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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic, No Kid Hungry has Provided $1.5 Million in Grants to help Maryland Schools and Nonprofits Serve Free Meals for Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact: Johanna Elsemore at jelsemore@strength.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baltimore, MD <\/strong>\u2013 Since COVID-19 first forced students across Maryland to transition from\u00a0 classrooms to virtual learning, No Kid Hungry has provided a total of more than $1.5 million in grants to schools and community organizations across the state that are providing free meals for kids. The funding has helped expand and improve meal programs to meet the increased need while also adapting to safely reach children regardless of where they\u2019re learning.<\/p>\n

The crisis of the past year has reversed a decade\u2019s worth of progress toward ending child hunger. Today, as many as 1 in 4 kids in Maryland could be facing hunger, compared with 1 in 6 prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been nearly a year since the pandemic upended daily life in Maryland, putting many more children at risk of hunger. The economic devastation this has caused for families will continue even as case counts go down and Marylanders are vaccinated. No Kid Hungry remains committed to supporting the meal programs that will be a critical lifeline for kids and families as we begin to rebuild from this crisis,\u201d said No Kid Hungry Maryland Director Ayesha Holmes.<\/p>\n

Grant funding from No Kid Hungry helps school districts and community organizations with the added staffing and equipment costs required to expand and adapt their programs to meet increased need and operate safely under these unprecedented circumstances, using grab & go, delivery and other innovative models.<\/p>\n

No Kid Hungry has also launched a text line to help families find free meals for kids and other food assistance. You can text \u201cFOOD\u201d or \u201cCOMIDA to 877-877 or visit No Kid Hungry\u2019s Meal Finder Map<\/a> to find resources in your community.<\/p>\n

Since March, No Kid Hungry has granted to the following schools and nonprofits:<\/p>\n

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Access Art<\/p>\n

4MYCITY INC<\/p>\n

Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington<\/p>\n

Associated Catholic Charities<\/p>\n

Asylee Women Enterprise<\/p>\n

Baltimore Hunger Project<\/p>\n

Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore<\/p>\n

Bon Secours Baltimore Foundation<\/p>\n

Calvert County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Caroline County Public Schools<\/p>\n

CASA de Maryland<\/p>\n

Cecil County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Charles County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation<\/p>\n

Chesapeake Culinary Center\/Friends of the Grape<\/p>\n

Columbia Baptist Fellowship<\/p>\n

County Commissioners of Calvert County<\/p>\n

Cross Community<\/p>\n

Cumberland YMCA<\/p>\n

Deep Launching, Inc.<\/p>\n

End Hunger in Calvert County<\/p>\n

Equity4HC<\/p>\n

Family League of Baltimore City<\/p>\n

Franciscan Center of Baltimore<\/p>\n

Frederick County Public School District<\/p>\n

Garrett County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Harford County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Howard County Government<\/p>\n

Howard County Public School System<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center<\/p>\n

LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation<\/p>\n

MANNA Food Center<\/p>\n

Manna House<\/p>\n

Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers<\/p>\n

Maryland Food Bank<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Food Council<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Montgomery Housing Partnership<\/p>\n

Next One Up<\/p>\n

No One Left Unhelped Inc<\/p>\n

Outcast Food Network<\/p>\n

Patterson Park Public Charter School<\/p>\n

Prince George’s County Public Schools<\/p>\n

Queen Anne’s County Public Schools<\/p>\n

REACH Partnership<\/p>\n

Saint Luke Lutheran Church<\/p>\n

Silver Spring Christian Reformed Church<\/p>\n

Small Things Matter<\/p>\n

Sonrise Church<\/p>\n

St. Francis Neighborhood Center<\/p>\n

St. Mary’s County Public Schools<\/p>\n

St. Michaels Community Center<\/p>\n

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore<\/p>\n

Student Support Network<\/p>\n

Thread<\/p>\n

Together We Own It<\/p>\n

UEmpower Of Maryland<\/p>\n

University of Maryland Medical Center<\/p>\n

Washington County Public Schools<\/p>\n

We Care Incorporated<\/p>\n

Wilde Thyme<\/p>\n

Wolfe Street Academy<\/p>\n

Y in Central Maryland<\/p>\n

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About No Kid Hungry<\/strong><\/p>\n

No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 4 kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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