As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all donations to Manna are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
We accept both designated and undesignated donations. Manna is also able to accept gifts of stocks or other appreciable assets. Often a donor can realize significant tax savings by making such a donation. We encourage donors to consider us in their estate planning. Consult with your financial advisor for more information.
Manna’s mission is to offer emergency food assistance, service the food-related needs of vulnerable populations, and engage the entire community in the fight against hunger. Your support is critical to our mission!
With demand at an all-time high, Manna must purchase more food than ever to meet the needs of the families we serve. Your donations are used to purchase the foods that traditional food drives don’t bring in, like fresh produce, shelf-stable milk, peanut butter and canned fruit.
Manna seeks donations of products and services to keep our costs down and direct our limited financial resources toward feeding the hungry. In addition to food donations, we also seek the following in-kind support: postage, printing services, office supplies, copy paper, advertising services, and much more. Gift cards are a great option too!
If you have an item or service you would like to donate, please contact us at 850-432-2053.
The 2025 Krewe of Sparta Annual Humanitarian Award Challenge is underway! Start gathering nonperishable food items NOW and deliver to Manna any time between now and the weigh-in party February 23, 2025!
Every pound of food = 1 point!
Bring double point items to help your favorite krewe win! Double point items must be pre-sorted.
DOUBLE POINT ITEMS:
* Max two cases of water per krewe.
* NO: flour, sugar, bulk dry goods (e.g. 50lb. bags of rice), large cans (e.g. #10 cans), damaged/expired food (determined at Manna's discretion)
* Cash gifts - $1,000 max for competition points (however, all cash contributions are welcome!). Points for cash are calculated based on USDA's value of a pound of donated product.
* Small (1-25 members), Large (26-50 members), and Mega (more than 50 members) Krewe division winners will be announced at the Pensacola Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Priscus celebration on Mardi Gras night!
* One Krewe rep can be present at scales during weigh-in.
Collect food for Manna and help make a BIG difference in our community!
Simply bring your donation to Manna anytime between now and the Weigh-In Party February 23, 2025. Let us know which Krewe is your favorite, and we’ll credit your donation to their total.
On December 13, 2024, from 7 a.m – 7 p.m., join the Krewe of Lafitte, Joe Patti's Seafood, Pensacola Harley Davidson, WKRG News 5, and Manna as we Pack the Pirate Ship!
Bring nonperishable food donations and monetary gifts (cash, credit/debit cards and checks accepted) to help #fighthunger in our community!
Bring your donations to either drop off location on December 13:
* Pensacola Harley Davidson, 6385 Pensacola Boulevard in Car City
* Joe Patti’s Seafood, 524 South B Street
Please remain in your vehicle while dropping off donations. Volunteers will offload from your vehicle at the Krewe of Lafitte floats.
Manna’s most needed items are:
Manna accepts and appreciates all non-perishable food donations. To ensure food safety, we cannot accept any rusty or unlabeled cans, perishable items, homemade items, noncommercial canned or packaged goods, alcoholic beverages, or items that have been used or opened.
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Our Mission: To offer emergency food assistance, service the food-related needs of vulnerable populations, and engage the entire community in the fight against hunger.
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The 17th Annual Fill the Mayflower food and funds drive - presented by Coastal Moving & Storage and benefitting Manna Food Bank - is November 22.
We need YOU to help us fill the Mayflower truck with healthy food for children, senior citizens, veterans, families, and individuals in need right here in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties!
Coastal Moving & Storage and Manna, along with media partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, and WEAR 3, invite the public to donate nonperishable food items and financial gifts on Friday, November 22, from 5:00am to 6:30pm, at Cordova Mall, 5100 North Ninth Avenue, Pensacola, between BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse and Regions Bank, across from Sacred Heart Hospital.
Donating is easy, and supporters can remain safely in their vehicles! Volunteers will offload food donations from vehicles at the Mayflower truck, and accept monetary gifts (cash, credit/debit cards and checks accepted). A donation of just $25.00 will provide food for five days to a child in need, and $50.00 will provide 30 healthy meals for a senior citizen.
Manna’s most needed food items are:
· Canned Fruit in 100% Juice (20 oz. and smaller)
· Chicken and Tuna (12.5 oz. and smaller cans and pouches)
· Canned Mixed Vegetables (16 oz. and smaller)
· Oatmeal (boxes of single-serve packets)
· Peanut Butter (1 lb. jars and individual to-go cups)
· Microwaveable Dinners (e.g. Hormel Compleats)
· Canned Beans
Manna accepts and appreciates all nonperishable food donations. To ensure food safety, Manna cannot accept any rusty or unlabeled cans, perishable items, homemade items, noncommercial canned or packaged goods, alcoholic beverages, or items that have been used or opened.
Fill the Mayflower is one of Manna’s largest food drives of the year and plays a critical role in meeting the needs of the hungry in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Food collected at Fill the Mayflower will help Manna provide nutritious food to neighbors in need in the coming months.
Fill the Mayflower is made possible by Coastal Moving & Storage and media partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, and WEAR 3.
The Clover Pick A Bowl Fill A Bowl is a unique fundraiser with an artsy twist! Manna’s only annual major fundraiser is slated for Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 6-8 p.m., and will be held again at the Lou Ross Center of Pensacola State College. The event is ticketed, and each pre-sale ticket ($50 pre-sale; $60 day-of) will provide 30 healthy meals for neighbors in need. Every ticket purchase includes a handcrafted bowl thrown by a local potter, as well as fare from 12-16 local restaurants/vendors. The event is made possible by the faculty, students and friends of the Pensacola State College Visual Arts Department, First City Art Center, local artists, businesses, and vendors providing sponsorships and donations of art, food, beverages and other in-kind goods and services. The event has raised more than $561,000 since its start to address food insecurity in our region. We hope you’ll join us!
For event sponsorship information, please contact Melissa at melissa@mannahelps.org or 850-432-2053. Sponsorship opportunities are as follows: CLICK HERE FOR SPONSORSHIP PACKET
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the largest one-day food drive in the country. Food collected in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties stays here, helping to feed those who are struggling with food insecurity in our community.
Residents can easily participate by leaving non-perishable food donations at their mailboxes on Saturday, May 10, for their letter carriers to collect. Don’t have a traditional mailbox? That’s OK! Leave your bag of donations close to where you get your mail OR drop off your non-perishable food donations to a USPS post office near you on or leading up to Saturday, May 10! Every donation helps to ensure that families in need have access to nutritious food.
Thanks to the incredible support of this community, more than 76,000 pounds of food were collected and donated to Manna during the 2024 National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive! This donation provided more than 88,000 healthy meals for hungry neighbors in need right here in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties!
Special thanks to all the letter carriers from the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association that collected food to help neighbors in need!
If your bag of food donations is not picked up, please bring it to Manna at 3030 North E Street, Pensacola, FL 32501.
WEAR 3 invites you to bring nonperishable food and financial donations to their 2nd annual Souper Bowl of Caring 2025 food drive event at the Mobile Hwy Walmart located at, 4600 Mobile Hwy #122, on February 7th!
Manna will continue the momentum by hosting the 2025 Souper Bowl of Caring at our E Street facility on Sunday, February 9. Souper Bowl of Caring is a national event set to use the energy surrounding the championship football game to engage communities in the fight against hunger. Food and financial gifts received during the events will be used to provide meals to feed neighbors in need through Manna’s pantry and food security programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Participating is easy! Host your own food drive event by collecting healthy nonperishable food donations in the days and weeks before The Big Game, and deliver donations to Manna on Sunday, February 9, between 10am and Noon, or during the following Monday - Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Manna's most-need items are:
Canned Fruit in 100% Juice (20 oz. or smaller)
Canned Mixed Vegetables (16 oz. or smaller)
Oatmeal (boxes of single-serve packets)
Peanut Butter (1 lb. jars and individual to-go cups)
Microwaveable Dinners (e.g. Hormel Compleats)
100% Fruit Juice Boxes or Bottles (8 oz. or less)
Chicken and Tuna (canned and pouches)
Canned Beans
Local business, individuals, alumni clubs, and faith-based organizations are invited to participate!
To learn how to get involved or for more information, please contact Melanie at melanie@mannahelps.org or call 850-432-2053.
2-1-1 Northwest Florida: United Way’s 24/7 Information and Referral Hotline to help clients find other resources that can assist them with a variety of needs: https://escambia.communityos.org/cms/
To affect lasting change in our community, we must provide our neighbors with nutritious food and address their hunger-related needs. We do this through our Emergency Food Assistance Program at our pantry and our 17 specialty programs with 25 community partners. Our programs/partnerships allow us to go outside our four walls and into the community to partner with other organizations and agencies to reach some of the most vulnerable people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. All food bags and boxes are provided at no charge to clients or partners and are packed to USDA Standards for a Healthy Diet, with the exception of the School Resource Officer Food Program which utilizes grab-n-go, ready-to-eat food items.
Manna partners with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Gulf Breeze Police Department, the Pensacola Police Department, and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office to carry out the School Resource Officer Food Program. The program provides School Resource Officers (SRO) with food in more than 30 schools across the two-county area for students who’ve identified themselves as being in need. SROs utilize the food as a tool: first, to fulfill an immediate need – food; then to have deeper conversations with students about life at home, academic performance, behavior, and more. In addition, SROs have identified whole family units struggling with food insecurity during home visits. We supply each family member with a 5-day supply of healthy groceries, and just as important, the relationship between law enforcement and the family is strengthened.
Manna provides healthy food bags to clients enrolled in Ministry Village at Olive’s Tender Hearts Caring Hands financial stability class. Furnishing groceries alleviates additional financial burden as well as provides a meaningful opportunity to put the class experience into practical application by offering an instant reduction in expenses. Families may utilize that money for savings, debt reduction, or making other needed purchases.
Hosting a food drive is a great way to support Manna! Whether it is organized at your workplace, your place of worship, your civic club, your school, or within your neighborhood/HOA, food drives can be a fun way to team-build, earn service hours, and give back!
To get started, please fill out the form below. We’ll be in touch soon to help you plan a successful food drive.
If you’re interested in volunteer opportunities for individuals, please fill out the form below to let us know! Our Volunteer Manager will be in touch soon to discuss current openings.
For group volunteer opportunities, please contact Volunteer Manager Cheri Eichen at 850-432-2053 or cheri@mannahelps.org.
Children must be at least 12 years old to volunteer at/with Manna, and they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18 for the duration of their scheduled volunteer time.
Our new home at 3030 North E Street puts Manna under the same roof for the first time in decades. More importantly, this space will increase our operational efficiency and capacity. This will enable us to expand services and address the growing hunger issues our neighbors face.
Before that, Manna operated in two separate buildings – a non-air conditioned warehouse space and a separate building that housed services, food, and freezer space. Now we use two construction trailers and small portions of our two original buildings. Combined we have roughly 50% of our former space.
Between the significantly reduced working area and less than ideal food handling capabilities, it didn’t take long to see that these conditions couldn’t sustain our operations.
Thousands of people need our help each year. By partnering with Manna, your business and employees will join a longstanding effective organization that’s been fighting hunger in our community for more than 34 years. We offer several opportunities to be involved!
Cause marketing partnerships with Manna will help your business reach customers and promote their brand while supporting the fight against hunger. Let us work with you to develop joint messaging, community events and grassroots fundraising that are essential to reducing hunger in the community. Our corporate partnership program offers a comprehensive package of engagement opportunities that will showcase your brand to Manna supporters as well as the general public.
Manna is in need of in-kind donated services or products to help keep our costs down. In-kind donations from corporate partners are an efficient and easy way to help, and may be tax-deductible. Will you consider donating advertising placements, event space, professional and creative services or office supplies? If so, please fill out the form here and tell us what you have to offer.
Manna specializes in hands-on group volunteering, offering businesses a way to demonstrate corporate social responsibility in a fun way. We’ll work with you to create employee volunteer opportunities that fit your philanthropic needs. Companies may volunteer bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually.
We are committed to providing the healthiest food possible to our hungry neighbors in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties – that’s why we pack all of our bags based on USDA Standards for a Healthy Diet. Please help us provide nutritionally balanced food by donating items from the list below.
Our current most needed items:
Canned Tomatoes (20 oz. or less)
Canned Mixed Vegetables (20 oz. or less)
Peanut Butter (2 lb. jars or less and to-go cups)
Chicken or Tuna (cans 12.5 oz. or less, or pouches)
Fruit Cups (in 100% juice, peel-off tops)
Canned Fruit in 100% Juice (20 oz. or less)
Oatmeal (boxes of single serve packets)
100% Fruit Juice Boxes or Bottles (8 oz. or less)
Microwaveable Meals (e.g. Hormel Compleats)
We also accept and appreciate all non-perishable food donations. To ensure food safety, we cannot take any rusty or unlabeled cans, perishable items, homemade items, noncommercial canned or packaged goods, alcoholic beverages, or items that have been used or opened.
Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3030 North E Street, Pensacola, FL 32501. If you don’t need a receipt for your donation, you can simply leave the items in the barrel next to the donation door (located at the top of Hayes Street).
Want a contact-free method of donating? You can also shop our Amazon and Walmart Wishlists! To view our Amazon wish list, visit https://amzn.to/2CiO89A. To view our Walmart wish list, visit https://bit.ly/walmart4manna. Items can be sent to Manna, 3030 North E Street, Pensacola, FL 32501.
Thank you for your support in ensuring our neighbors in need have access to healthy food!
Questions? Please call (850) 432-2053 or email fooddrives@mannahelps.org.
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
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Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
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Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
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Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna is a local grassroots organization fighting hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. We provide groceries directly to individuals and families in need. • Our services are all offered free of charge. We receive no government funding and have no national affiliation. Most of our funding comes from individuals, foundations, faith-based organizations, corporations, and businesses. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused and volunteer supported. • We believe every person has a right to live free of hunger and to be treated with respect and dignity.
Manna helped 67,427 in 2024. But we still need your help.
Donate Now
Manna is a local grassroots organization fighting hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. We provide groceries directly to individuals and families in need. • Our services are all offered free of charge. We receive no government funding and have no national affiliation. Most of our funding comes from individuals, foundations, faith-based organizations, corporations, and businesses. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused and volunteer supported. • We believe every person has a right to live free of hunger and to be treated with respect and dignity.