MD Food bank announces $1.4 mill kitchen for training

The Maryland Food Bank is showing off a new, $1.4 million kitchen addition at its Halethorpe headquarters, and officials plan to use the added space to expand the organization’s reach into job training programs.

The nonprofit, which provided more than 14 million meals last year, will use the 6,000-square-foot addition to house a culinary school. The new space will also expand meal preparation and food storage areas. The food bank held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for the facility, which opens next week.

“I know the meals created in the kitchen are going directly to those who need them most,” said CEO Deborah Flateman. “There’s also life-changing education going on.”

Read the full article at The Baltimore Sun