(Jan. 28, 2016) Worcester County Volunteer Services will host its third annual food drive for the Maryland Food Bank (MFB) through Friday, Jan. 29. All county employees and the public are invited to participate.
The focus of this food drive is on providing ready-to-eat canned meals. Canned items most needed include meats that are high in protein – such as tuna, salmon and chicken – and hearty stews.
Canned food items can be deposited in specially-marked Maryland Food Bank barrels at these participating locations:
–Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill
–All five Worcester County Branch Libraries: Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke
–Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill
More than 47,000 individuals on the Eastern Shore are food insecure, and over a third of those individuals are children.
In Worcester County alone, 15.5 percent of the population is food insecure. That is the third highest food insecurity rate on the Eastern Shore, behind Somerset and Dorchester counties.
Thirty-eight percent of these families fail to qualify for federal or state assistance because on paper they do not meet the minimum standards.
For more information about the food drive, contact Worcester County Volunteer Services Manager Kelly Brinkley at 410-632-0090. Organizations interested in hosting food drives are invited to contact MFB Managing Director Jennifer Small at small@mdfoodbank.org.
The focus of this food drive is on providing ready-to-eat canned meals. Canned items most needed include meats that are high in protein – such as tuna, salmon and chicken – and hearty stews.
Canned food items can be deposited in specially-marked Maryland Food Bank barrels at these participating locations:
–Worcester County Government Center in Snow Hill
–All five Worcester County Branch Libraries: Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke
–Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill
More than 47,000 individuals on the Eastern Shore are food insecure, and over a third of those individuals are children.
In Worcester County alone, 15.5 percent of the population is food insecure. That is the third highest food insecurity rate on the Eastern Shore, behind Somerset and Dorchester counties.
Thirty-eight percent of these families fail to qualify for federal or state assistance because on paper they do not meet the minimum standards.
For more information about the food drive, contact Worcester County Volunteer Services Manager Kelly Brinkley at 410-632-0090. Organizations interested in hosting food drives are invited to contact MFB Managing Director Jennifer Small at small@mdfoodbank.org.