Organizations and Resources in the fight to end hunger.
Links to Organizations in Maryland
Capital Area Food Bank
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
The Capital Area Food Bank distributes millions of pounds of food each year to the community through more than 750 member feeding programs and educates thousands of local residents on hunger, poverty and nutrition issues. The Capital Area Food Bank provides food for the hungry in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia.
Center for Poverty Solutions
The Center for Poverty Solutions worked to eliminate poverty by fostering self-sufficiency for those living in poverty, including the working poor. The Center for Poverty Solutions closed in June of 2005, but the Maryland Food Bank has taken over some of their programs including our School Pantry sites and Produce Drops.
State Advisory Council on Hunger
www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/26excom/html/21hung.html
The State Advisory Council on Hunger reviews and analyzes the need for, and availability of, resources to meet the needs of hungry Marylanders.
Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute
www.marylandpolicy.org
The Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute provides independent, nonpartisan research and analysis of state budget and tax policy priorities, with a particular focus is how policy decisions affect low- and moderate-income families, other vulnerable populations, and the important community programs that serve them.
Maryland Department of Human Resources
www.dhr.state.md.us
The Maryland Department of Human Resources offers numerous state-supported economic assistance programs including SNAP, purchase of child care, temporary cash assistance, energy assistance, and electric universal service.
Links to National Organizations
Guidestar
www.guidestar.org
Find the Maryland Food Bank Form 990, and those of other charitable organizations at Guidestar.
Feeding America
www.feedingamerica.org
Network of more than 200 food banks and food rescue programs. It is the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
BenefitsCheckup.org
www.benefitscheckup.org
Developed by the National Council on Aging, this site provides a calculator for federal benefits available to seniors.
Center on Hunger and Poverty
www.centeronhunger.org
Part of Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the center releases policy papers and research concerning hunger and poverty.
Congressional Hunger Center
www.ghn.org/chc/
Outgrowth of the Congressional Select Committee on Hunger. The center provides educational resources and fellowships focusing on direct service and hunger policy.
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
www.frac.org
National hunger advocacy and research organization. The site contains extensive information about hunger policy, news and reports.
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
Federal agency that administers food stamps, school meals and the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The site features publications, participation requirements and program data.
United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
www.ers.usda.gov
Provides extensive research concerning federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
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