News Volunteer Partner Login Find Food FAQs Search this Site Submit TOGGLE SEARCH WAYS TO GIVE HUNGER IN MARYLAND ABOUT Donate Impact Home > Hunger in Maryland > Impact People Flourish When Food Comes First We are touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of hungry Marylanders, positively impacting communities from Cumberland to Cambridge. Join The Fight The food you help provide to Marylanders in need has an impact that reverberates throughout our state. Well-fed children learn more, struggling working families get back on their feet, seniors thrive, and individuals are able to focus on more productive pursuits than finding food. With your help, we can give more than food. We can give hope. Give Now Who We Help We could measure the Maryland Food Bank’s impact in numbers, such pounds of food or meals distributed annually, but the most accurate measure of our impact is on the lives we touch. Maryland Food Bank helps: Hungry Children – proper nutrition is crucial for child development and academic success, improves confidence, and correlates with reduced risk of health issues, school dropouts, and incarceration. Working Families – food assistance helps families in Maryland, a state with one of the highest costs of living in the country, avoid having to choose between food and other key household expenses like health care or housing. Seniors – malnourished seniors suffer an increased risk of a variety of health issues, including gum disease, asthma, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and heart attack. Maryland’s Communities – food assistance resources distributed through programs such as SNAP program have been shown to nearly double their economic impact on the local community, and positively impact the quality of its health, safety, and education. Hear Their Stories Learn More $125 outfits a Middle Mile volunteer with supplies needed to rescue food from local businesses $360 ensures a hungry senior has year-long access to a monthly supply of food $3,500 brings one Drive-Thru Pantry on the Go event to a community in need Research and Reports Find our latest original reporting and data-driven tools aimed at helping stakeholders and the public better understand and address the complexity of food insecurity in Maryland. Read More It’s just really important to let them feel human, to let them know that they’re recognized… Marge B. Assistance Recipient & Volunteer When I go to my refrigerator, and it’s not just empty, it makes me feel good. Living my life now, I wouldn’t pass it up for nothing. Lamont B. Recipient I never realized we have so much hunger here. Pat Volunteer Latest News Tracey Coleman’s Inspirational Journey read more Joining Hearts & Hands: Pack to Give Back 2021 read more A New Strategic Direction for the Maryland Food Bank read more How Federal Programs Are Helping Hungry Children in Maryland read more Read our blog Upcoming Events 2022-02-17 4:00PM Maryland COVID-19 Food Access Response Team Monthly Webinars MD COVID-19 Food Access Response Team Monthly Webinars featuring representatives from MFB, MEMA, MDH, and DHS. 2022-01-20 4:00PM Maryland COVID-19 Food Access Response Team Monthly Webinars MD COVID-19 Food Access Response Team Monthly Webinars featuring representatives from MFB, MEMA, MDH, and DHS. 2021-12-17 1:00PM FoodWorks Graduation Ceremony Class #41 Students complete their 12-week culinary training Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Youtube Baltimore Office 2200 Halethorpe Farms Rd Baltimore, MD 21227 (410) 737-8282 Eastern Shore Branch 28500 Owens Branch Rd Salisbury, MD 21801 (410) 742-0050 Western Branch 220 McRand Court Hagerstown, MD 21740 (410) 737-8282 Locations News Press Clips Events Careers Food Safety FAQs Contact Us Newsletter © 2021 Maryland Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Nondiscrimination Statement | Governance | State Nonprofit Disclosures Shares