Food Stamp Cuts – Balto Poor Bleed
September 25, 2013AFRO - Deciding whether to purchase food or pay bills is something one Maryland mother of two wasn’t that concerned about-with the help of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
View ArticleFederal shutdown puts women and children most at risk of losing nutrition
October 2, 2013Capital News Service–The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children is the first food supplement program that would lose funding in Maryland if the federal...
View ArticlePrince George’s feels sting of shutdown
October 2, 2013Maryland Gazette– Prince George’s County businesses and residents say they are feeling the brunt of the federal government shutdown, as about 16 percent of the county’s workforce — about...
View ArticleHungry in Maryland – a Q&A with Michael Wilson
October 4, 2013Baltimore Brew – For many Americans in this economy, it’s a struggle to put food on the table. And for those who are hungry and living in Maryland, the richest state in the nation, that...
View ArticleMaryland PTA Helping Make No Kid Hungry A Reality
October 17, 2013National PTA Blog - The Maryland PTA is a nonprofit association of parents, educators, students and other citizens active in their schools and communities, and a leader in reminding our...
View ArticleAreas of Maryland have found increasing school breakfast participation can be...
October 18, 2013Maryland Gazette– An independent audit of Charles County Public Schools found no deficiencies and a $5.7 million surplus, which will go to offset the cost to open St. Charles High...
View ArticleBag the Chips: It’s Food Day Across Maryland
October 24, 2013Capital News Service– Nearly 100 events are taking place Thursday in Maryland to celebrate national Food Day, a movement to promote healthy, affordable and sustainable food.“Our plan is...
View ArticleLiving Hungry on Food Stamps
October 28, 2013Baltimore Sun – Even as I write this, I'm hungry. The truth is that I've been a little hungry ever since I began the Food Stamp Challenge. Along with more than 75 other Marylanders —...
View ArticleMayor announces extra food stamp money in face of cuts
November 2, 2013Baltimore Sun – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Saturday an additional $10,000 in funding for a program designed to stretch food stamp benefits at farmers'...
View ArticleFamilies adjusting budgets after learning of cuts to federal food stamp program
November 2, 2013ABC 2 – Millions of Americans are recalculating their budgets after learning about cuts for federal food stamp benefits. For many of those families, even on a smaller budget, eating...
View ArticleBalto. Mayor Finds Private Funds to Ease Food Stamp Cut Impact
November 6, 2013Afro -- Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has forged what she calls “Bonus Bucks” to take some of the sting out of the federal food stamp spending slash that went into effect...
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UMD Nutrition Educators Help Citizens Deal with Food Stamp Cuts
November 8, 2013UMDRightNow – On November 1, 47 million people across the country saw cuts to their benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as food stamps –...
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In Baltimore, Empowering Families to Make Good Choices
November 22, 2013The Washington Post recently profiled several low-income families in South Texas who rely on SNAP, but largely spend their funds on non-nutritious food. The article explores the...
View ArticleBuilding Strong Children in Maryland Through Breakfast
November 26, 2013Huffington Post - "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men," began Governor Martin O'Malley yesterday morning, quoting Frederick Douglass to kick off a meeting...
View ArticleProgram Helps Provide Food and Good Health for Families
December 4, 2013My Eastern Shore MD – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized Maryland as one of the most efficient and highest performing states at administering the federal...
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Holiday Break Can Break MD Family Food Budgets
December 16, 2013PNS– Holiday break means no school for the kids, and for some, it may mean fewer meals as well. Molly McCloskey, director of the Maryland "No Kid Hungry" campaign, explained that...
View ArticleTeaching the hungry to help themselves
December 17, 2013Baltimore Sun - Food insecurity has become a major issue in the United States. More families than ever before are depending on government assistance and other nutritional aid to...
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Snow Days
December 19, 2013No Kid Hungry - As a kid growing up in Maryland, it was normal to me that schools close at the forecast of an inch or two of snow. I knew that it was a bit laughable compared with how...
View ArticleMaryland School Boards Take Hunger Lessons Seriously
January 13, 2014Breakfast for public school pupils often begins in the board room - the school board room. January is School Board Recognition Month, and Share Our Strength's "No Kid Hungry" campaign...
View ArticleWar On Poverty
January 22, 2014A half-century after President Lyndon B. Johnson formally declared a nationwide war on poverty, the subject remains divisive in politics, perplexing for social advocates and a daily...
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School Breakfast Report Ranks Maryland 14th
January 22, 2014Maryland's school breakfast ranking shows a lot to be proud of. A scorecard released today from the Food Research and Action Center shows that more low-income students are participating...
View ArticleGovernor’s Claim to Reduce Childhood Hunger Fact-Checked
January 28, 2014"Together, we have reduced childhood hunger," Governor Martin O'Malley said during his State of the State address, and according to Anna Mudd, project manager with Maryland's No Kid...
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50,000 Maryland Kids and Counting
February 25, 2014Today, tens of thousands of Maryland children got a healthy start to their day with school breakfast. That’s been made possible by Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA), state funding...
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Breakfast for Success: The Maryland Meals for Achievement Program
February 27, 2014As Governor Martin O’Malley reported at his final State of the State address on January 23, 2014, state funding has led directly to reducing childhood hunger in Maryland.Maryland Meals...
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State Anti-Hunger Efforts Limited without Federal Support
March 3, 2014Governing - Amy Blakley was a little worried about the mess. A first-grade teacher at Davis Elementary in Shannon Hills, Ark., just southwest of Little Rock, Blakley was eager to implement...
View Article'Feed these kids,' governor tells Harford school officials
March 6, 2014 State wants more kids in free breakfast program, but O'Malley's appeal last month was missed by HCPS leaders BY KRISHANA DAVIS, kdavis@baltsun.com Baltimore Sun - Gov. Martin O'Malley...
View ArticleShopRite Helps Glen Burnie Shoppers Buy Healthy $10 Meals
March 12, 2014ShopRite Hosts Cooking Matters at the Store Day in Local Grocery StoreGlen Burnie, MD – On Wednesday, March 12, ShopRite will empower low-income residents of Maryland with the shopping...
View ArticleNonprofit Works To Give School Kids Breakfast
April 14, 2014CBS Baltimore - It's well known to classroom teachers that kids learn more when they have a full stomach. Mike Schuh reports.
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Did You… Hear the Maryland Crunch?
April 22, 2014Food Day - by Tam Lynne KelleyOver 160,000 Marylanders Heard the Maryland Crunch on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. This state-wide, synchronized apple crunch was organized by Maryland Hunger...
View ArticleNo Kid Hungry urges Baltimore City schools to serve breakfast after, not...
May 1, 2014ABC 2 - Most schools serve breakfast to students before the bell rings. There's now a push to get Maryland schools to offer breakfast once kids are in the classroom.The halls of Cecil...
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Meet Up and Eat Up in Maryland: Fighting Summer Hunger in 2014
May 15, 2014What’s your favorite summertime meal? Hamburgers and hot dogs, corn on the cob and macaroni salad, ice cream sundaes?Here in Maryland, crab feasts are very popular, although I’m a bad...
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12 Washington County schools recognized for being 'Hunger-Free'
June 10, 2014Herald Mail - A group of Salem Avenue Elementary School fifth-graders got to eat lunch with some special guests Tuesday, as state education and hunger advocacy officials joined to...
View ArticlePrince George’s libraries offering free lunch to students
June 24, 2014Washington Post - Grab a book and get a meal.The Prince George’s Memorial Library System is providing free lunch to children who might otherwise go hungry during the summer because they...
View ArticleStarting the day with a healthy breakfast at Baltimore City Schools
June 24, 2014Students who have a regular diet of nutritious food are healthier, have more energy...and do better in school. After all, it's hard to concentrate if you're hungry, and it's hard to learn...
View ArticleThousands of Montgomery students expected to get meals during summer
June 26, 2014Washington Post - School is out for the summer, but free meals for students from needy families will continue at more than 115 locations across Montgomery County.The program delivered more...
View ArticleKids deserve three meals a day [Commentary]
June 26, 2014Baltimore Sun - When school let out for the summer, most of the children in Baltimore who qualify for free and reduced price meals — 84 percent — lost access to the three meals a day they...
View ArticleArundel school buses turn into food trucks to deliver mobile meals to youngsters
August 1, 2014About a dozen schoolchildren at the Willows Apartments in Glen Burnie queued up curbside as the Anne Arundel County school bus pulled up.Some kids were flanked by parents and toddler...
View ArticleMaryland awards nearly $7 million to help pay for school breakfasts
August 25, 2014The Maryland State Department of Education has awarded $6.9 million in state funds to allow more students — regardless of family income — to start their school day eating breakfast.The...
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Learning to buy healthy foods on a budget
August 28, 2014Kendra Piasecki could appreciate the tips that were shared about buying inexpensive healthy foods during Fort Meade's first Cooking Matters at the Store tour on Aug. 15.The goal of the...
View ArticleBreakfast Challenge Kickoff at Cecil Elementary
September 19, 2014 Watch a few quick clips of the launch of the Maryland Breakfast Challenge! Video by Baltimore City Public Schools
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Harford students take Maryland Breakfast Challenge
September 30, 2014Harford County Public Schools is trying to get more students to eat breakfast at school and to increase participation, is taking part in the Maryland Breakfast Challenge, which kicked...
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Maryland schools increase amount of school breakfasts served
October 9, 2014BALTIMORE - Gov.Martin O'Malley visited Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School Thursday to share breakfast with students and emphasize gains Maryland schools have made in providing...
View ArticleCalvert school system monitors student breakfasts
January 21, 2015Calvert County Public Schools is taking steps to encourage more students to start their day the right way by eating breakfast before the beginning of school.The CCPS Child Nutrition...
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Baltimore: Working its Way off the Hunger Map
February 3, 2015Baltimore: Working its Way Off the Hunger MapHow one city is closing the gap on food desertsDANIELLE MOOREBreakfast is ServedMs. Loretta Morning and Ms. Sharon Hassell feed the bellies...
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David Sloan Joins No Kid Hungry as Maryland Director
March 30, 2015DAVID SLOAN JOINS NO KID HUNGRY AS MARYLAND DIRECTORExperienced state official & community advocate to support No Kid Hungry’s mission toend childhood hunger in MarylandBaltimore,...
View ArticleHungry kids can't learn
April 20, 2015Baltimore Sunby Duff GoldmanIf you know me, you know that cake is my life. But as much as I'd love to eat sweets for breakfast every morning, I know I need healthy food to fuel my day....
View ArticleNo more empty stomachs in class
June 4, 2015Baltimore Sun - Children who are hungry have a hard time learning regardless of their innate ability or their desire to keep up with their classmates. That's why the Baltimore City school...
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Principal Perspective: Breakfast and a Book: A Great Way to Start the Day
September 29, 2015By Yolanda Stanislaus, Principal, Francis Scott Key Middle School, Montgomery CountyAs the proud Principal of Francis Scott Key Middle School in Montgomery County, my staff and I work...
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Principal Perspective: Eliminating Hunger at School Produces Happier,...
October 2, 2015By Karen Gregory, Principal, Maryvale Elementary School, Montgomery County, MDBefore our school was invited to participate in the Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA) program, many of...
View Article13 WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN MARYLAND BREAKFAST CHALLENGE
March 7, 2016Franklin Middle School Wins Grand Prize, Including Celebration Event, Cash and Teacher’s Lounge MakeoverBaltimore, Md. – No Kid Hungry Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland State...
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