Marcia Manong

Manong’s first participation in civic action occurred in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, when as a high school student, she volunteered in National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) voter registration campaign effort. This experience sparked her passion for social justice.

As a social worker at the Dimock Street Preschool in Roxbury, MA, Manong produced a documentary about the school and this film led her to complete a master of arts at Goddard College, VT in 1977. When Manong moved to South Africa in 1994, she again became directly engaged in social justice as the Regional Manager for a non-profit called Operation Hunger that assisted rural communities in combating food insecurity through communal cultivation. This work led to other major leadership positions, including an appointment with the Board of the National Development Agency and to serving as a National Mediation Panelist.

Upon returning to Malden, MA, Manong continued her civic work participating as a citizen journalist and board member of Malden Access TV (MATV). She is a member of Malden’s Community Organizing for Racial Equality (Malden CORE) and Mass Senior Action Council as well. Manong presently works an office manager at Bread of Life in Malden, which organizes and provides community food services to Malden and to numerous surrounding cities.