Baltimore food distribution sites:

  • https://health.baltimorecity.gov/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/food-distribution-sites
  • https://baltimore.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Nearby/index.html?appid=32ce54bc99e746f5bc4c386208cee3e7

The city has set up a number of food distribution sites in that people can come to for meals. These sites do not require people to show identification, they simply get a meal in a grab and go style.

                                        

The first image is a map of food deserts in the city from 2015. This map shows the neighborhoods that are most effected by food insecurity because they do not have good access to grocery stores or other places to buy fresh food. The second image is a map of the food distribution sites currently during the Covid-19 situation. I noticed when looking at these two images side by side that the areas where the city placed food distribution sites matches up with the areas that are most effected by food insecurity.

 

Baltimore is also allowing public schools in the city to offer free breakfast and lunch to school children during the pandemic.