Howard County MLK Holiday Commission Pop Up Pantry

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

The Pop-Up Pantry, a year-round, monthly event, is a collaboration between the Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission (MLK Commission) under the Howard County Office of Human Rights and Equity (OHRE), and the Harriet Tubman Foundation of Howard County (HTF). Identified as an official food distribution center of the Maryland Food Bank, the Pop-Up Pantry commenced in December of 2020 during the economically devastating Covid-19 Pandemic. The Pop-Up Pantry exists to combat the problem of Food Insufficiency experienced by Howard County’s most vulnerable residents. Since its inception, 500 individuals and families per month have received a monthly allotment of much-needed nutritious groceries.