The Montgomery County Food Council is thrilled to announce the release of our report, COVID-19 Emergency Food Assistance Provider Capacity Building Grants: Report on Key Findings and Impact.
This report summarizes the COVID-19 Emergency Food Assistance Provider Capacity Building Grants, including their impact, key findings, and metrics. This grant program invested over 1.2 million dollars in food security efforts across 28 organizations throughout Montgomery County. Created and administered through a partnership of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the Montgomery County Food Council, the Healthcare Initiative Foundation, and the Greater Washington Community Foundation, this grant program was designed to improve the ability of food assistance organizations to respond to food insecurity caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding for this program was made available under the Federal CARES Act as appropriated by the Montgomery County Executive and County Council, the Community Food Rescue mini-grants program, and the private philanthropic donations through the Food for Montgomery Fund at the Greater Washington Community Foundation.
The Montgomery County Food Council is deeply grateful to all the funders, partners and government representatives and advocates who made this work possible. We hope you enjoy reading through this report! Please reach out to us at info@mocofoodcouncil.org with any questions.