People Flourish When Food Comes First
With expanded access to nutritious food and more pathways out of hunger, neighbors from Cumberland to Cambridge have the chance to thrive. Join The Fight
The food you help provide to Marylanders in need has an impact that reverberates throughout our state. It provides a foundation for children to learn, helps struggling working families get back on their feet, supports older adults, and allows neighbors to focus on more productive pursuits than finding food.
With your help, we can give more than food. We can give hope.
Who We Help
We could measure the Maryland Food Bank’s impact in numbers, such pounds of food or meals distributed annually, but the most accurate measure of our impact is on the lives we touch.
Maryland Food Bank helps:
- Hungry Children – proper nutrition is crucial for child development and academic success, improves confidence, and correlates with reduced risk of health issues, school dropouts, and incarceration.
- Working Families – food assistance helps families in Maryland, a state with one of the highest costs of living in the country, avoid having to choose between food and other key household expenses like health care or housing.
- Older Adults – malnourished older adults suffer an increased risk of a variety of health issues, including gum disease, asthma, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and heart attack.
- Maryland’s Under-resourced Communities – food assistance resources distributed through programs such as SNAP program have been shown to nearly double their economic impact on the local community, and positively impact the quality of its health, safety, and education.
Research and Reports
Find our latest original reporting and data-driven tools aimed at helping stakeholders and the public better understand and address the complexity of food insecurity in Maryland.
It’s just really important to let them feel human, to let them know that they’re recognized…
Marge B.
Assistance Recipient & Volunteer
When I go to my refrigerator, and it’s not just empty, it makes me feel good. Living my life now, I wouldn’t pass it up for nothing.
Lamont B.
Recipient
I never realized we have so much hunger here.
Pat
Volunteer
Latest News
Giant Food Donates $300,000 to Combat Childhood Hunger
Giant Food is deepening its commitment to fighting childhood hunger with a generous $300,000 donation to the Maryland Food Bank’s School Pantry Program.
Thank You Dairy Much Bellevale Farms!
Relationships with Maryland partners like Glen Arm-based dairy producer Bellevale Farms help us continue feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders.
Celebrating Agriculture, Honoring Maryland Farmers
We know exactly how important the agriculture industry is to Maryland, and we’re pleased to honor and celebrate all of the farms, dairies, fisheries, and other local food producers that help get nutritious foods onto the tables of our neighbors in need.
From Student to School Pantry Star: Miss Helen Keith
Once a student, and now the school pantry coordinator, Miss Helen and her team at Belmont Elementary School provide nutritious food, wraparound services, and more in a caring, stigma-free environment.
