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 […]
MoCo Families Face Immediate Benefit Cuts Read Post »
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
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
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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
Tommy’s Pantry to Distribute Produce on Mon, 1/30, @ 7:30 am Read Post »
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
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
Tommy’s Pantry to Pack a Record 24 Food Items This Sat Read Post »
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
Tommy’s Pantry MLK Day Drive Launches Jan 3rd Read Post »
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
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Through a generous donation from Adventist Community Services, Tommy’s Pantry will be distributing 300 lightbulb kits alongside our shelf-stable food boxes on Saturday, December 17th at 7:30am. The kits, which each include 12 LED bulbs of various sizes, are similar
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During this season of giving, we ask that you put Tommy’s Pantry on your year end giving list. We maximize each dollar donated through tax-exempt connections with wholesale suppliers. For each bag of rice or container of laundry detergent you
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