The results of our latest Maryland Food Bank Public Perception Survey are in: more Marylanders than ever – 33 percent – have been affected by hunger themselves, and an overwhelming majority want the state to invest more resources in finding solutions.
Before COVID-19 really highlighted the issue of hunger in our state, you helped us feed some of Maryland’s more vulnerable populations, creating a partnership that not only lifted up these neighbors in need, but the entire state.
Haven Ministries in one of hundreds of Maryland Food Bank community partners that help distribute tens of millions of meals statewide to food-insecure Marylanders like Tina Trice.
Your support allows us to strengthen local communities by providing our partners with the means to do more for their neighbors in need. Because of you, we can continue using grants as part of our strategy to invest in our network and ensure these partners are able to meet the day-to-day needs of hungry Marylanders.
“We know what it’s like to struggle — nobody there to help you out, people turning their back on you … We don’t ever want to be that way. Whatever it takes for us, we’re going to make sure that people can get food.”
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