The Maryland Emergency Food Program (MEFP) administers annual grants to feeding organizations to purchase food to provide groceries and meals to families in need. These organizations are tax-exempt agencies and include soup kitchens, food banks, food pantries, shelters, residential treatment programs, and after-school programs. MEFP funds are allocated to all 24 jurisdictions in Maryland based  Read the Rest…

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What is TEFAP? The Emergency Food Assistance Program was created through the Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 and represents a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), farmers nationwide and state governments across the country. This partnership provides federal funds and food commodities to each state to be distributed to eligible agencies. Every  Read the Rest…

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