WORCESTER COUNTY–Worcester County Volunteer Services and Liquor Control are hosting a canned food drive for the Maryland Food Bank, Jan. 27-Feb. 7.
All county employees and the public are invited to participate. Canned food items can be deposited in specially-marked Maryland Food Bank barrels at these participating locations:
All county employees and the public are invited to participate. Canned food items can be deposited in specially-marked Maryland Food Bank barrels at these participating locations:
•Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill
•Worcester County Branch Libraries: Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke
•All Department of Liquor Control Shore Spirit Retail Liquor Store locations
•Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill
•Central Landfill storage building in Newark
•Isle of Wight offices in Bishopville
Nearly 12.7 percent of Worcester County residents, including one in five children, are food insecure, meaning they are uncertain where their next meals are coming from. That is the third highest food insecurity rate on the Eastern Shore, behind Somerset and Wicomico counties.
The greatest need exists among the working poor – our friends, our neighbors, the children your children attend school with, and maybe even the person standing behind you in line at the grocery store. Many of these families fail to qualify for federal or state assistance, because on paper they do not meet the minimum standards.
Every pound of food donated to the MFB equates to 1.3 meals, and every donated dollar is stretched to provide 2.7 pounds of food. Those receiving food from the MFB or its partner agencies never pay out of pocket for this assistance.
For more information about the Worcester County food drive, contact 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.
•Worcester County Branch Libraries: Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke
•All Department of Liquor Control Shore Spirit Retail Liquor Store locations
•Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill
•Central Landfill storage building in Newark
•Isle of Wight offices in Bishopville
Nearly 12.7 percent of Worcester County residents, including one in five children, are food insecure, meaning they are uncertain where their next meals are coming from. That is the third highest food insecurity rate on the Eastern Shore, behind Somerset and Wicomico counties.
The greatest need exists among the working poor – our friends, our neighbors, the children your children attend school with, and maybe even the person standing behind you in line at the grocery store. Many of these families fail to qualify for federal or state assistance, because on paper they do not meet the minimum standards.
Every pound of food donated to the MFB equates to 1.3 meals, and every donated dollar is stretched to provide 2.7 pounds of food. Those receiving food from the MFB or its partner agencies never pay out of pocket for this assistance.
For more information about the Worcester County food drive, contact 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.