This is an amazing program in Baltimore City. It does so much for our community. Please sign the PETITION and share! We try so hard for our community, they should be providing more funding, and not evicting this program!
Eviction of The Food Project Baltimore
"The Food Project located out of a surplus school in SW Baltimore is a lifeline for the underserved in zip code 21223. While at times bodies literally lie in the street from murder or drug overdose, the youth are safely inside The Food Project being trained, mentored, and working. The youth are hired to cook and deliver over 500 hot meals a week and distribute tons of produce to the community each month. This has been a space that has supported countless grassroots initiatives, John Hopkins Public Health initiatives, site for Health Departments sessions/flu shots/ safe sex discussions, access points for IPV and homeless services and the collaborative effort of changing lives and inspiring youth to believe.
The Food Project has launched a social enterprise, Seedy Nutty, out of the kitchen which provides additional jobs and entrepreneurial experience. This process has been production certified and FDA approved out of this kitchen. Moving to another space would mean starting over again. These and many other services The Food Project provides are invaluable in this community where there is little else. The Food Project not only feeding the hungry, but also giving the youth of 21223 hope for a better life. The community will be devastated if The Food Project is taken from them. The youth said “they will have nothing if TFP leaves.”
If you believe in The Food Project's value and impact in this underserved community and it's ability to redefine the narrative of the youth on the streets please sign the petition and help push back on this!!!"
