About Us
Why we're here.
Our Mission
What we actually do
Manna Du Jour is a Christ-centered ministry. We work with people coming out of prison and off the streets — helping them start over.
The Gospel belongs in kitchens and classrooms. We teach people how to cook, how to run a kitchen, how to hold down a job in food service — real skills that get you hired. Christ is the reason we do any of it.
The Founder
Neal Burgard
Neal Burgard started Manna Du Jour because he saw a gap. People getting out of jail or off the streets needed more than a sermon. They needed someone to show up for them.
The full story is Neal's to tell, and it's worth hearing. Short version: God opened a door, Neal walked through it, and he's been at it ever since.
Full founder story coming soon.
The Vision
Where we're headed
We're building something that lasts. A person comes to us hungry, and they leave knowing how to feed a room. Then they turn around and show the next person how.
That's what gets us up in the morning — it spreads. Somebody we trained six months ago is now training somebody else. It keeps going without us, and that's the whole point.
"He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord."Deuteronomy 8:3, NIV
Want to be part of this?
We need people. If you can give, volunteer, or pray — we'll take it. Reach out and we'll figure out where you fit.