Campaign Underway to Make Montgomery County a Hunger Free Zone (VIDEO)

Montgomery County officials have launched a campaign to make Montgomery County a hunger free zone. Lorna Virgil reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.   Related:

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice and Councilmember Nancy Navarro joined with representatives from the County’s faith community, leaders from local anti-hunger organizations, and Giant Food today to launch a campaign to make Montgomery County a “hunger-free” zone. According to county officials, almost 70,000 county residents receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits – up over […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, the director of Bethesda Help tells us why the nonprofit is partnering with a Kensington church to help feed the hungry in zipcode 20895.

In this MyMCMedia extra, the Director of Bethesda Help tells us the demand for assistance is on the rise:

In this MyMCMedia extra, the Director of Bethesda Help tells us about the growing number of people her organization is serving in Montgomery County.

Kensington wants to become the nation’s first hunger free zip code. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington is teaming up with Bethesda Help to launch an expanded food delivery service to local families in need. The “20895—Hunger Free Zone” campaign aims to deliver a three-day supply of groceries on weekdays to Kensington-area families within […]