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Acts of Generosity COVID-19

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Jul 9, 2020

Perdue Farms delivers more than 1.5M pounds of protein in support of communities amid COVID-19 crisis

Salisbury-based Perdue Farms has delivered more than 1.5 million pounds of protein to food banks and hunger-relief efforts through its “Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors” hunger-relief initiative, exceeding its commitment to […]

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Jul 9, 2020

UnitedHealthcare donates $1M to Md. nonprofits

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, is awarding $1 million in Empowering Health grants to eight community-based organizations in Maryland to expand access to care and address the social determinants of […]

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Jul 9, 2020

Wills Group adds $300K to COVID-19 philanthropic response

The LaPlata-based Wills Group announced Thursday an additional $300,000 in unrestricted grants to support nonprofit organizations working to help individuals and families in need across the mid-Atlantic region. The announcement […]

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Jul 8, 2020

Howard County General Hospital’s Heroes in Health Care raises $238K

Howard Hospital Foundation received more than $238,000 in sponsorships and donations to Howard County General Hospital’s fifth annual Heroes in Health Care event, originally scheduled as an in-person event on […]

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Jul 7, 2020

Girls in the Game awarded $100K to support social justice programming in Baltimore

Girls in the Game Tuesday announced it received a $100,000 grant to support social justice programming for young women in Baltimore, Dallas and Chicago. The grant is part of a commitment […]

Jul 7, 2020

Md. Food Bank reaches $12M goal for Phase 1 of COVID-19 response plan

The Maryland Food Bank Tuesday announced it reached its goal of $12 million to fund Phase 1 of the organization’s COVID-19 Food Access Response Plan. The organization’s 90-day, $12 million […]

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Jul 6, 2020

Classic Catering, United Way of Central Md. partner to form Classic Cares initiative

Owings Mills-based catering company The Classic Catering People has formed a new program with United Way of Central Maryland called Classic Cares, an initiative to help provide people living in […]

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Jun 29, 2020

Baltimore City Community College to serve as summer food distribution site

Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) will serve as a distribution site for free summer meals for Baltimore students and residents through Aug. 7. BCCC will provide free breakfast, lunch and snacks to Baltimore students […]

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Jun 25, 2020

Suburban Propane delivers food to MedStar employees across Md.

Suburban Propane Partners L.P., a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, delivered a batch of 1,000 pizzas […]

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Jun 24, 2020

Courthouse developers create COVID-19 fund with Community Foundation of Howard County

Edgemoor-Star America Judicial Partners (ESJP), a group of companies collaborating to develop the new Howard County Circuit Courthouse, established a donor-advised fund with the Community Foundation of Howard County. The […]

Jun 23, 2020

Md. nonprofits, local businesses organize COVID-19 airlift to hard-hit Ecuador

As the Baltimore-Washington region makes progress in the battle against COVID-19, two local nonprofits are leading an effort to airlift up to 20 tons of medical supplies, personal protection equipment […]

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Jun 22, 2020

CAC’s COVID-19 Pop-up Pantries helping Howard County residents

The Community Action Council of Howard County (CAC) continues to help residents with its Pop-up Pantries, having served 12,000 Howard County residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, low-income residents in […]