An article published by Bloomberg quoted Laurie on the consequences of children missing school and being unable to access free and reduced-price meals: “The problem is people can’t take off work to get to the school. That’s when the meals are available, and that has to do with the school schedule...
Every child deserves a birthday cake but, sadly, sometimes families cannot afford this extra expense. This week, we want to thank Marian Preparatory Academy for these festive “birthday bags” with cake mix, cake pan, frosting, and candles! And thanks to Rob Santoni Jr. of Weis for...
Towson Shake Shack, 1 East Joppa Road, is sponsoring a Donation Day on February 9, 2022 to benefit the Student Support Network. Get the details here and don’t miss the chance to show your appreciation for Shake Shack’s generosity and to show your support for the...
The Network had a great morning at our Open House helping our Network Schools stock up their Rooms of Support with coats, books, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes/toothpaste, hand sanitizer, clothes, shoes, food and much much more! We also welcomed BCPS staff from non-Network schools to come by and...
The Roadmap proposes to reduce food insecurity for nearly 600,000 Marylanders by increasing funding for these 3 programs that already exist, but are all underfunded: Summer SNAP for Children ● Maryland’s Summer SNAP for Children builds on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
On January 25, 2022, we attended the first town hall meeting on the County budget (District 2) and made the following statement in support of full funding for three critical anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs. For a schedule of these Council budget hearings and how to participate, go to: ...
Great News! Tam Lynne Kelley, Chair of the Advocacy Committee, and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, President, have been working over the past few weeks to advocate for increased financial support for anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs. The attached “Road Map to End Hunger” in Baltimore...
Welcome to our newest board member, Veneeta Eason! Veneeta comes to us from BD Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, headquartered in Sparks, MD, bringing with her an impressive skill set in marketing and strategic growth. Read on to learn about why the Network’s mission personally resonates with...
Baltimore County Weis Markets presented the Network with a check for the funds they raised on Giving Tuesday 2021! Eight Baltimore County Weis stores each donated $500 plus money raised at the register via their customer donations. Thank you to all the Baltimore County Weis managers, especially...
Students and parents from Friends School of Baltimore participated in MLK Day of Service this morning by knitting hats and scarves for our Network schools. If you’ve stepped outside today, you know much this will help our kids when they stand at the bus stop and go outside for recess and...
Johns Hopkins University and Medicine presented their MLK Jr. Community Service Award to nine people recently and we are SO PROUD to share that our Period Program Coordinator, Phoebe Evans Letocha, is one of them! We have been impressed by Phoebe’s tireless efforts to address period poverty,...
Did your mother say “Eat your ________, there are hungry kids in __________” at the dinner table growing up? It didn’t make sense to me as a child — after all, if I didn’t eat my grilled cheese in Maryland, a hungry little girl 8,000 miles away wasn’t going to get it! Today, with my role at...