Students loading up food gathered by NHS to support the food program at Mt. Zion Church.

6.9 million seniors live on an income of $228 a week or less. That’s where #MealsOnWheels comes in. Consistent meals delivered daily, ensure that #seniors will never have to choose between food, medicine or home expenses. bit.ly/MOWTheIssue

There are more than 205,000 children in MD who may go to bed hungry — and 1 in 6 children across the US who face hunger. Thanks to Red Hawk for donating to MFB, North Texas Food Bank, and Feeding Northeast FL to support our backpack programs — every dollar donated will help our children thrive.

Very interesting blog post about food banks and disaster preparedness from Feeding America! feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/pr…

While 40 million people in America face hunger, 72 billion pounds of perfectly good food is thrown out. Those are big numbers, but even your smallest donation to Feeding America this #EarthDay can help bring them down: bit.ly/2I8tRVm #FoodWaste #NoWastedFood

An effective strategy for getting more children to eat #SchoolBreakfast? Moving breakfast out of the cafeteria and into the classroom! Learn more strategies to increase breakfast participation from DC Hunger Solutions’s latest report: bit.ly/2GzscGC

Our marketing and development committee hard at work coming up with a fundraising plan!

Another example of how food insecurity can impact every aspect of someone’s life:

The time to end senior hunger is now. The time to end senior hunger is now. The time to end senior hunger is now. The time to end senior hunger is now. The time to end senior hunger is now. 👉 bit.ly/seniorsnapgap #OAM19

Is the key to better health care strengthened social services? "One reason the United States spends more on health care than any other nation ... is that we spend far less on social services like food stamps, free school lunches and public housing." nyti.ms/30SnWtI

The May edition of our monthly newsletter, the Dinner Bell, is live now! Visit our website at feedstmarys.org/contact-us to view this month’s edition, and sign up for future editions!

Tonight our marketing and development team put their heads together and got a LOT done. But we still have so much to accomplish - if you’re interested in joining the #FeedStMarys initiative, visit our website and drop us a line! We would love to have you.

This wonderful article from NPR highlights exactly why we need a #foodbank in #StMarysCounty. For more information on food insecurity in Maryland and St. Mary's, visit feedstmarys.org/why-a-food-bank to learn more.

What a wonderful way to give back this #FourthofJuly!

Many food insecure children on free and reduced lunch don’t know where their meals will come from during the summer. The St. Mary’s County Summer Lunch program is a great alternative for these students!

Heads up!

We are so excited to announce that we have a location for the Feed St. Mary’s #foodbank! We are so grateful to the team at UHAUL for allowing us to use their space on Great Mills road. Our team was able to visit our new location this weekend, and can’t wait to begin our work.

Help is available, behavioral health conditions are treatable, and recovery is possible. Use these resources to get connected to available services in our community.

Join us at the FREE Community Shred Day and Medication Disposal event! Our Harm Reduction Program team will be there to assist with safe medical sharps disposal. Learn more our medical waste disposal program here: ow.ly/SG8n50vDjsY

🍞 #FRACChat: 18% of Latinx households experience food insecurity, compared to 11.8% of all U.S. households. At the 2019 UnidosUS Annual Conference, our expert Alex Ashbrook shared strategies for reducing those rates. Read more: bit.ly/2lBGDBG