College students are an often overlooked, but surprisingly large demographic of the people who experience food insecurity in Maryland. Recent studies explore some of the reasons hunger touches more than 116,000 higher education students statewide, and just how devastating its effect can be.
Located in Salisbury, where about 20% of the city’s population of 33,000 is Haitian, Rebirth has been helping restore dignity and foster social integration through food, basic education, information, social services, communication, and outreach to neighbors in need since 2002.
FoodWorks gave Bria Evans a fresh start after she lost her job in physical therapy, and now she is literally giving others the same opportunity through her own 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
As the state’s leading hunger resource, it is our responsibility to balance the immediate issues that hunger presents to individuals, with the need to keep an eye on trends in the state overall, so we continue to be the resource our neighbors need us to be.
The Maryland Food Bank (MFB) announced today the appointment of Meg Kimmel as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Kimmel, who served as the food bank’s Chief Operating Officer since 2023, has extensive experience in food banking and nonprofit leadership across multiple functional areas including operations, strategy, external affairs, and programs.
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