For more than 30 years, Ben has been helping organizations raise awareness and inspire action by creating compelling narratives. And since 2018, Ben has been the Maryland Food Bank’s Staff Writer, elevating the voices of food-insecure neighbors to further the Maryland Food Bank’s mission of feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders.
Belmont Elementary School hosts a powerful school pantry, where a team of experienced and passionate people work closely with food insecure families, offering access to nutritious foods, and critical wraparound services that can help eliminate the root causes of hunger.
We hear regular stories about how families are fighting child hunger, trying to get good, nutritious food for their children. Beyond anecdotes, those stories are supported by data sourced by our Learning, Measurement & Evaluation team that help us understand the broad impacts of childhood hunger and craft more impactful solutions.
Since 2020, Dawn Glover has been helping neighbors escape the stubborn grip of poverty through a holistic program that starts with food to help in the short term. Additional wraparound services like skill-building and job training, financial and social education, and counseling help people in her community stabilize and thrive in the long term.
Since 2015, the Black Yield Institute (BYI) has been working to change the narrative on black land ownership and food sovereignty in Maryland. The Maryland Food Bank is proud to partner with BYI to help chip away at the systems and policies that have historically affected communities of color, creating a more equitable food system in our state.
At Mercy Court in Northern Baltimore City, Bukola Daramola is applying her medical knowledge, curious nature, and worldview to bring Culturally Inclusive Crops and an array of powerful hunger solutions to neighbors facing hunger in the Lake Walker Area.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
