Hometown Highlight: Maryland Food Bank

The Maryland Food Bank was founded in 1979 to address the growing needs of people seeking emergency food assistance in Maryland. Since then, they have grown their food distribution, operations, and programs to better serve their network partners- and ultimately the more than 235,000 people in Maryland who rely on the food they provide each year. Maryland Food Distribution Has Grown: The Maryland Food Bank started out providing food to 38 network partners, mostly in Baltimore City. Today, they serve nearly 900 food providers statewide, including soup kitchens, food pantries, emergency shelters, after-school programs, senior centers, and other feeding programs. In its first year, they distributed 400,000 pounds of food. In 2009, the Maryland Food Bank distributed 18.6 million pounds of food.   The Maryland Food Bank was the third food bank in the country and the first food bank on the East Coast. Contact the Maryland Food Bank:

Baltimore Distribution Center and Office: Maryland Food Bank 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road Baltimore, MD 21227 Phone: 410-737-8282 Fax: 410-536-0438 or 410-536-0437 (Network Service Center) Directions to the Maryland Food Bank's Distribution Center Eastern Shore Distribution Center and Office: Maryland Food Bank 28500 Owens Branch Road Salisbury, MD 21803 Phone: 410-742-0050 Fax: 410-742-0554

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