“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.”
Generous support from public and private sources allowed the food bank to provide food and funds directly to community organizations across the state.
A record number of Marylanders have been accessing our statewide food assistance safety net since the pandemic emerged, many for the first time. In this blog, two of our long-standing partners discuss the stigma surrounding food assistance and share how they help hungry Marylanders overcome it.
In preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, Baltimore Area Community Health Services (BACHS) Healthcare, located in West Baltimore City, reached out to MFB in hopes of supplementing their mental health services with food assistance for their clients in need. The partnership resulted in successful food distribution events that brought joy and hope into the lives of food-insecure families, just in time for the holidays.
In the latest installment of “Nutrition Matters,” MFB’s director of nutrition Kate Long takes readers on a tour of the Partner Garden – a special area in our larger Education Garden that is devoted to teaching our Network Partners how gardening can help strengthen their communities.
Check out the latest local and national news about the Maryland Food Bank and how we’re addressing hunger in our communities.
