Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Human Services, Nutrition, Personal Social Services
Mission: Baltimore hunger project is dedicated to eliminating the growing problem of weekend childhood hunger by consistently providing weekend food packages to homeless and food insecure children. We are bridging the gap between Friday and Monday by consistently providing weekend food packages to children identified as food insecure, in a compassionate and dignified manner. We raise awareness about the effects of hunger by establishing partnerships with community members, other organizations, and decision makers.
Results: Childhood hunger has longbeen a difficult challenge inthe Baltimore community. Many students rely on schoolfor nutrition on weekdays, andface uncertainty about whetherthey’ll eat on weekends. Now, due to school closures and theeconomic toll of the COVID-19pandemic, childhood hungerhas gone from being a weekendproblem to a daily one. During moments like these, heroes arise. At BaltimoreHunger Project (BHP), weconsider our donors, corporatepartners, and volunteers to bethose heroes. With theirongoing support, we've beenable to consistently providefood to at-risk children acrossBaltimore City and BaltimoreCounty. As we grow, so does the needfor our services. Since our founding in 2014, we've grownfrom serving 30 children to serving 2,300students per week throughout the City andCounty. During COVID-19 we’ve expandedinto full-time services, providing 42,000+food packages in the first four months ofthe crisis. While we’ve been able to accessemergency funding, it isn’t enough to meetthe needs of our communities. You canprovide a lifeline: Join us in our mission.
Target demographics: eliminate the growing problem of childhood hunger
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,300 food insecure children
Geographic areas served: Baltimore City and County
Programs: weekend meals for Baltimore school aged children, as well as additional necessities and resources.
Mission: Baltimore hunger project is dedicated to eliminating the growing problem of weekend childhood hunger by consistently providing weekend food packages to homeless and food insecure children. We are bridging the gap between Friday and Monday by consistently providing weekend food packages to children identified as food insecure, in a compassionate and dignified manner. We raise awareness about the effects of hunger by establishing partnerships with community members, other organizations, and decision makers.
Results: Childhood hunger has longbeen a difficult challenge inthe Baltimore community. Many students rely on schoolfor nutrition on weekdays, andface uncertainty about whetherthey’ll eat on weekends. Now, due to school closures and theeconomic toll of the COVID-19pandemic, childhood hungerhas gone from being a weekendproblem to a daily one. During moments like these, heroes arise. At BaltimoreHunger Project (BHP), weconsider our donors, corporatepartners, and volunteers to bethose heroes. With theirongoing support, we've beenable to consistently providefood to at-risk children acrossBaltimore City and BaltimoreCounty. As we grow, so does the needfor our services. Since our founding in 2014, we've grownfrom serving 30 children to serving 2,300students per week throughout the City andCounty. During COVID-19 we’ve expandedinto full-time services, providing 42,000+food packages in the first four months ofthe crisis. While we’ve been able to accessemergency funding, it isn’t enough to meetthe needs of our communities. You canprovide a lifeline: Join us in our mission.
Target demographics: eliminate the growing problem of childhood hunger
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,300 food insecure children
Geographic areas served: Baltimore City and County
Programs: weekend meals for Baltimore school aged children, as well as additional necessities and resources.
117 Old Padonia Road, Suite E, Cockeysville, MD 21030
410-989-1247
Food
Cockeysville
