Featured Resource
CarePacks of Talbot County
Phone Number (443) 637- 2061
Description Carepacks is a weekend food program aimed at preventing hunger among Talbot County's most economically vulnerable students. We serve students at ALL Talbot County schools.

Our goal, through a partnership with Talbot County Public Schools and the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, is to provide every eligible student with a backpack filled with healthy, easily accessible meals and snacks every Friday afternoon so that when students return to school on Mondays, they are well-nourished and ready to learn.

CarePack's hope is for students to better be able to focus on academic success because they are no longer distracted by hunger or by concerns about where their next meal is coming from.
Email carepackstc@gmail.com
Corner of Care – Chesapeake College
Address Chesapeake College; Caroline Center Building - 1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, MD 21679
Hours Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am till 4:30 pm
Contact Cheyenne Roache
Email croache@chesapeake.edu
Easton Farmer’s Market
Phone Number (410) 822-7299
Address 100 Block of North Harrison Street, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Every Saturday, RAIN OR SHINE, April - December, 8am-1pm
Website www.avalonfoundation.org/easton-farmers-market
Description NOTE: Temporarily located at 28712 Glebe Road as long as the State of Emergency remains in effect.

As one of the earliest settled areas of the United States, the Delmarva Peninsula - including Talbot County and the town of Easton - has a long and proud history of self-sustainment. The rich farmland and extensive waterways have sustained our economy and provided a way of life for generations of Eastern Shore residents. In addition, modern consumers are showing an increasing demand for more locally grown, farm to table food goods.

The mission of the Easton Farmers Market is to provide a marketplace for farmers and vendors to sustain their local operations, while at the same time offering consumers a venue that fills their whole plate with local produce. From local produce growers to watermen and seafood distributors, from bakers to ranchers and local artisans, the Easton Farmers Market provides an entire meal and home decor in a friendly and festive environment.

Live Music Every Saturday 10:30-12:30

Easton Farmers Market is proud to support local non-profit organizations. Every Saturday, a non-profit can be found at the Washington Street parking lot entrance. Please stop by and engage the featured non-profit, volunteer or donate.
Food Bank – Scotts United Methodist Church
Phone Number (410) 476-3980, (410) 822-8308
Address 3748 Main Street, Trappe, MD 21673
Hours 3rd Thursday of the month @ 9:00am
Website www.lightbythelight.org/history.html
Description Monthly food bank is held the third Thursday at 9am until done. Everyone is Welcome.
Mailing Address P. O. Box 101, Trappe, MD 21673
Food Bank – Tilghman United Methodist Church
Phone Number (410) 886-2009
Address 5731 Tilghman Island Rd, Tilghman, MD 21671
Hours Tuesdays: 9am to 12pm; Wednesdays: 3pm to 6pm
Website www.tilghmanumc.org/ministries-outreach/helping-hands/
Description TUMC maintains a Food Bank at the church where donated food is available to needy individuals and families in the Bay Hundred area. Typically, the Pantry has canned and packaged foods, milk and eggs, and some fresh meat, vegetables and fruit.

Volunteers work tirelessly to gather money and food donations, shop for the food, store pantry supplies and shuffle the volunteer staffing schedule. If you can, donate and deliver perishable and non-perishable food donations to the Pantry.

Use the south door to the TUMC Annex during operating hours.
Email desanctis1@aol.com
Food Pantry – Christ Church St. Michael’s
Phone Number (410) 745-4141, (410) 745-9076
Address 100 Willow Street, St. Michaels, MD 21663
Hours Monday: 9am to 11am; Thursday: 1pm to 3pm
Website christstmichaels.org/outreach-contributions
Description Housed at Christ Church and staffed by church volunteers, the Pantry is supported through individual private food and financial contributions, the annual food drive organized by our local Boy Scout troop, and donations from area businesses and organizations. It serves any Talbot County resident requiring food assistance and is open from 9 to 11 AM each Monday and from 1 to 3 PM each Thursday, with no restriction on frequency of Pantry visits. A satellite program on Tilghman Island operates out of the Tilghman United Methodist Church. The Pantry also provides complete Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, with help from our youth group and additional volunteers to assemble and distribute the boxes. To assure the broadest possible service to our client families, we work with area churches, community groups and other food pantries.
Mailing Address PO Box S, St. Michaels, MD 21663
Email info@christstmichaels.org
Food Pantry – Easton Church of God’s Harvest of Hope
Phone Number (410) 822-3088
Address 1009 N Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Tuesdays: 12pm to 1pm (Baked Goods Only); Thursdays: 12pm to 2pm, Senior Meals Delivered on Mondays/Tuesdays
Website www.eastoncog.org/hoh
Description Our mission is to be a resource united in providing food to families in their time of need. The food pantry through Harvest Of Hope serves families within the Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, and Queen Anne counties. Senior Citizen Meals are delivered on Mondays and Tuesdays - to sign up for meal delivery, please email kathytaylor@eastoncog.org.
Food Pantry – Neighborhood Service Center
Phone Number (4110) 822-5015
Address 126 Port Street, Easton MD 21601
Website www.nsctalbotmd.org/programs
Description Through state and federal grant funding, as well as donations from private citizens, local businesses and organizations, NSC is able to provide nutritious food items for income eligible households (we feed those over income with donated and purchased food). The food pantry, aside from providing monthly emergency food, also provides Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets to Talbot County households.
Food Pantry – New St. John’s United Methodist Church
Phone Number (410) 745-5084
Address 9123 Tilghman Island Road, Wittman, MD 21676
Hours 1st and 3rd Fridays: 10am to 12pm
Food Pantry – St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Phone Number (410) 822-0001
Address 100 Peachblossom Road, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.stmarkseaston.org
Description St. Mark's maintains a food pantry that supports St. Mark's Village and requests by individuals, and provides food baskets to 25 St. Mark's Village residents at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Food Pantry – St. Michael’s Community Center
Phone Number (410) 745-6073
Address 103 Railroad Ave., St. Michaels, MD 21663
Hours Mondays: 5 to 7pm, Wednesdays: 3 to 5pm, Fridays: 11am to 3pm
Website www.stmichaelscc.org/community-food-support.html
Description The St. Michaels Community Center is now a Food Distribution site, helping the St. Vincent de Paul Society expand its reach for the Maryland Food Bank. To receive food donations from the Maryland Food Bank, please stop by our 103 Railroad Ave. location anytime Mondays from 5 to 7pm, Wednesdays from 3 to 5pm, or Fridays from 11am to 3pm.

Holiday Dinners are open to the public at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, and offer a great opportunity to break bread with neighbors and friends. The holiday dinners are offered at no charge and anyone is welcome. Dates will be posted closer to each holiday. Please check back.

To donate food for distribution or holiday dinners, or to volunteer to work the dinners, please call Trish at 410-745-6073.

Non-perishable food is also available on a limited basis for anyone in need. Call Trish at 410-829-3883 if food is needed outside of office hours.

Donations of non-perishables may be dropped off at anytime.

Deliveries available for Seniors and Disabled – call 410-745-6073
Food Pantry – St. Vincent de Paul
Phone Number (410) 770-4505
Address 29533 Canvasback Drive, P.O. Box 783 Easton, MD 21601
Hours Tuesdays: 1-4 pm and Saturdays: 9am-12pm
Website www.svdpeastonmd.org
Description The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a worldwide Catholic organization of lay people, open to all who wish to live their faith by loving and serving their neighbors.

Members of the Society provide person-to-person service to help those in need, regardless of race, creed, gender or religion. We perform our works of charity quietly and respectfully, preserving the dignity of all those we encounter. No work of charity is foreign to us.
Email: svdpeastonmd@gmail.com
Food Pantry and Emergency Shelter – Presbyterian Church of Easton
Phone Number (410) 822-3324
Address 617 North Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.pceaston.com/effective-outreach
Description Our Church is very actively engaged in helping those in the community and beyond. Our members help at in the following areas:

Shelter providing a place for people to live when in need. We also provide classes on parenting, money management, cooking, shopping, etc.

Our Food Pantry is small, but provides help to those in need.
Food Supplement Program (Food Stamps) – Talbot County DSS
Phone Number (410) 770-4848
Address 301 Bay Street, Easton, Maryland 21601
Hours Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm
Website www.dhs.maryland.gov/food-supplement-program
Description The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called the Food Supplement Program (FSP) in Maryland, formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income households buy the food they need for good health. Everyone has the right to apply for FSP.

Assists low-income households to have a more nutritious diet by increasing their purchasing power.
- A household is defined as a group of people who live together, buy food and prepare their meals together.
- Everyone in the household MUST be included on the application.
- A household consists of parents and any children, married or unmarried under the age of 22, and any children they may have residing in the home.
- Adult children (22 or older) can be a separate household if they purchase and prepare their meals separately. The adult child would need to file a separate application.
- There can be several different household units in the same family, in the same home.

For example: A 3 generational home can have 3 separate households if all the generations are purchasing and preparing their food separately.
Monthly benefits depend on:

- number of people in the household
- amount of GROSS household income
- certain allowable expenses

Please Note: GROSS income is before taxes or anything else is taken out
Food Supplement is only part of the household’s monthly food budget! Households must spend some of their own cash along with their Food Supplement benefits in order to buy enough food for the whole month.

Applicants must file an application, be interviewed, and meet all financial and technical eligibility factors prior to issuance of FSP benefits. Some people who have little or no money may qualify for Expedited Food Supplement benefits right away. They must have only an interview and verify identity.

Visit: http://dhr.maryland.gov/food-supplement-program/ for more information on income guidelines and/or to apply online.
Harris Farms
Address 101 Marlboro Ave, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Marlboro Avenue: Monday - Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sundays: 10am to 3pm, Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8am to 1pm
Website www.harrisfarmsmarket.com
Description Located at the Easton Bowl parking lot June - September selling fresh produce everyday, and at the Easton Farmer's Market April - December.
Email harrisfarmsmarket@gmail.com
Interfaith Coalition Against Hunger
Website www.uufeaston.org/our-ministry-2/social-justice-committee/social-justice/hunger-lunches/
Description To help combat the increasing problem of hunger in the community, this group of nine local faith congregations decided to expand on the winter Wednesday soup kitchen that was already running at Asbury United Methodist Church. We began making and delivering lunches throughout the year to people in Easton. During four winter months, Asbury provides soup and bread, with other congregations helping with desserts and fruit. On the rest of the year, each congregation acts independently on the assigned week and members of Asbury participate weekly with each group.

Currently on limited activities.
Maryland Food Bank, Eastern Shore Branch
Phone Number (410) 742-0050
Address 28500 Owens Branch Road, Salisbury, MD 21803
Hours Monday - Friday: 7:30am to 4pm
Website www.mdfoodbank.org/locations/eastern-shore-branch
Description The Maryland Food Bank – Eastern Shore Branch distributes food to eight counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester.

In 1981, the Maryland Food Bank opened a branch in Salisbury in order to better serve the rural populations of the Eastern Shore. In its first year, the branch distributed about 33,000 meals. In FY19, the branch distributed more than 5.5 million meals to food-insecure Marylanders.

Since its launch, the Maryland Food Bank – Eastern Shore Branch has grown its distribution significantly. In the last few years, the branch has expanded the Maryland Food Bank’s School Pantry Program, which distributes food to children and families in need throughout the school year to 18 pantries. The Maryland Food Bank – Eastern Shore Branch currently provides food to more than 252 distribution and community-based partners in the region.
Meals on Wheels
Phone Number (410) 822-2869
Address 400 Brookletts Ave, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.brooklettsplace.org/meals-on-wheels
Description Meals on Wheels is a national non-profit volunteer community service providing nutritional home-delivered meals, at cost, to qualified home bound seniors 60 years of age or older. Meals are also provided to disabled individuals unable to prepare or obtain adequate meals.

All meals are offered at a nominal cost during a period of need. This service is offered to qualified persons (disabled and seniors) who may benefit from it, regardless of income.

Meals are prepared and packaged at cost and delivered by volunteers three days a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to the individual’s home.

For more information about the program, to sign-up for meal delivery to your home, or to volunteer, please call the Center at 410.822.2869.
Mom’s Meals
Phone Number 1-877-508-6667
Hours Monday - Friday: 9am to 7pm
Website www.momsmeals.com
Description Mom’s Meals is a leading national provider of fresh-made, home-delivered meals and nutrition services for individuals desiring convenience or independent living and for patients recuperating at home or managing a chronic disease. Delivers to Maryland..
Movable Feast
Phone Number (410) 327-3420
Address 901 N. Milton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205
Website www.mfeast.org
Description The mission of Moveable Feast is to foster a community that cares for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses by preparing and delivering nutritious meals and groceries and providing nutritional counseling and other services.

In 1998, Governor Parris Glendening awarded Moveable Feast a State grant to provide meals to people with HIV/AIDS on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Today, Moveable Feast serves 15 of the 24 counties in Maryland, including Talbot.
Email info@mfeast.org
St. Michaels Community Center Community Café & Pantry
Phone Number (410) 745-6073
Address 207 N. Talbot Street, St. Michaels, MD
Hours Mondays 4-6pm, Wednesdays and Fridays 1-3pm
Website https://www.stmichaelscc.org/cafe
Description Enjoy a Great Meal ​While Connecting With Community
​Freshly crafted, delicious meals made on-site.
The St. Michaels Community Center provides a delicious, nutritious, chef-made meal at the Community Center for all to enjoy, each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during select hours.

​​Take-Out and Dine-In Meals are Available!

SMCC additionally provides non-perishable items from its pantry for anyone in need, at any time.
Contact Person Patrick Rofe
Contact Email patrick@stmichaelscc.org
St. Michaels Farmers Market
Phone Number (410) 924-8148
Address 206 S Talbot Street, St. Michaels, MD 21663
Hours Saturdays from April - November, 8:30am to 11:30am
Website www.stmichaelsfarmersmarket.org
Description The St. Michaels Farmers Market (SMFM) is an independent, non-profit, producer-only farmers market in the tidewater town of St. Michaels on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

On Saturday mornings from April through November, we seek to support local farmers, foster community, and provide access to fresh food in Talbot County.

Grab your tote bags. Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you.

Email stmichaelsmarket@gmail.com
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phone Number (410) 770-4505
Address 29533 Canvasback Drive, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Thrift Store Hours: Thursdays: 1pm to 4pm; Saturday: 9am to 1pm; Family Assistance Hours: Tuesdays: 1pm to 4pm; Saturday: 9am to 1pm
Website www.svdpeastonmd.org
Description The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a worldwide Catholic organization of lay people, open to all who wish to live their faith by loving and serving their neighbors.

Members of the Society provide person-to-person service to help those in need, regardless of race, creed, gender or religion. We perform our works of charity quietly and respectfully, preserving the dignity of all those we encounter. No work of charity is foreign to us.

Our Services include:
- Free and low cost food to those who know hunger (SEE FOOD PANTRY - ST VINCENT DE PAUL)
- Emergency Payments for utilities, rent, mortgage to maintain a viable life;
- Emergency Shelter- temporary housing for the homeless;
- Furniture and Household Goods to provide a comfortable pace to live;
- Clothing- free and low cost clothes for the disadvantaged;
- Comfort- Embracing the lonely, forgotten, and alienated
Mailing Address PO Box 783, Easton, MD 21601
Email svdpeastonmd@gmail.com
Talbot County Department of Social Services (DSS)
Phone Number (410) 770-4848
Address 301 Bay Street, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Monday - Friday: 8am to 5pm
Website www.dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/talbot-county
Description Programs and Services include:
- Adoption Services
- Adult Protective Services (APS)
- Child Care Program, Purchase of Care (POC)
- Child Support Enforcement
- Energy Assistance
- Family Support Services
- Food Stamps (FS)
- Foster Care Services (FCS)
- Homelessness Prevention Program
- In-Home Aide Services (IHAS)
- Location & Contact Information
- Medical Assistance (MA)
- Project HOME
- Social Services to Adults (SSTA)
- Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)

To report abuse/neglect after hours: (410) 822-3101
Email talbot.customer@maryland.gov
Talbot County Health Department
Phone Number (410) 819-5600
Address 100 S. Hanson Street, Easton MD 21601
Hours Monday - Friday: 8am to 5pm
Website www.health.maryland.gov/talbotcounty
Description Programs and Services include:
- Addictions
- Administrative Care Coordination
- Birth and Death Certificate
- Breast and Cervical Cancer (BCCP)
- Cancer Prevention
- Children With Special Needs (CYSHCN)
- Developmental Disabilities (DDA)
- Disease Surveillance
- Early Head Start
- Emergency Preparedness
- Environmental Health
- Excess Equipment
- Family Planning
- Healthy Families
- Home Based Services
- Immunizations
- MA Transportation
- Maryland Health Insurance (MCHP)
- Maternal Child Health (MCH)
- School Health
- Smoking Cessation
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- WIC Midshore
- Zika Links and Information
Talbot County Hunger Coalition
Website www.feedtalbot.org
Description The Talbot County Hunger Coalition is a network of community members, providers and caring individuals working together with the Talbot Family Network to end hunger and improve access to healthy, nutritious food for our most vulnerable residents.
Email catpoeTCHC@gmail.com
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Mid-Shore
Phone Number (410) 479-8060 / 1-866-551-2139
Address 215 Bay St, Suite 1, Easton MD 21601
Hours Call to schedule an appointment
Website www.carolinehd.org/wic-midshore
Description Serving Caroline, Talbot, and Dorchester Counties - WIC is a nutrition and supplemental food program for Women, Infants, and Children. To be eligible a woman has to be pregnant, breastfeeding an infant under one year, or has to have delivered within the past 6 months. Infants are eligible from birth to one year of age, and children are eligible from one year to 5 years of age, as long as, they are also income eligible, live in the service area and are considered to be a nutritional risk as determined by the program guidelines.

Eligibility: https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/wic/Pages/wic-eligible.aspx
Apply for WIC: https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/wic/Pages/wic-apply.aspx

Food benefits include items such as:
- Whole grain bread, tortillas, and brown rice
- Fruits and vegetables
- Dried canned beans and peas
- Peanut butter
- Cereal, milk, and 100% juice
- Eggs and cheese
- Baby food and baby cereal
- Infant formula

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