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.
At Mercy Court in Northern Baltimore City, Bukola Daramola is applying her medical knowledge, curious nature, and worldview to bring Culturally Inclusive Crops and an array of powerful hunger solutions to neighbors facing hunger in the Lake Walker Area.
On a bright and cold January day, staff and volunteers of the Maryland Food Bank arrived in Annapolis with a message for state lawmakers: We need YOU in the fight to end hunger.
Even though 1 in 3 Marylanders face hunger on any given day, food insecurity just hits harder at the holidays. Up to two million of us don’t know where our next meal is going to come from, but Maryland Food Bank Network Partners like Loaves & Fishes go the extra mile to make sure that neighbors don’t feel like numbers—every day, but especially at the holidays.
This year, resolve to help your neighbors in need! The Maryland Food Bank offers many different ways to support our programs that are expanding access to nutritious food while opening pathways out of 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.
