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Project CommUNITY: Baltimore Gives Back
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2025-12-26 22:39:28
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This weekend, WBAL NewsRadio highlights some of the groups we have profiled over the past year, that are doing their part to help Baltimoreans in need.

In the special Project CommUNITY: Baltimore Gives Back you will hear about The Food Project in Southwest Baltimore.

WBAL’s Robert Lang profiles The Food Project

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We first told this story in November.

The organization operates out of the former Samuel F.B. Morse Elementary School, the staff and volunteers cook and serve meals or pick up and do home delivery.

Three days a week, The Food Project operates a pop-up market in the old school cafeteria. Those who work in the pop-up market say it has become more crowded this year due to the federal government shutdown and last month’s  suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

The Food Project offers much more than food. People can get help finding medical care and apply for various benefits. There are after-school activities and a day care center.

There’s also a day shelter for homeless women operated by the Safe Exit Initiative of Baltimore.

“The mission of the Food Project is really two-fold,” said Michelle Suazo, executive director of The Food Project. “It’s to feed the community but it’s also to create jobs. I hire a lot of people from the streets that might not have been able to otherwise get a job.”

Suazo said The Food Project aims to eliminate hurdles for some of their clients, like needing help in getting a birth certificate, a Social Security card, or a driver’s license so they can apply for jobs, benefits and housing. She also said that many of the teens and young adults she helps don’t have access to a car or reliable transportation.

“That really emphasizes why all of the resources need to be here in one spot,” Suazo said.

During the WBAL special we also tell the stories of the Maryland Food Bank which supports The Food Project.

The special also looks back at an October profile of Camp Erin, one of the organizations that is supported by the WBAL Kids Campaign.

The special also  reviews some of the charity work of Baltimore Ravens’ players.

Listen for Project CommUNITY: Baltimore Gives Back Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday  at 10 a.m. on WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5

 
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