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.
Four in ten Maryland families can’t afford the high cost of living in our state. Find out how where families live affects their ability to thrive, and how the food bank is helping families increase their household survival budgets.
Each year, thousands of volunteers choose to donate tens of thousands of hours of their time to help fight hunger. For Volunteer Appreciation Week 2025, we’re pleased to announce Kate Murphy as the 2025 Maryland Food Bank Volunteer of the Year.
Volunteers share all sorts of reasons why they choose to give their time to the Maryland Food Bank. Recently, team members from Cureate volunteered at the food bank’s Halethorpe headquarters to help the community, but found it helped them build community as well!
Our volunteers are the community that we want to see in the world – advocates who choose to use their time and talents to bring about a more fair and just food system for all Marylanders, both at the food bank and beyond.
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.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
