What's New
October 2008 - Policy Brief: Breakfast in Maryland’s Counties (pdf)
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for children, but only 43.7 eligible low-income Maryland children participated in the School Breakfast Program for every 100 who participated in the National School Lunch Program during the 2007-2008 school year. Click here for more...(pdf)
September 2008 - Poverty in Maryland: A Snapshot from the 2007 Census Data on Poverty and Income
July 30, 2008 - Maryland Children Missing Free Summer Meals
State Taking Action to Reverse Slide, Serve More Low-Income Children
Read the Executive Summary &
Implications for Maryland
Download the press release
Maryland’s participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs slipped in July 2007, with just 21 percent of eligible low-income children in the state receiving summer meals, according to Maryland Hunger Solutions. Data from Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation (pdf), a national report by the Food Research and Action Center found that participation fell from serving more than 49,000 Maryland children in July 2006 to fewer than 43,000 in July 2007.
July 7, 2008 - USDA issues updated income guidelines and reimbursement rates for child nutrition programs (school meals, afterschool and summer food programs, day care nutrition programs). The rates are in effect July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. Follow these links for the Federal Register notices on:
School Meals Rates
CACFP Rates
Food Distribution Program Rates (Commodities - "Value of Donated Foods")
(Documents are in PDF format.)