food insecurity

When school is out, about 9 million children lose access to meals. That’s according to a 2021 report from the United States Department of Agriculture. A local effort to feed kids during the summer is underway.

Marylanders could lose benefits or have to follow stricter worker requirements to pay for food.

Students can stock up on non-perishable food items and personal supplies at Coppin Corner, a new food resource center on the HBCU campus. School leaders say the free store will provide basic needs and increase retention for students in need.

Advocates want free meals for all students statewide.

School officials say they have been hit by supply chain problems and labor shortages.

The Maryland Food Bank estimates 2 million Marylanders may be facing food insecurity.

A new report by the United Health Foundation sheds light on how health disparities have evolved in Maryland and across the country.

Baltimore hospitality workers received COVID-19 vaccines and bags of food in front of the M&T Bank Stadium Thursday. The effort was led by the nonprofit Total Health Care and UNITE HERE Local 7, the city’s hospitality workers union.

The financial fallout of the pandemic is subjecting more families to food insecurity, and in Baltimore County, a patchwork of volunteers is trying to…