Ben Gross, Staff Writer

Ben Gross

Staff Writer

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

April 9, 2021

National Volunteer Month – April 2021

While COVID-19 drastically disrupted MFB’s Volunteer Program at the start of the pandemic, our valiant volunteers quickly pivoted and stepped up to help the food bank accelerate the heightened levels of food distribution that were suddenly required.

This National Volunteer Month, we want to express our deep appreciation for these passionate volunteers and thank them for their unwavering dedication to helping feed Marylanders during this incredibly challenging time, and the four decades before.

March 1, 2021

Hearts, Hands and Hope, the 2020 MFB Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2021 was a year unlike anything the Maryland Food Bank has seen in its more than 40 years of existence. COVID-19 drove an unprecedented number of Marylanders into food insecurity, but your generosity allowed us to rise up and meet the need.

February 23, 2021

Overcoming Stigma from the Voices of People We Serve

While more and more individuals continue to visit food pantries across the state, MFB remains dedicated to tapping into potential populations of food-insecure Marylanders struggling to reach out due to psychological barriers. In this blog, we hear firsthand accounts from food recipients who overcame their fears and anxieties around asking for help to fulfill their basic needs.

February 18, 2021

Maryland’s Intelligence Community is Collectively Driving Change

A dinner conversation between three peers within Maryland’s Intelligence Community snowballed into starting a Virtual Food Drive that ultimately helped the Maryland Food Bank provide 900,000 meals to our neighbors in need.

January 28, 2021

Experiencing the Stigma of Food Assistance for the First Time

A record number of Marylanders have been accessing our statewide food assistance safety net since the pandemic emerged, many for the first time. In this blog, two of our long-standing partners discuss the stigma surrounding food assistance and share how they help hungry Marylanders overcome it.

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Ben Gross

Ben Gross

Staff Writer

Latest Content by Ben Gross

National Volunteer Month – April 2021

Hearts, Hands and Hope, the 2020 MFB Annual Report

Overcoming Stigma from the Voices of People We Serve

Maryland’s Intelligence Community is Collectively Driving Change

Experiencing the Stigma of Food Assistance for the First Time

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