Our Gap-Filling Programs
Community Food Sharing
The Community Food Sharing Program is Manzanita Outreach’s primary program activity. Through various forms of mobile food distribution, Manzanita Outreach is the fastest growing and one of the largest food assistance providers in the State of Arizona. In 2020, Manzanita Outreach distributed over two million pounds of fresh and healthy food into our community.
MO Packs for Kids
The MO Packs For Kids Program is Manzanita Outreach’s free food-sharing program for Verde Valley children under 19 years old. Through partnerships with local schools, Manzanita Outreach coordinates effective fresh and healthy food distribution to our community’s children and working families.
Children’s Literacy
Manzanita Outreach’s Children’s Literacy program distributes age- and gender-appropriate books to the youth throughout Yavapai County. This program distributes over 500 books per month.
MOhelp.org
MOhelp.org is a Manzanita Outreach-managed community resource to discover where and when food is shared throughout Yavapai County. It is a living, interactive, and client-centric database of the most accurate information of all food-assistance in Yavapai County. In 2020, MOhelp.org had over 43,000 page views.
Senior Food Box Program
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. Registered seniors pick up their monthly box at a Manzanita Outreach drive-thru Food Share event. Homebound seniors may qualify for home delivery. This program assists seniors with supplemental nutrition and helps them stretch their food dollars. If you are interested in being a recipient of this program, please contact Kari at 928-300-0276.
MO Packs For Teachers
The MO Packs for Teachers Program provides teachers with a box of snacks for their classrooms. A MO Pack for Teachers is a box containing a variety of snack items. Manzanita Outreach is operating this program at nearly 100% of schools in the Verde Valley. This program is sponsored by Fiesta Bowl Charities, among others!
Neighborhood Food Project
Verde Valley Neighborhood Food Project is an innovative, new way to fight hunger in our community. Every two months, on the second Saturday of every even month, our Neighborhood Coordinators pick up bags of healthy nonperishable food that neighbors have left outside their front doors. They leave empty green bags for next time, and take all the food to local Food Banks.