MD Hunger Solutions

Maryland Hunger Solutions, founded in 2007 by the Food Research & Action Center, works to end hunger and improve the nutrition, health, and well-being of individuals, children and families in Maryland. We work to overcome barriers and create self-sustaining connections between Maryland residents and nutritious foods.

Maryland Hunger Solutions works with state and community partners to seek to: provide education about the stark reality of hunger’s existence in Maryland and the proven solutions to reduce food insecurity; improve public policies to end food insecurity and poverty, and ensure that all eligible residents are connected to federal and state nutrition programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school meals programs.

MD Hunger Solutions utilizes a toll-free hotline to respond to Marylanders seeking food assistance. Callers are responded to by our network of trained volunteers that perform "food triage," by assessing the resources the caller already has, the resources they are seeking, and inform them of potential resources available to them. All of this done by phone or email.

Volunteers are trained on how to perform need assessment, pre-screen for resource eligibility, and how to refer callers to the right organizations within our network to connect them to resources in their community.

While our primary goal is to connect callers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), we also refer callers to organizations that can assist with healthcare, energy assistance, and many others.