Maryland Food Bank starts a mobile meals service to feed kids during the summer

Baltimore County Public Libraries (BCPL) are operating a lot differently these days because of COVID-19.

They are only doing curbside pickup, which means no in-person summer programs, but they're still making sure kids are being fed.

BANK HAS ADJUSTED TO THE NEEDSOF THOSE THEY SERVE, FROMCREATING BOXES TO FEEDFAMILIES FOR A WEEK& TO ADDINGMORE DISTRIBUTION SITES.

ANDNOW THEYSERVICE TO REACH MORE KIDS INBALTIMORE COUNTY WHO NEED AMEAL.

WMAR-2 NEWKNIGHT HAS THIS STORY.OPERATIONS AT BALTIMORE COUNTYPUBLIC LIBRARIES LOOK VERYDIFFERENT BECAUSE OF COVID-19.THEYPICKUP& BUT THEYMAKING SURE KIDS ARE FEDURING THE SUMMER& THANKS INPART TO THE NEW MOBILE MEALSERVICE FROM THE MARYLAND FOBANK.

TRACK ONE: OUTSIDE THERANDALLSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY&FAMILIES COME TO PICK UP AMEAL KIT OF BREAKFAST ANDLUNCH FOOD.

BALTIMORE COUNTYPUBLIC LIBRARIES NORMALLYOFFER A SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAMFOR KIDS UNDER 18& AND DIDNWANT THAT TO STOP JUST BECAUSETHE LIBRARIES WERENBECAUSE OF COVID-19.

((Erica))00:02 I read a quote thismorning that children arenwell read if theyfed that is absolutely true.Itfocus and grow if you donhave food in your belly TRACKTWO: SO TOGETHER WITH THEMARYLAND FOOD BANK& THEYSTARTED A NEW MOBILE MEALSSERVICE.

NORMALLY THE FOODBANK WOULD PREPARE AND PACKAGETHE MEALS AND DROP OFF THEFOOD TO A PROGRAM SITE TO BEDISTRIBUTED.

((Tim)) 3:00 withthis mobile program weusing our drivers to come upin a van with the meals anddistribute the meals to thekids right from the van TRACKTHREE: EACH WEEK, THE FOODBANK SENDS OUT MORE THAN 20-THOUSAND OF THESE GRAB-AND- GOMEALS.

THEY SAY STARTING THEMOBILE SERVICE AT THELIBRARIES SEEMED LIKE THEPERFECT FIT.

((Tim)) 1:36 theyhave great locations spreadaround the county so thatmakes sense to us ((BUTTEDWITH)) 1:48 ita very effective way to get tokids who come to libraries topick up books and do what theynormally do 1:54 TRACK FOUR:AND THE BALTIMORE COUNTYPUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN CONTINUETO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIESBEYOND JUST FEEDING THEIRBRAINS WITH KNOWLEDGE.((Erica)) 58:04 and we knowthis summer more than ever,parents perhaps may not havejobs, kids need food so wethink itever right now to providmeals for kids 58:15 ON CAMTHE HOPE IS THIS MOBILE MEALSSERVICE CAN CONTINUE INTO THENEW, VIRTUAL SCHOOL YEAR.

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