Neighbors in Need Program - Montgomery County, Va.

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The Neighbors in Need program in Montgomery County, Virginia, was born from the desire to address food insecurity and employment needs during the COVID-19 economic downturn. The program concept provides fully prepared meals, prepared in a local community kitchen by local caterers who were experiencing a shortage in work with most events on hold, and delivered by existing local partners to those in our community with food insecurity. The idea started as a pilot program accepting donations and grew with partnerships from Montgomery County and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to access Community Development Block Grant funding. Since the beginning of the program, 18,880 meals have been delivered and funding has been expanded to support the program through June 2021.