Press Room
2010
June 29, 2010
More Maryland Children Received Summer Meals in 2009, But Large Gap Still Remains Among Those Eligible
New Food Research and Action Center Report Provides State-by-State Look at Participation in Summer Meal Program. Click here for the press release on Maryland's participation.
June 11, 2010
House Releases CNR Plan
Yesterday, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller released his bill for Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The bill takes several steps forward to ensure that low-income children can participate in child nutrition programs and receive the meals they need... Click here for the press release.
February 25, 2010
Low Participation in School Breakfast Program Adds Up to Missed Meals for Maryland's Children
New analysis details county-by-county participation in School Breakfast Program. Click here for the press release.
January 26, 2010
New Survey Finds One of Five Maryland Households with Children Unable to Afford Enough Food in 2008-2009
Report Exposes Broad Hunger and Provides First-Ever Food Hardship Data for Every State, the Top 100 Large Cities and Every Congressional District. Click here for the press release.
2009
November 17, 2009
New Data Show Nearly 10 Percent of Maryland Households Struggling with Hunger as Recession Hit
In Maryland, 9.6 percent of households struggled with hunger during the 2006-2008 period, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Nationally, more than 49.1 million people lived in households that were food insecure in 2008 – up from 36.2 million in 2007 and 33.2 million in 2000. Click here for the press release.
July 8, 2009
No Vacation for Hunger This Summer As Millions of Children Miss Out on Healthy Meals
Expanding Summer Food Access Must be a Top Priority in Upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Says FRAC. Click here for the press release.
May 13, 2009
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation, but Maryland Children Missing Free Summer Meals
New Report Details County-by-County Participation in Summer Nutrition Programs in July 2008; Finds Only One in Five Eligible Low-Income Children Received Summer Meals. Click here for the press release.
March 13, 2009
Only Ten States Can Operate Supper Program – And Now Maryland is One of Them Low-Income Children Across the State Will Benefit from New Program
Maryland is now one of ten states that can operate the Afterschool Supper Program, which provides nutritional suppers to afterschool and youth development programs in schools located in low-income areas. According to Maryland Hunger Solutions, groups can start to operate the program immediately, benefitting tens of thousands of children across the state. Click here for the press release.
January 14, 2009
Annual Report Charts Maryland’s Participation in School Breakfast Program
Low Rate of Participation in School Breakfast Means Missed Meals for Children and Missed Federal Dollars
During the 2007-2008 school year, 44 percent of eligible low-income students in Maryland participated in the national School Breakfast Program, according to the School Breakfast Scorecard. This was an increase from the prior year. Click here for the press release.
2008
October 30, 2008
New Analysis Details County-by-County Participation in the School Breakfast Program in Maryland
Only 43.7 eligible low-income children across Maryland participated in school breakfast for every 100 who participated in school lunch during the 2007-2008 school year, according to a new analysis by Maryland Hunger Solutions. By county, the results varied widely. Howard County had just 20.39 percent of eligible children participating in school breakfast, while 70.88 percent in Somerset County participated. Click here for the press release.
October 2, 2008
More Struggling Marylanders to Get a Lifeline from “New” Program that Provides Individuals with Monthly Benefits to Purchase Food
Electronic Card Allows Individuals to Buy Nutritious Food at Local Stores
Marylanders struggling against hunger will benefit from the state’s Food Supplement Program, which was unveiled this week. The Food Supplement Program provides struggling low-income households with monthly benefits that they can use to purchase food at their local grocery stores.
July 30, 2008
Maryland Children Missing Free Summer Meals - State Taking Action to Reverse Slide, Serve More Low-Income Children
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Maryland’s participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs slipped in July 2007, with just 21 percent of eligible low-income children in the state receiving summer meals, according to Maryland Hunger Solutions. Data from Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation (pdf), a national report by the Food Research and Action Center found that participation fell from serving more than 49,000 Maryland children in July 2006 to fewer than 43,000 in July 2007.
2007
May 14, 2007
MD Hunger Solutions Director Kimberley Chin Speaks at Press Conference on Nutrition Benefits in Farm Bill
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Organized by Congressional Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, members from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the event highlighted how the increased nutrition benefits in the Farm Bill will assist minority communities. (Photo courtesy of Hispanic Caucus's photostream on Flickr.)
November 14, 2007
9.5 Percent of Maryland Households Living on the Edge of Hunger
Maryland households continue to face a constant struggle against hunger, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) annual report on food insecurity. The latest data in that report (using three-year averages for states) show that from 2004-06, 9.5 percent of Marylanders lived in households that were considered to be food insecure.
August 7, 2007
Breakfast Participation in Baltimore Fails to Make the Grade, School Breakfast Reaching Barely 4 out of 10 Low-Income Students
The first day of school is approaching fast, but breakfast is not on the schedule for too many Baltimore students. Only 39 percent of eligible low-income students participated in the School Breakfast Program in Baltimore City schools during the 2005-06 school year, according to a report released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). This placed Baltimore eighteenth among the 23 cities studied.
December 11, 2007
Breakfast Participation Remains Level among Maryland Students, Maryland Hunger Solutions Highlights Strategies to Boost Participation
Less than half of eligible Maryland low-income students (43 percent) received school breakfast during the 2006-07 school year, according to Kimberley Chin, director of Maryland Hunger Solutions. Based on data from the Food Research and Action Center's School Breakfast Scorecard 2007, Maryland could help 37,546 more low-income children start each day with a healthy morning meal and gain an additional $7.9 million in federal funding if it could increase participation to reach the attainable level of 60 percent of eligible children.
2006
December 7, 2006
More Maryland Children and Schools Participating in the School Breakfast Program
More than 95,000 low-income Maryland children benefited from the national School Breakfast Program during the 2005-2006 school year, a 4.2 percent increase from the previous school year. However, the state is forgoing $7.8 million in federal funds due to low participation, according to The Food Research and Action Center’s School Breakfast Scorecard 2006.
