Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, I recently wrote to you that starting March 1, about 600,000 Maryland families would see a cut to their food budget because of cuts to the emergency food benefits in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)¸ previously known as food stamps. Now we know just how desperate …
Unfortunately, Tommy’s Pantry will not be able to distribute fresh produce on Saturday, March 4th. Our produce delivery truck was in an accident on Thursday morning. Thankfully, the driver was not seriously injured, but the cargo was ruined. We are unable to schedule a replacement delivery in time for this Saturday’s distribution, but we will …
Today’s significant cut in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly “food stamps”) benefits will drive nearly 70,000 Montgomery County residents further into a food insecurity crisis. Beginning March 1, Emergency Allotments through the SNAP program are no longer available. On average, benefits checks across the state of Maryland will be reduced by about $170 per …
Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, In our last newsletter, Tommy’s Pantry reported that we’ll be distributing 320 boxes of produce twice a month, beginning with our Saturday, February 18th distribution. This influx of fresh food for all of the families we serve at each of our Saturday distributions could not be …
Members of the Tommy’s Pantry board of directors will attend TPSS Co-op’s virtual “Hunger Cliff” event this Wednesday, February 8th, at noon. Please join us to learn more about food insecurity and how our community can help. More information and registration details can be found on the TPSS Co-op’s website. We hope to see you …
For the third year, Tommy’s Pantry is celebrating the extraordinary life and light of Tommy Raskin on his birthday with a special distribution. On Monday, January 30th at 7:30am we are re-introducing fresh produce boxes to our program. We are thrilled to have it back twice a month thanks to the Capital Area Food Bank!
Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, On Monday, January 30th, we are honored to be joined by family and community members as we relaunch our regular fresh produce program. January 30th marks the third year we will be celebrating the extraordinary life and light of our namesake, Tommy Raskin, with a special …
Our food boxes this month will be extra generous thanks to 200+ Latin-American themed sample packages from our partner Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), featured in the photograph above. The CAFB Latin American items will bump the total number of food items in this month’s boxes up to a January record of 24 items! Thank …
In honor of the life and spirit of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Tommy’s Pantry is collecting: Items for donation can be placed in collection bins now through January 16th during operating hours at the following locations: Donations will be packed into shelf-stable food and wellness boxes to be distributed to neighbors in …
Dear Takoma Park and Silver Spring families and friends, We are happy to announce a new addition to our Tommy’s Pantry board of directors officers. Sasha Johnson was unanimously voted in as our new Secretary on Saturday, December 3rd. A lifelong resident of Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Sasha has served key roles on local …