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Resolving to Help Neighbors in Need

This year, resolve to help your neighbors in need! The Maryland Food Bank offers many different ways to support our programs that are expanding access to nutritious food while opening pathways out of hunger for more Marylanders.

Root Causes of Hunger

This report explores the root causes, or main drivers of hunger and food insecurity. It highlights how these hardships restrict Marylanders’ ability to thrive, forcing them to make difficult choices to try and close the gap between expenses and their budget.

Find Food Near You

If you need food, please use this map to find an open partner in your community. We are updating the map on a regular basis, but please call the partner first to make sure they are open.

Voices of Hunger

Meet some of the resilient 1 in 3 Marylanders who know how it feels to face hunger.

How We Fight Hunger

Now more than ever, we have proven that the food assistance safety net we’ve built over the last 45 years can withstand any crisis. Our expertise combined with a statewide network of community partners makes it possible to meet the immediate needs of food-insecure Marylanders while simultaneously working to create pathways out of hunger.

We are dedicated to feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders. Join us.

1 meal

buying power of every dollar donated

90 percent

of MFB’s resources go directly to program services

41+ million

meals distributed in FY23

Helping Hungry Marylanders

I want to know how to contribute

Learn about ways you can give, including donating, estate planning, fundraising ideas, food drives, and more.

I need help finding food near me

Use the Maryland Food Bank food finder to get the help you need close to where you live.

I want to volunteer

Volunteering is one way you can join the fight against hunger- by giving your time. Monetary donations are much-needed and always welcome.

I want to learn more about food insecurity

Find out how we fight hunger through a powerful combination of distributing nutritious food and creating pathways out of hunger.

Latest News

Resolving to Help Neighbors in Need

Resolving to Help Neighbors in Need

This year, resolve to help your neighbors in need! The Maryland Food Bank offers many different ways to support our programs that are expanding access to nutritious food while opening pathways out of hunger for more Marylanders.

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Hunger Never Takes a Holiday. Thankfully, Our Partners Have Presence

Hunger Never Takes a Holiday. Thankfully, Our Partners Have Presence

Even though 1 in 3 Marylanders face hunger on any given day, food insecurity just hits harder at the holidays. Up to two million of us don’t know where our next meal is going to come from, but Maryland Food Bank Network Partners like Loaves & Fishes go the extra mile to make sure that neighbors don’t feel like numbers—every day, but especially at the holidays.

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2024 in Review: The Maryland Food Bank’s Top 10

2024 in Review: The Maryland Food Bank’s Top 10

In a year where inflation heightened the challenges families and organizations face, our staff and partners still met the growing need—sharing more than 43 million meals, while opening pathways out of hunger for more Marylanders. I hope you enjoy this retrospective of how you helped us do more in 2024!

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