Community & food resources

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911 or Anne Arundel County Warm Line (410-768-5522) for immediate supports. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.

Please take a moment and complete the meal benefit application. (http://aacpsschools.org/nutrition/apply-for-free-or-reduced-price-meals/)  

Meal benefits from last year will cease on October 21st if you do not reapply. When you complete the application all information is confidential, once the online application is submitted and validated, the eligibility status of your child(ren) will be sent home, online meal benefit applications are fast, easy and determined within a few days. 

Food Access/Resources

Breakfast & Lunch at AACPS schools.

All students receive free breakfast daily; there is no application needed to receive free breakfast. Please complete the application linked above to apply for free and reduced school lunches for the 2023-2024 school year. Further information regarding school meals can be found here. 

Community Food Pantries

foodresources.pdf

Locate the closest resource available on the updated interactive map 

Anne Arundel County Partnership with Child, Youth & Families

AACo Partnership-COVID One Pager.pdf
AACo Partnership-COVID One Pager Spanish.pdf

Community Resources

Meade Middle Community Resources April 2020 2.pdf
Rentry_Career_Development_flyer_sept2020.pdf

AAWDC Excluded Worker Humanitarian Relief Fund

The Excluded Worker Humanitarian Relief Fund was created to provide temporary financial support to eligible Anne Arundel County residents who have been impacted by high unemployment and reduced business operations due to COVID-19.

This support is in the form of a $500 Visa Gift card provided to approved individuals through weekly drive up sites around the county. For more information or to apply, please go to the AAWDC website, https://www.aawdc.org/relief.