You can be there for our neighbors
Your gift helps a family bring home groceries, diapers, or clean clothes. It helps someone find a hot meal or care at a free clinic. And it gives a person looking for work the chance to gain skills and make a fresh start.
What our community made possible in 2025
When people gave, volunteered, and shared their skills, neighbors received more than food. Together, our community helped:
- Keep food on the table: More than 2.3 million pounds of food and essentials were distributed, along with 27,040 grocery carts and 34,200 hot meals.
- Meet everyday needs with dignity: Families received 143,775 diapers, and neighbors accessed clothing, household items, nearly 1,000 showers, and 149 health clinic visits.
- Take steps forward: More than 150 people received personal help connecting with housing, benefits, and other resources. Eight culinary interns graduated with hands-on experience and ServSafe credentials.
- Make it all happen: More than 2,000 volunteers gave 19,244 hours of their time, and over 1.5 million pounds of food were rescued for our community.
Your investment helps keep this work going. Give once, or become a monthly donor to help keep this support available all year. Whatever you choose, you’re part of this mission.
A New Resource for our Community
To thank you for supporting the future of Manna Cafe Ministries, we want to make it easier to support the future of the people and causes you love. We recently partnered with FreeWill to offer our community this online estate planning tool — it’s secure, easy to use, and can walk you through the process of creating your legal will for free.
Your legacy can support Manna Cafe not just today but for years to come. Incorporating Manna Cafe into your estate plan costs nothing today and ensures we can continue tackling hunger far into the future.
Click here to write your free will.
Legacy
Including a bequest in your will to Manna Cafe Ministries is a powerful way to ensure we can continue serving people in need not just today or tomorrow but for years to come. If you do not have an up-to-date plan, you can use this online estate planning tool from our partner, FreeWill, to create your legal will for free and establish your lasting legacy with Manna Cafe Ministries.
Stock Giving
Donating appreciated stock is an impactful way to fight against hunger in our community — while also saving on taxes. Using this online stock donation tool, it only takes a couple of minutes to access Manna Cafe Ministries’ account information to share with a broker or, if your brokerage permits, fill out the forms online to complete the gift electronically.
IRA Giving
If you are over 70.5, giving from your IRA helps you reduce your taxable income — and for those over 72 who must take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), an IRA gift is a simple way to fulfill it while supporting your neighbors facing hunger. If you’re ready to make your gift, you can use this secure online donation tool to fill out the forms from your IRA custodian in just a few minutes or print out the forms and fill them out offline.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Give Your Time
Last year, more than 2,000 community members showed up for their neighbors as Manna Cafe volunteers. You can join them.
Pack groceries, serve hot meals, help at food drives and community events, or lend your skills to office and facility projects. Whatever you enjoy doing, our Volunteer Coordinator can help you find a role that fits.
Visit our volunteer page or email Volunteer@MannaCafeMinistries.com to get started.
Give Your Prayers
Hundreds of neighbors turn to Manna Cafe each week, and our team works to meet many different needs. Your prayers mean a great deal. Please pray for the people we serve, for strength and wisdom for our staff and volunteers, and for the resources to keep this work going.
Want to join us in prayer? Contact our Deputy Director at zoie@mannacafeministries.com or call us at (931) 933-0970.
Give Your Resources
Bring your workplace, school, church, or club together for a food drive or fundraiser. Ask us about current projects that could benefit from donated equipment or your expertise in vehicle and building maintenance. You can also spread the word about Manna Cafe and invite others in your community to get involved.
Need more details? Contact our Community Development Coordinator at tammy@mannacafeministries.com or call us at (931) 933-0970.
