Learn why helping young Marylanders develop and maintain a positive relationship with healthy food is some of the most important work we do.
Offering food and wraparound services rooted in the needs and preferences of their neighbors, Upward Thrive Academy is exactly the kind of partner the Maryland Food Bank seeks to work with.
In Frederick County, Farm to School’s Veggie Van is making sure the neighbors in Western Maryland have consistent access to locally grown, highly nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables in familiar, convenient, and stigma-free locations like local elementary schools.
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.
Since 2015, the Black Yield Institute (BYI) has been working to change the narrative on black land ownership and food sovereignty in Maryland. The Maryland Food Bank is proud to partner with BYI to help chip away at the systems and policies that have historically affected communities of color, creating a more equitable food system in our state.
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