One in eight people in Maryland, and one in four in Baltimore City, are food insecure. Many children in the Baltimore region are hungry when they arrive to school, and many have not eaten a full meal since they left school the day before.*
According to the USDA, as of 2016 there are at least 13 million children who live in food-insecure homes in the United States. Due to the pandemic, over 18 million children this year could be facing food insecurity.
Join us in a discussion with community leaders as we dialogue on current efforts and new innovative solutions to food insecurity and sustainability efforts in Baltimore.
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Heber M. Brown, III
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Holly Freishtat
Food Policy Director, City of Baltimore, Department of Planning, Baltimore Food Policy Initiative
Monica Guerrero Vazquez, MPH, MS
Executive Director, Centro SOL, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator: Peter Doo, FAIA, Architect and Principal, Doo Consulting
*Source: St. Vincent De Paul Food Service Program
Registration is free of charge. Register here.
Sponsored by the AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment + Resilience and Doo Consulting