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.
To meet the current need of the more than 650,000 food-insecure Marylanders, we need to distribute more food annually and have a plan to grow from 45 million pounds to 61 million pounds through MFB 2.0
Deonta Sweets is battling childhood hunger through the innovative HEART Market program, helping kids develop lifelong healthy eating habits.
On September 12, we deployed our staff to MFB partner sites from the western mountains to the Eastern Shore to show that we all can do more to help end hunger for more Marylanders as part of our first ever “MFB Day of Service.”
The underlying causes of hunger don’t magically disappear after high school, in fact, they can become even more challenging for college students.
From large scale farms to community and backyard gardens, farmers and gardeners off all types play a role in making Maryland healthier.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
