I was a part of the BHP Empowering Youth Program in the spring and it really opened my eyes to problems I hadn’t realized before. I gained so much knowledge about food insecurity and the immense problem it is for many in the U.S., and I also gained a lot of leadership knowledge. This organization is truly wonderful in their mission of trying to fight childhood hunger/food insecurity and is such a great organization to have been a part of, and continue helping.
Lynne Kahn has created something very special at the Baltimore Hunger Project. Her impact on food insecure children and their families in the Baltimore area is undeniable. By providing them with weekend food packs, snack bags, birthday kits, holiday dinners, notes of encouragement and more, she is not only feeding their bellies, she is filling their minds, their hearts, and their souls.
Baltimore Hunger Group has been supporting the students at the school I work for several years now. They are incredibly generous and our students and families are grateful for the food they receive. We are very lucky to have a partnership with such a wonderful program!
The Baltimore Hunger Project provides weekend meals, snacks, and birthday kits for my students in need at Riverview Elementary. In addition to providing this much needed nutritional resource, they include encouraging notes in each bag that speak to the social and emotional health of our students. I am deeply grateful for the work that BHP does in our community and their mission to address the weekend gap for those experiencing food insecurity.
Volunteering with BHP has been a wonderful experience. It is a friendly and warm environment for volunteers. I love the passion and creativity to address food insecurity for kids in our community.
I've been a part of BHP for 5 years and have seen first hand how a well run nonprofit copes with steady growth as well as unexpected roadblocks (COVID). The mission, to try to fill the weekend gap for food insecure children, has always been the main focus but BHP temporarily shifted gears to meet the needs of entire families during the height of the pandemic. When kids went back to school, BHP returned to normal operations but serving more and more children each year. As a nimble organization, BHP has risen to meet every challenge.
Volunteering over the past year at the Baltimore Hunger Project has been extremely rewarding, knowing my task is part of the entire big picture. I’ve been a weekly driver, picking up bags of food, then dropping it off to my assigned Elementary School. Simply knowing the food insecure children are being fed over the weekend makes me very happy!! BHP is a wonderful charitable organization to be part of. Come join us!!! Lisa G
Middle Alternative Program is extremely excited to be partnering with Baltimore Hunger Project for the second year. The majority of my students live in urban communities where they are experiencing trauma, poverty, homelessness, and lack of food resources along with other essentials. This nonprofit organization has provided nutritional meal kits for my students to take home for the weekend to avoid not being hungry. My students and their families are very appreciative and take advantage of this opportunity for food resources that they receive weekly. Having healthy foods accessible will make a huge difference in a child's life and their ability to function and learn within the learning environment. Thank you Baltimore Hunger Project for your dedicated services to eliminating the growing problem of weekend childhood hunger.
Baltimore Hunger Project is a great organization that I am proud to volunteer with. BHP aims to bridge the weekend hunger gap by providing children with weekend food packages, providing children with meals from Friday afternoon to Monday morning. Food insecurity and childhood hunger is a major issue across the world but also right here in the Baltimore area that needs more attention brought to it. BHP feeds not only 2000 children on the weekends but educates our entire community on the problem of food insecurity and childhood hunger. Through BHP there are numerous ways to get involved which is my favorite, whether in-person or from home, old, or young there is a way that EVERYONE can contribute to their mission of feeding bodies and minds. The impact that BHP has on children by providing a basic necessity is beyond words and the organization continues to do more, looking at what else needs to be done for the children within it's program.
I give out food on Friday afternoons. I gave a bag of food to one of our new 1st grade students who lives in a house with 7 other children and she saw the food in the bag and gasped. She asked, "is that for ME?" I said yes, to eat over the weekend. I also said her siblings were each getting a bag as well. She just stared at the food then said, "this will help my dad" and gave me a hug. I teared up.
Thank you for including us in your food delivery. This is my favorite part of my week.
BHP is committed to the students in the Greater Baltimore area who experience food insecurity. When the pandemic hit, seemingly overnight, BHP was able to go from serving 600 students on weekends to over 2000.
The mission is simple and executing on it provides relief for our community's most vulnerable members -- our children.
BHP's work is essential and has impact.
What a wonderful organization with so many meaningful ways to volunteer and make an impact on food insecurity! I have been involved in many different ways and each have been powerful.
Great organization! Lynne and the team at BHP have not failed to continue serving their community during the pandemic.
I love the mission and adore the people who volunteer at Baltimore Hunger Project! It feels great to give back to the community and see smiles on the kids’ faces. I’m impressed by BHP’s effectiveness and the smoothness in which they operate. For this reason, I donate as well as volunteer.
The Baltimore Hunger Project (BHP) has always been a strong partner of the Liberty Judy Center (LJC). Thanks to their reliability, swift communication, and generosity we were able to provide weekend food packs for almost 60 Pre-K and Kindergarten students at Liberty Elementary School weekly through the school year. Our work with BHP continued when schools closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic due to the tremendous support of staff and volunteers from BHP. Through their hard work collecting and packing the food packs, the LJC was able to deliver around 60 food packs per week to 60 families in the Forest Park community for over 10 weeks, totaling almost 600 weekend foodpacks! We love the staff at the Baltimore Hunger Project and are excited to continue our work with them to help feed our Liberty community of young learners.
Attached is a quote from a Pre-K grandparent to whom the LJC delivered weekly food packs after schools closed:
“We are all very thankful for the weekend food packages which help so much and are grateful to receive them!” – Pre-K Grandparent
Photo Captions
1: The LJC prepared pandemic bags shortly after schools closed filled with BHP food packs and jars of Peanut Butter and Jelly.
2: LJC staff with food packs and loaves of bread out for delivery!
3: Before schools closed, our Pre-K and Kindergarten students were excited to take home weekly food packs filled with goodies!
I have been a delivery driver for Baltimore Hunger Project for a few years now delivering to one area elementary/middle where most of the kids getting weekend food packs are very young. The Director is always positive and works well with so many different volunteers and schools. She handles challenges with a smile. I feel appreciated as a volunteer and am so glad to make a small difference each week in the lives of the 50 kids who get weekend packs.
This is a fantastic organization that gets help directly into the hands of those who need it. Basic nourishment is something so simple that we so often overlook.
Are kids in undeserved communities getting getting fed? Maybe. But are they getting the necessary nourishment they need to grow, develop, learn? Too often the answer is no.
Baltimore Hunger Project recognizes the importance of simple acts like making sure a child goes into school Monday with enough nourishment to start the week right.
BHP has supported Holy Angels Catholic School for 2 years. They supported us during the school year with giving many students food bags to take home over the weekend. When the pandemic hit, BHP supported us again with providing over 1,000 loaves of bread and food bags, special treats from Five Below, Wegmans, and other vendors that support BHP. They were able to lift a burden off the parents to help with feeding their children.
I first learned of Baltimore Hunger Project when it was just Lynne’s Garage and groups of people making sandwiches to distribute amongst Baltimore’s food insecure.
Needless to say, Baltimore Hunger Project has grown into a non profit that is essential to the Baltimore community, especially during COVID.
The organization is ethically run, well organized, and passionate about serving the community.
Baltimore Hunger Project is a phenomenal organization. I have admired their work for a long time, and have seen them raise their efforts even more during the COVID-19 pandemic to be able to assist even more people in need in our Baltimore community. My company has been lucky enough to get involved with BHP and you can just tell how passionate they are about what they do. We have been able to help with monetary donations, food drives, winter clothing drives and even writing letters of encouragement to the students who receive their food bags, which is such a caring touch.