Scaling Up

Some nonprofits today are struggling. Funding is not as plentiful as in the past, and so they are forced to cut back on their programs and eliminate staff. While Manna on Main Street is certainly not awash with money, we have been able to hold our own. In fact, we've had to increase our services because of the increased demand. We used to average 25 guests at each meal and now the number is closer to 35. More and more people come to sign up for the food cupboard, and in July alone we helped families with more than $7,000 in rental assistance.

The reason we are able to do all these things is because of our caring community. Just as people show up looking for help, neighbors call or stop in asking how they can serve. Our biggest challenge is physically accommodating everyone - our building is pretty small - but we're working on scaling up there as well.