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.
Joe Rodriguez is one of hundreds of Marylanders who have transformed their lives through FoodWorks, MFB’s 12-week intensive culinary training program that helps students become professional chefs and find careers in Maryland’s hospitality industry.
At the Maryland Food Bank, nutrition is not the latest buzzword nor a short-term fad. Distributing more nutritious food, and helping educate food-insecure Marylanders about how eating a healthier diet can improve their lives is what we do each and every day.
Even through a global pandemic, our commitment to helping Marylanders improve their lives through better nutrition stayed strong. Find out about all the different ways we kept our focus on nutritious foods during COVID-19.
The Maryland Food Bank has a long history of helping improve the lives of food-insecure Marylanders through improved nutrition. Find out about how we’ve increased the amount of nutritious foods available to our neighbors in need and woven nutrition education messaging into our programs.
The American Rescue Plan contains four key provisions specifically designed to attack some of the root causes of hunger that have kept many of Maryland’s families and individuals trapped in cycles of food insecurity for generations. Find out what this plan means for Maryland.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
