On September 10, the Food Council team joined fellow food recovery partners for a visit to DC Central Kitchen’s flagship location. The moment you approach the building, you get a sense of its energy and purpose. Through the wide front windows, volunteers are hard at work chopping mountains of fresh fruits and vegetables, giving you a glimpse of the meals and mission in action. We were welcomed by…
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While it may seem like the County’s budget cycle just finished with the FY26 budget that went into effect on July 1, budget season is a year-round activity. We often say that it will be a tough budget year, but this year our community is facing unprecedented Federal policy changes that will cut SNAP benefits and other safety-net services, shifting additional challenges to lower-income households in Montgomery County…
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The Montgomery County Food Council is excited to share a new resource designed to help food assistance providers identify and source fresh produce from local, DMV-region farms and food businesses and/or DMV-based businesses owned/operated by individuals representing historically underserved communities. The resource includes vendor names, contact information, websites, and specialty produce options to make it easy to identify and connect with those vendors that best meet your needs….
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The Montgomery County Food Council is excited to share that we have recently updated our online Food Assistance Resource Directory and Map. This tool serves as a guide to finding reliable food assistance resources from 90 organizations throughout Montgomery County. Residents and front-line staff can search in a variety of ways to find food assistance resources that best meet their individual needs: Location: each listing contains contact information…
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At the Montgomery County Food Council, we know that addressing the root cause of food insecurity requires a holistic approach to serving our neighbors in Montgomery County. We aim to serve as a community connector not just to meet immediate food needs, but also to help residents build nutrition and economic security. That’s why we’re reintroducing our SNAP Team under a new name: Food Resource Specialists. This name…
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The December Food Security Community Call/Peer Learning Circles Training will be held virtually on December 8th, from 1:00-2:30 pm.
