Education, Family, Health

BCPS to distribute meals to students on Dec. 21, then resume service on Jan. 4 following winter break

TOWSON, MD—Prior to suspending meal distributions to students during winter break, Baltimore County Public Schools will distribute three days’ worth of free meals to students on Monday, Dec. 21, at 300 community locations, including all middle and high schools.

The BCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services will close for winter break from Tuesday, Dec. 22, through Jan. 3 before resuming its regular Monday and Wednesday meal distribution schedule on Monday, Jan. 4.

Baltimore County government, which has been distributing meals on Saturday, will not distribute meals on Saturday, Dec. 26; however, it will share meals on Monday, Dec. 28, starting at 10 a.m. County government will resume its regular Saturday meal distribution on Saturday, Jan. 2.

For families needing additional assistance during the winter holiday season, Baltimore County government has shared a list of area food pantries. Families are encouraged to contact the food pantries for updates on food availability before visiting them.

40 West Assistance and Referral Services
St. Bartholomew’s Church, 4711 Edmondson Ave., 21229
410-233-4357

Agape Christian Church – Food Pantry
100 E. Timonium Rd., 21093
410-252-4255

Assistance Center of Towson Churches
116 W. Pennsylvania Ave., 21204
410 296-4855

Baltimore North Cluster Food Bank
19401 Middletown Rd., 21120
443-791-6757

Bridgeway Community Church
11301 Red Run Blvd., 21117
410-599-8677 or 410-992-5832 (option 4)

Catonsville Emergency Assistance
25 Bloomsbury Ave., 21228
410-747-HELP (4357)

Christus Victor Lutheran Church Victor’s Vittles Bldg.
9833 Harford Rd., 21234
410-668-8089

Cockeysville Food Pantry
14200 Mount Ave., 21131
410 472-3379

Community Assistance Network (CAN)
7900 E. Baltimore St., 21224
410-285-4674 x201

Community Crisis Center
725 Main St., 21136
410-526-7111

Deaf Shalom Zone
1040 S Beechfield Ave., 21229
410-242-6303 option 3

Dundalk Church of God
6 Yorkway Rd., 21222
410-284-0722

Eastern Interface
155 Orville Rd., 21221
410-391-6181

Edgemere Church of God
7414 Ellen Ave., 21219
410 477-0697

Essex United Methodist Church
524 Maryland Ave., 21221
410-686-2867

Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
2422 W. Patapsco Ave., 21230
410-525-0969

Freedom Outreach
914 Middle River Rd., 21220
410-420-1011

Grace AME Food Pantry
67 Winters Ln., 21228
410-744- 9479

Greater Bethlehem Temple
8334 Liberty Rd., 21244
410-521-4072

HARBELL Community Organization
5807 Harford Rd., 21214
410-444-2100

Harvest Church of God
605 Westminster Pike, 21136
410-833-1295

Hereford Food Bank
16931 York Rd., 21111
410-343- 0660

Holy Nativity Church of God
1200 Linden Ave., 21227
410-242-9441

ISKCON Emergency Food Pantry
200 Bloomsbury Ave., 21228
443-251-8086

J & C Unity Food Bank
7006 Graces Quarters Rd., 21220
410-335-0059

Jesus House of Baltimore
7710 Windsor Mill Rd., 21244
410-521-4783

Lansdowne Interfaith
2700 Washington Ave., 21227
410-242-1025

Liberty Community Development Corp.
6901 Security Square Blvd., 21244
410-265-6800

Macedonia Helping Hand
1927 Featherbed Ln., 21207
443-695-7608

Maryland Food Bank at Milbrook Elementary
4300 Crest Heights Rd., 21215
443-273-1066

Middle River Assembly of God
9620 Bird River Rd., 21220
410-391-7993

Middle River Baptist Church
610 Middle River Rd., 21220
410-686-8810

Morning Star Baptist
MSBC Community Outreach Center, 6665 Security Blvd., 21207
410-747-3417

Mt. Calvary AME Church
300 Eudowood Ln., 21286
410-296-9474

Mt. Olive UMC
5115 Old Court Rd., 21133
410-922-2853

Our Lady of Hope Rectory
1727 Lynch Road, 21222
410-284-6600

Our Lady of Victory
4414 Wilkens Ave., 21229
410-242-0131

Parish United Methodist Church
7800 Wise Ave., 21222
410-288-5488

Perry Hall Methodist
9515 Belair Rd., 21236
410-256-1897

Pleasant Zion Baptist Church
4317 North Point Blvd., 21222
410-388-0585

Reisterstown UMC
308 Main St., 21136
443-518-0482

Rock City Church
1607 Cromwell Bridge Rd., 21234
410- 882-2217

Saint Ursula’s Pantry
8801 Harford Rd., 21234
410-665-0918

Salvation Army
1400 Fuselage Ave., 21220
410-783-2920, x50106

Scotts Branch Elementary
8220 Tawnmoore Rd., 21224
410-887-0761

Set the Captives Free Food Pantry
6901 Security Boulevard in the rear next to Parking Lot #20, 21244
410-265-6800

Shiloh Meal & Food Pantry
1355 Homestead St., 21218
410-889-2637

Soup for the Soul
6903 Mornington Rd., 21222
443-742-9160

St. Clare’s Catholic Church
714 Myrth Ave., 21221
410-687-6011

St Gabriel’s Church
6950 Dogwood Rd., 21244
443-328-3230

St. Luke’s Catholic Church
7517 North Point Rd., 21219
410-477-5200

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
3620 Red Rose Farm Rd., 21220
410-335-4210

St. Michael The Archangel
10 Willow Ave., 21206
410-665-1054

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
7834 Eastern Ave., 21236
410-284-0336

St. Rita’s Catholic Church
6726 Youngstown Ave., 21222
410-284-0388

The Amazing Grace Church International
100 Winters Ln., 21228
443-540-3337

Timonium United Methodist Church
2300 Pot Spring Rd., 21093
410-252-5500

Towson United Methodist Church
501 Hampton Ln., 21286
410-823-3649

Turners Station Conservation Teams, Inc.
Sollers Point Multipurpose Center, 323 Sollers Point Rd., 21222
410-302-2903

Uproar Church
10711 Red Run Blvd., 21117
443-764-5525

Victory Villa Baptist Church – Food Pantry
75 Chandelle Rd., 21220
410-686-0141

Watersedge Baptist Church
3483 Liberty Pkwy., 21222
410-282-1974

Woman Missionary Outreach
67 Winters Ln., 21228
410-744-9479

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