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Food insecurity is growing but Maryland Food Bank has the solution

Food insecurity is growing but Maryland Food Bank has the solution
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In Maryland, the COVID-19 pandemic raised food insecurity to record heights but the response, from donations, to government funding to volunteer, has proven record-setting, too.

Maryland Food Bank adapts to serve unprecedented number of people during pandemic

Maryland Food Bank adapts to serve unprecedented number of people during pandemic Maryland Food Bank reflects on lessons learned adapting to pandemic and last updated 2021-03-15 17:23:46-04 BALTIMORE (WMAR) — It s been a year since the pandemic started in Maryland: unemployment spiked, businesses had to close; but the Maryland Food Bank has been there to help, serving an unprecedented number of people. Demand spiked literally overnight, said Carmen Del Guercio, Maryland Food Bank President and CEO. It’s the highest number in the Maryland Food Bank’s 40-year history. Before the pandemic, over 1.5 million Marylanders were already dealing with food insecurity. Now the number has climbed to 2.5 million.

Maryland Food Bank predicts another record-year in buying, distributing food to people in need

Maryland Food Bank predicts another record-year in buying, distributing food to people in need Looking to raise $28 million in 2021 Maryland Food Bank predicts another record-year in buying, distributing food to people in need and last updated 2021-01-29 17:26:44-05 HALETHORPE, Md. — If 2020 was the year of pivoting, then 2021 is the year of holding steady. That is the plan for the Maryland Food Bank. We’ve been accustomed now to operating at this heightened level, said Carmen Del Guercio, CEO of the Maryland Food Bank. We’ve gained some muscle around that, we’ve organized ourselves around that heightened level of demand so to some extent we’ve hit our stride in regard to that.

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