions, seek advice, and learn best practices from your school colleagues and the School-Based Programs team.

Please complete a brief survey to let us know your Office Hours preferences, like meeting times and topics to cover!

NOTE: Attendance at Office Hours will be optional; a resource that you can access on an as-needed basis. 

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS

SPOTLIGHT ON THE RICHARD MONTGOMERY CLUSTER



This spring, School-Based Programs at Manna and our partners in the Richard Montgomery Cluster crossed new terrain. We established Manna's first cluster-wide school market!

Rather than serving the 85 or so Richard Montgomery High School (RMHS) families that had typically attended RMHS' market, the RM cluster market would serve at least double that number, welcoming households from RMHS alongside families from its six feeder schools: Julius West MS, Ritchie Park ES, Bayard Rustin ES, College Gardens ES, Twinbrook ES, and Beall ES. The market hours were extended to accommodate elementary school dismissal times, and the volunteer team was expanded in tandem!

Since its launch in April, the RM cluster market has been growing steadily, welcoming as many as 194 families in a single month! The RM Cluster Market has distributed a remarkable 18,118 pounds of food since April! Thank you to our partners across the cluster! You are rock stars!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT...

Each quarter, we’ll be sharing information and resources about food justice and food insecurity. Consider ways that you can spread these new learnings to your school colleagues so that they can recognize and support families who may be experiencing food insecurity.

WHAT IS THE FOOD JUSTICE MOVEMENT?



The Food Justice Movement works toward universal access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate food while advocating for the safety and well-being of workers who produce the food we eat.

An aim of the Food Justice Movement is to combat food insecurity.

Unlike hunger, which is a physiological condition, food insecurity denotes an economic and social condition of limited and uncertain access to adequate food.