Maryland Humanities Monday announced a total of $515,000 in funding for 100 Maryland nonprofit organizations ($5,150 per organization) through its CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act Emergency Relief Grants Fund. Recipients of the general operating grants include museums, ...

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The Langston Hughes Center in Baltimore continues to serve the community through the COVID-19 pandemic with the distribution of free food every Tuesday and Friday at 2 p.m. as well as meal delivery throughout the week. The center, at 5011 ...

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The COVID-19 Food Stability Fund, created through a collaboration by 11 local companies, announced Thursday the awarding of $659,000 in grants to 50 Baltimore organizations providing food to Baltimore children, families and seniors. The grants, ranging from $2,500 to $15,000, ...

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For the 10th week in a row, Hotel Revival Hotel Revival will distribute free produce donated by Coastal Sunbelt Produce and bagged lunches provided by the hotel’s rooftop restaurant Topside. The food will be given out Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at the restaurant, ...

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Feed Howard County and The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation launched the Feed the 5,000 campaign Wednesday with the goal of providing at least 5,000 meals to families in need in Howard County by July 4. Feed Howard County is a program designed to ...

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BudKups, a Maryland-based company making vaporizer accessories for use with the Pax vaporizer, is donating a portion of sales to support the production of much-needed hand sanitizer for frontline workers in the state, including Baltimore Firefighters local 734. Its support ...

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In response to the COVID-19 crisis and rising levels of hunger in communities nationally, United Way Worldwide is expanding Ride United, its transportation access initiative, to launch a “last mile” home delivery program that brings food and supplies to vulnerable populations ...

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Capital Funding Group (CFG) and CFG Bank (CFGB) provided meals to 11n nursing/assisted living facilities and 485 employees as part of its Meals for Healthcare Heroes program. CFG/CFGB will continue their initiative, scheduling deliveries to 11 more health care facilities ...

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Harford County residents can get free Internet access from the parking lots at five county buildings where public Wi-Fi has been expanded in response to the statewide shutdown of businesses, schools and other public facilities due to COVID-19.  Although county ...

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Living Classrooms received a $50,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation to support its efforts to respond to ongoing community needs in response to the COVID-19 health crisis, the Baltimore-Washington-based nonprofit announced Tuesday. Traumatic exposures in the communities served by Living Classrooms such as violence, ...

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