The celebrity chef’s food program will be providing meals to anyone who needs them every Saturday at Camden Yards.
The residents of Baltimore are getting a helping hand from World Central Kitchen, the Maryland Stadium Authority, and the Orioles. Chef José Andrés has spent the past couple of years feeding people around the world with his charity, World Central Kitchen. After seeing the nonprofit's work around the DMV area, Governor Larry Hogan reached out to Andrés and asked him to help feed the people of Baltimore. Each Saturday World Central Kitchen will be providing grab-and-go meals to anyone needs them at Camden Yards. The food program is slated to continue until the COVID-19 crisis has abated.
World Central Kitchen, in cooperation with Revolution Foods, will distribute meals to anyone in need every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lot H of the Camden Yards Sports Complex. The organization plans to hand out between 10,000 and 20,000 meals, providing a weekend of meals to each recipient.
“This certainly isn’t how we planned to be using Camden Yards right now, but at the very least, we can use the space to help families in need during this crisis,” said Governor Hogan. “I want to thank Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen for partnering with us, and Chairman Tom Kelso and the Maryland Stadium Authority, for spearheading this community-wide effort. We are all in this together, and we are going to get through this together.”
The Salvation Army has also built a kitchen on the stadium grounds that cooks and delivers meals to senior citizens in need. If you or someone you know is in need during this crisis, there are several resources available. Every public school system in Maryland is operating a meals program for both children and adults; visit the Maryland Schools website for pickup locations. The Maryland Food Bank also has a map on its website that will direct you to nearby food pick up locations, and you can apply for food supplements or SNAP benefits at Maryland.gov.