The “Sowing Justice: Cultivating A Just Food System” event at the Community College of Baltimore County was a resounding success! 🌿 Aimed at transforming our approach to food justice, the gathering brought together passionate advocates and leaders to foster meaningful dialogue and actionable solutions. Key objectives? Simple yet profound. The event sought to bridge […]
Searchable Map of Baltimore’s food banks with name, address, and hours and days the food bank is open. You can search for instance by typing “Mon” and get the results of all of the food banks that are open on Mondays, or “21215” and get the results of all of the food banks in that […]
I’m trying to be more intentional about sharing the steps that I and we take at The Black Church Food Security Network (BCFSN) to further food justice in local communities through the work of African American congregations. This is not only to help support others around the country that are interested in this work, but […]
Earlier this year, I announced that we would be putting even greater focus on making our hometown of Baltimore a demonstration site for what grassroots, faith-led food justice work looks like. Many of our member churches in our city became inactive or inconsistent after the pandemic. The “faithful few” that were keeping things going before […]
We are fortunate to be in partnership with an organization called Out For Justice (OFJ). This organization was founded by a group of formerly incarcerated individuals who were ready and willing to work but repeatedly denied employment due to their criminal record. With the support of justice-impacted individuals, their friends, and their family members, OFJ […]
Over the last several months, Azariah Moore has worked with Black Church Food Collective Network as an intern. She started her journey with BCFSN while she was an undergraduate student at Towson University. While majoring in International studies and having minors in Japanese and political science, Azariah was a key member in her club Towson […]
On Sunday, June 9, 2024, Clifton Park Baptist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland organized an innovative Health & Wellness worship service which included a panel discussion and farmer’s market. The panel focused on holistic health and featured Dr. Tom Pruski from Wesley Theological Seminary’s Heal The Sick program and renowned chiropractor, Dr. Marcia Levi from […]
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, nearly 30 people from various Baltimore area churches gathered at Allen AME Church for the April 2023 meeting of the Baltimore Chapter of The Black Church Food Security Network. The agenda for the day included many presentations. Rev. Heber Brown, III provided a presentation on “The Building Blocks For An […]
During Fall 2022, we soft-launched our youth program! In December 2022, we completed a three-month contract for the Y of Central Maryland and the Baltimore City Public School System. We provided workshops, cooking demonstrations and farm-based field trips for elementary, middle and high school students. We taught them about farming, food & the Black Freedom […]
In October 2022, Dr. Heber Brown, III was publicly recognized by The Baltimore Magazine as a “Game Changer” for his work with advancing food security and food sovereignty in the African American community. He was recognized alongside a host of other inspiring public servants. We pray that the Black Church Food Security Network continue changing […]
