OUR STORY

Did you know?

1.5 Billion     Icon Lightbulb

pounds of fresh food is wasted each year in Maryland alone.

500 Thousand

people experience food insecurity in the DC metro region.

May 2011

Brett Meyers founds Nourish Now with the goal of making food waste and hunger each other’s solutions. At first, he delivers food using his own personal vehicle.

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October 2013

Expanded storage space and refrigerated vehicles allow for greater food donations, establishing Nourish Now as Montgomery County’s leader in prepared food recovery.

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July 2022

Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.

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Our Growth

200,000+

pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.

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Our Impact

Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated

22+
Million Lbs
of food!

STORY

Did you know?

1.5 Billion   Icon Lightbulb

pounds of fresh food is wasted each year in Maryland alone.

500 Thousand

people experience food insecurity in the DC metro region.

May 2011

Brett Meyers founds Nourish Now with the goal of making food waste and hunger each other’s solutions. At first, he delivers food using his own personal vehicle.

Icon Sedan Portrait

October 2013

Expanded storage space and refrigerated vehicles allow for greater food donations, establishing Nourish Now as Montgomery County’s leader in prepared food recovery.

Icon Van

July 2022

Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.

Icon Warehouse

Our Growth

200,000+

pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.

Icon Recovered Food

Our Impact

Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated

22+
Million LBs
of food.

 

STORY

Did you know?

1.5 Billion     Icon Lightbulb

pounds of fresh food is wasted each year in Maryland alone.

500 Thousand

people experience food insecurity in the DC metro region.

May 2011

Brett Meyers founds Nourish Now with the goal of making food waste and hunger each other’s solutions. At first, he delivers food using his own personal vehicle.

Icon Sedan Portrait

October 2013

Expanded storage space and refrigerated vehicles allow for greater food donations, establishing Nourish Now as Montgomery County’s leader in prepared food recovery.

Icon Van

July 2022

Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.

Icon Warehouse

Our Growth

200,000+

pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.

Icon Recovered Food

Our Impact

Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated

22+ Million
POUNDS of food!

MISSION

To End Hunger
Through Food Recovery

Nourish Now is a 501c3 nonprofit food bank, specializing in food recovery from restaurants, grocery and big box stores, sporting venues, catererers, farms, and many more. All food donations are distributed directly to children, families, seniors and veterans in need from neighborhood to neighborhood throughout our area. We collaborate with other organizations working to end hunger, including shelters, food pantries, and religious organizations.

Nourish Now primarily serves Montgomery County, MD, in addition to serving Prince George’s County, MD Baltimore City and Southeast Washington DC.

Food Recovery Philosophies

Food With Dignity:

Providing high-quality food assistance to create lasting food security with the ultimate goal to break the cycle of poverty.

Giving Surplus Value:

Turning the negative affects of hunger and food waste into a single solution for the environmental and financial benefit of our neighbors in need.