Press Room
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.
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.
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.