OUR STORY
Did you know?
1.5 Billion 
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.
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.
July 2022
Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.
Our Growth
200,000+
pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.
Our Impact
Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated
28+
Million Lbs
of food!
STORY
Did you know?
1.5 Billion
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.
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.
July 2022
Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.
Our Growth
200,000+
pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.
Our Impact
Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated
28+
Million LBs
of food.
STORY
Did you know?
1.5 Billion
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.
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.
July 2022
Nourish Now moves to a new building with offices and over 4x more food storage space.
Our Growth
200,000+
pounds of food is recovered and donated monthly to more than 4,000 families.
Our Impact
Since 2011, Nourish Now has donated
28+ 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, caterers, 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.
Nourish Now Hall of Fame
For their longstanding support, dedication and efforts in all aspects of advancing our mission of ending hunger through food recovery, Nourish Now is proud to honor the following individuals into the Nourish Now Hall of Fame.
Inductees
Jack Bell: 2019
Mike Maloney: 2021
Paul Newman: 2022
We honor the life and legacy of Paul on his birthday, as Paul Newman Day on May 4th each year.