5 Ways to Help End Food Insecurity in Maryland
As we start the new year, let’s come together as a community and commit to ending hunger in Maryland. Not sure how to get started? Here are five ways you can help.
As we start the new year, let’s come together as a community and commit to ending hunger in Maryland. Not sure how to get started? Here are five ways you can help.
From large scale farms to community and backyard gardens, farmers and gardeners off all types play a role in making Maryland healthier.
When we say “We Are Maryland’s Food Bank,” we truly mean we. Without your support we would not be able to provide healthy and nutritious food for Maryland’s children, seniors, members of the military, and working families who want to lead productive lives, free from the burden of hunger. We do this because food is a basic human right. We do this because we can remove some of the barriers to self-sufficiency by the act of providing food.
Nutrition matters. It’s that simple. A diet that supplies the body with the right vitamins, minerals, and nutrients is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and allows people to achieve their full potential. In this series of blog posts, our resident nutritionist Kathy Egan (RDN, LD, MEd) will explore how the Maryland Food Bank is helping ensure that food-insecure Marylanders have consistent access to healthy foods and understand the importance of nutrition in their lives.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has the potential to negatively affect not only charitable giving in general, but hunger relief efforts across Maryland. As the leading anti-hunger organization in the state, it is incumbent upon us to keep a close eye on anything that could hinder our efforts to provide food to the more than 682,000 food-insecure Marylanders in need.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.