One of the few constants of this past year was change, and that has been no different for the Maryland Food Bank and our network of community partners that have stuck by our side. But NOW is the time for us do even more to continue feeding Maryland’s recovery, while building solutions for tomorrow.
The Maryland Food Bank has a long history of helping improve the lives of food-insecure Marylanders through improved nutrition. Find out about how we’ve increased the amount of nutritious foods available to our neighbors in need and woven nutrition education messaging into our programs.
While COVID-19 drastically disrupted MFB’s Volunteer Program at the start of the pandemic, our valiant volunteers quickly pivoted and stepped up to help the food bank accelerate the heightened levels of food distribution that were suddenly required.
This National Volunteer Month, we want to express our deep appreciation for these passionate volunteers and thank them for their unwavering dedication to helping feed Marylanders during this incredibly challenging time, and the four decades before.
Fiscal Year 2021 was a year unlike anything the Maryland Food Bank has seen in its more than 40 years of existence. COVID-19 drove an unprecedented number of Marylanders into food insecurity, but your generosity allowed us to rise up and meet the need.
While more and more individuals continue to visit food pantries across the state, MFB remains dedicated to tapping into potential populations of food-insecure Marylanders struggling to reach out due to psychological barriers. In this blog, we hear firsthand accounts from food recipients who overcame their fears and anxieties around asking for help to fulfill their basic needs.
