Sandy Spring Bank Donates $50,000 to Local Food Banks to Support Access to Nutritious Food
March 06 2024 - 2:30PM
Sandy Spring Bank today announced a $50,000 donation to help combat
hunger in the Greater Washington Region. Bank leaders presented
checks of $25,000 each to Capital Area Food Bank and the Maryland
Food Bank to help them in their important work in the D.C. region
and across Maryland. Bank employees also helped sort fresh and
non-perishable food and construct boxes for local seniors, while
learning more about the critical work these organizations do to
support individuals and families in our community.
Sandy Spring Bank’s donation to Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB)
supports the Family Markets program. In 2021, CAFB conducted
internal research and found that there were almost 250,000 food
insecure children and young adults in the region. The biggest
challenges to accessing healthy food for families are cost and
distance. CAFB helps mitigate these challenges through Family
Markets, which are monthly, no-cost, farmer’s market-style grocery
distributions at public and charter schools.
“When transportation is a challenge, a trip to the grocery store
can take parents hours, all while they balance jobs, childcare, and
other commitments,” says Radha Muthiah, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Capital Area Food Bank. “Sandy Spring Bank’s
contribution will significantly help those who rely on the Family
Markets program to access the nutritious food they need.”
The Bank’s donation to the Maryland Food Bank (MFB) supports
their Partner Grants Program. The program provides financial grants
to partner organizations and additional nonprofits to fund costs
associated with enhancing their capacity to distribute more
nutritious food, increase food distribution in targeted geographic
areas, and create innovative solutions that address root causes of
hunger. From July 2022 to June 2023, MFB distributed nearly 50
million pounds of food to more than 800,000 people across Maryland
through a network of nearly 1,100 community and faith-based
distribution points, including food pantries, emergency shelters,
and soup kitchens. In addition to distributing food, MFB
collaborates with these partners to provide resources beyond food
and address root causes of hunger so that more Marylanders can
become financially stable and thrive.
“The need for our services is at an all-time high,” says Carmen
Del Guercio, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland
Food Bank. “The Bank’s gift will support financial grants to our
community partners to help better serve the individuals and
families that use their services.”
“Sandy Spring Bank is honored to continue our long-time
partnerships with Capital Area and Maryland Food Banks. As a leader
in our community, we recognize the impact that health and wellness
have on a person’s quality of life,” says Executive Vice President
and Chief Consumer Banking Officer, Lynne Pulford.
“Our donations to Capital Area and Maryland Food Banks
underscore our commitment to initiatives that address food
insecurity and promote the wellbeing of individuals and families in
Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.”
About Capital Area Food Bank
Capital Area Food Bank is a non-profit organization that serves
the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. They partner with more than
400 nonprofit organizations in D.C. and the surrounding region to
provide food to people in need.
About the Maryland Food Bank
The Maryland Food Bank is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization
dedicated to feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending
hunger for more Marylanders by partnering with local organizations
from the western mountains to the Eastern Shore. The food bank’s
statewide network of food assistance brings enough resources
together to provide nearly 114,000 meals every day to hungry
children, seniors, veterans, and hard-working families, meeting the
immediate needs of hungry Marylanders while simultaneously working
to create pathways out of hunger.
About Sandy Spring Bank
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Olney, Maryland, is
the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, a premier community bank
in the Greater Washington, D.C. region. With
over 50 locations, the bank offers a broad range
of commercial and retail
banking, mortgage, private banking,
and trust services throughout Maryland, Virginia, and
Washington, D.C. Through its subsidiaries, Rembert Pendleton
Jackson, and West Financial Services, Inc., Sandy Spring Bank
also offers a comprehensive menu of wealth management
services.
Media Contact:Sam
Price240.278.3448sprice@sandyspringbank.com
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