People Flourish When Food Comes First
With expanded access to nutritious food and more pathways out of hunger, neighbors from Cumberland to Cambridge have the chance to thrive. Join The Fight
The food you help provide to Marylanders in need has an impact that reverberates throughout our state. It provides a foundation for children to learn, helps struggling working families get back on their feet, supports older adults, and allows neighbors to focus on more productive pursuits than finding food.
With your help, we can give more than food. We can give hope.
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.
- Older Adults – malnourished older adults 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 Under-resourced 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
The true face of hunger might not be what you expect. Find out what happens when we help our neighbors in need, in their own voices.
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.
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
My Mother Fed More Than Her Students’ Minds: Dyani Hanrahan
Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations for Giant Food and Board Member of the Maryland Food Bank reflects on how strong of a role model her mother was, and how she is carrying on that tradition for her own kids.
Hunger in Your Neighborhood: How Families Fare with Food Insecurity Across Maryland
Four in ten Maryland families can’t afford the high cost of living in our state. Find out how where families live affects their ability to thrive, and how the food bank is helping families increase their household survival budgets.
Volunteer Appreciation Event Recognizes Service to the Maryland Food Bank
On April 26, 2025, volunteers gathered at the food bank’s Halethorpe warehouse for good food, connection, and learning.
Kate Murphy: The Maryland Food Bank’s 2025 Volunteer of the Year
Each year, thousands of volunteers choose to donate tens of thousands of hours of their time to help fight hunger. For Volunteer Appreciation Week 2025, we’re pleased to announce Kate Murphy as the 2025 Maryland Food Bank Volunteer of the Year.
