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The cupboards are bare at Columbia Community Care. Food prices have gone up, up, up and donations have been waning. Everyone is feeling the pinch.


Image from Columbia Community Care social media 

We are also painfully aware that ever-increasing food costs and inflation in general are affecting everyone's household budgets. If you are able to, please consider picking up some extra pasta, cereal, peanut butter and jelly, tuna, canned veggies, etc. Every jar, package, can, container will help. Thank you so much, as always, for your caring and compassionate hearts.*




Did you know that you can bring donations of non perishable food items with you to early voting?





The Howard County Board of Elections has partnered with the Community Action Council of Howard County to host the Harvest of Hope Food Drive benefiting the Howard County Food Bank.

Most Needed Items:



Big announcement from new business venture in Elkridge!

Feast & Fettle Invests 5 Million in Howard County Expansion, Plans 250 Jobs, Citibiz.co, no author listed

Sample menus:


Image from Feast & Fettle Website


So far the Elkridge location employs 30 people. They envision upwards of 250. Take a look at the numbers for food service/production workers. Whether they number 30 or 250, those folks will not be making a lot of money. Especially when you consider living costs in Howard County. 

It’s very likely that these are exactly the kind of folks who will be struggling to make ends meet. This is where we are right now. The workers who create your meal boxes with delicious, fresh offerings of shrimp stir fry and herb crusted pork chops could very well be the people who will need support from Columbia Community Care. 

Does the entire system seem out of whack to you? I don’t mean to suggest that this problem is limited to Howard County. But we do seem particularly good at it. 

What I’ll be listening to today: 




Feeding a Community; From Teacher to Non-Profit Founder, with Erika Chavarria, Lauren Ashhari, “How’d Her Career Get There?” Podcast

What can you do to influence change? VOTE.


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*Columbia Community Care Links: ***Donations can be dropped off at our pantry Wed and Fri from 10-2, or Sat from 9-12, 8775 Cloudleap Ct, Suite 107, BACK PARKING LOT entrance in the Long Reach Village Center. Or our collection bins located at: Wilde Lake Interfaith Center or BA AutoCare in Columbia or Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church in Ellicott City. 

Online Donations (Please choose Hunger Relief as the designation on the second page of donation form): https://columbiacommunitycare-bloom.kindful.com/

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GZ09AG7QWLME?ref_=wl_share

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