Podcasts Government On The Record Getting at the root of poverty, MD Food Bank provides neighborhood impact grants

Getting at the root of poverty, MD Food Bank provides neighborhood impact grants

Published: April 29, 2024, 12:32 p.m.

Seven hundred thousand Marylanders don't get enough food. The Maryland food bank has been fighting hunger for decades. Now they hope to get at the root of food insecurity with a new grant program -- we hear about it from COO Meg Kimmel.

Plus,\xa0Eric Jackson, head of the\xa0Black Yield Institute\xa0and\xa0Billy Humphrey, who leads\xa0City of Refuge-Baltimore\xa0talk about how their nonprofits plan to combat hunger in innovative ways.

Links:\xa0Maryland Food Bank,\xa0Black Yield Institute,\xa0City of Refuge-Baltimore.

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