Manna Food Center
Aviva K. currently serves as the Communications and Special Projects Lead at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah, managing communication with synagogue members and overseeing office operations. Additionally, Aviva is a volunteer with Holy Cross Health, providing care for hospital patients, and contributes to the Smart Sacks program at Manna Food Center. Previous volunteer experiences include coaching girls in a 5K for Girls on the Run International and identifying at-risk children for vision impairment with Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh. Aviva has held roles such as Field Agent at CPM-US, Event Manager at The Greater Washington Community Kollel, and Chair of the Auction Committee at Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh. Aviva holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology-Psychology with a minor in Chemistry from Notre Dame of Maryland University and a diploma in Residential Design from The Art Institutes.
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Manna Food Center
Our community can be a place where all people, at all times, have access to good food in welcoming spaces. Through food rescue, collection and distribution, education, and advocacy we work with our community to reach approximately 35,000 hungry people each year--about half of those experiencing food insecurity in Montgomery County, MD. An active participant in the MoCo Food Council and coordinator of the Community Food Rescue network, we embrace cooperation and collaboration in efforts. In addition to sharing food with approximately 3,600 families each month, Manna's innovative Smart Sacks program pairs community partners with elementary schools. The partnerships provide a bag of family-friendly food to 2,800 elementary school children each Friday during the school year at almost 60 elementary schools. Our work would not be possible without the contributions of volunteers, donors, peer agencies, and devoted staff. The service of our two dozen staff is supplemented by the equivalent of 35 full time volunteers, donating thousands of hours in a variety of activities. We seek food, funds, and friends to achieve our vision of a community where everyone is well fed and able to contribute.