As part of the COVID-19 Emergency Food Strategy, Baltimore City has partnered with Amazon to deliver grocery boxes to residents who are home-bound or are unable to afford paid meal or grocery delivery. 

Qualifying households will receive 30 lbs. of shelf-stable food once a week. Adults 60 and older can call 410-396-2273, and residents 59 and younger can call 2-1-1 to find out if they qualify for the service. If they do not qualify for grocery delivery, the resident can still receive food assistance by visiting coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/food-distribution-sites 

The new Grocery Delivery program joins the existing food resources available in the 2nd District, listed below:  

Sidewalk Grab and Go Pantries

Families and Individuals will be able to pick up frozen prepared meals from a selected school site once a week on a designated day (either Wednesdays or Fridays). Meals will be distributed between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. An individual person may take 7 meals. Families may pick up meals based on the number of people in their household. For example, a family of 3 may pick up 21 meals or 3 bags of 7 meals each. The maximum number of meals one family may take is 28 meals. 

Vanguard Middle School – 5000 Truesdale Ave. , Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School #237 – 213 S. Eaton St., Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Baltimore City Grocery Box Distribution 

30 pounds of shelf-stable food will be available for families to pick up on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m., while supplies last at Jerusalem Evangelical Church located at 4605 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21206

2nd District children and youth will be able to receive free meals from the following locations through May 15, 2020:

Recreation Centers: Youth will be able to receive 3 meals & a snack Monday-Friday 12-6 pm; Saturday-Sunday 12-4 pm from the following recreation centers:

Gardenville Recreation Center – 4517 Hazelwood Ave. Baltimore, MD 21206

Herring Run Recreation Center – 5001 Sinclair Ln, Baltimore, MD 21206

Mobile Meal Distribution Sites: Youth will be able to receive breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday from the following mobile meal stops in and near the 2nd District:

4400 Parkside Dr. – 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. (Breakfast), 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.  (Lunch)

2401 Belair Rd  – 9:20 – 9:50 a.m. (Breakfast), 1:20 – 1:50 p.m.  (Lunch)

3411 Bank Street – 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. (Breakfast), 2:50 – 3:20 p.m.  (Lunch)