The “Outstanding Partner” award-winning Sandy Hill Elementary School has been an MFB partner since 2021, serving the Cambridge community in Dorchester County. Their partnership with Mid-Shore Meals ’til Monday means that schoolchildren and their families have enough to eat in the evenings and over the weekends when they lose access to school food.
The “Outstanding Partner” award-winning New Hope Community Outreach Center has been an MFB Network Partner since 2021, serving the Waldorf community in Charles County. New Hope is a newer partner, but with its rich community ties, they have quickly had a deep impact on the lives of their neighbors.
September marks Hunger Action Month, an opportunity be a part of the nationwide movement to take a stand against hunger and help our neighbors in need. With more food-insecure Marylanders than ever before due to COVID-19, we need you to act.
This report presents a more complete picture of what it means to be food insecure in Maryland. It reviews and interprets available data sets from various resources to better understand how wages, housing, and other indicators of hardship (aka “root causes”) interconnect and ultimately manifest in the form of food insecurity.
As COVID-19 opened the eyes of many to the prevalence of food insecurity among our neighbors, it also brought increased understanding of the growing need for on-campus pantries at colleges across Maryland to help meet the growing need for food assistance.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
