October 29, 2021
Joining Hearts & Hands: Pack to Give Back 2021
This year’s Pack to Give Back event will give 25,000 Maryland families the opportunity to gather around a holiday meal and make memories together.
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 Maryland Food Bank’s Staff Writer, elevating the voices of food-insecure neighbors to further Maryland Food Bank’s mission of feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders.
Latest Content by Ben Gross
October 22, 2021
A New Strategic Direction for the Maryland Food Bank
Learn how our refreshed strategic plan will allow us to lift up Maryland through nutritious food and expanded pathways out of hunger.
September 23, 2021
Bay Bridge Cove’s Community Garden is Producing Change
This Hunger Action Month, learn how one community garden is making things better in two Maryland neighborhoods.
August 6, 2021
Our Farm to Food Bank Program’s Superhero: Amy Cawley
Since 2011, Amy Cawley has overseen the Farm to Food Bank Program, which combines field gleanings, donations, and contract growing to form the cornerstone of the food bank’s nutrition strategy. She has helped the program grow from its humble roots with just two partners — First Fruits Farms in northern Baltimore County and Arnold Farms in northeastern Queen Anne’s County — into a powerhouse produce program with more than 60 farms that infuse our statewide food distribution efforts with hundreds of thousands of pounds of nutritious fruits and vegetables annually.
July 30, 2021
Funding a Brighter Future for All Marylanders
Generous support from public and private sources allowed the food bank to provide food and funds directly to community organizations across the state.
MFB in the News
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
