Volunteers from UnitedHealthcare and MANNA FoodBank recently loaded nutritious, perishable foods on MANNA Express refrigerated trucks for delivery and distribution to food-insecure individuals.
A recent $75,000 UnitedHealthcare grant partnership to MANNA supported the purchase of two new MANNA Express trucks and distribution events including this one.
“We know that significant challenges exist in health care and UnitedHealthcare is committed to helping our state partners meet those challenges,” said Anita Bachmann, UnitedHealthcare CEO for Community & State.
MANNA Express is a program that engages volunteers as drivers to deliver produce to partner agencies on agency distribution days. MANNA Volunteer Drivers perform pickups and deliveries within its 16 county region. Volunteers work in pairs, driving a small non-CDL MANNA box truck. Interested volunteers must pass a driving background check, be able to lift 40 lbs, and have a flexible schedule (truck trips usually last from the morning into the early afternoon).
Please visit mannafoodbank.org for additional information.