County Executive Ike Leggett will be joined by faith leaders, elected officials, school representatives, non-profit providers and others committed to eliminating hunger to discuss the hunger and food insecurity at the East County Interfaith Food Summit.
The East County Interfaith community in collaboration with the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services, East County Regional Services Center and Office of Community Partnerships are sponsors of the event to be held on April 27, 5 to 9 p.m. The event will be held at the People’s Community Baptist Church, 31 Norwood Road in Silver Spring.
Food Insecurity refers to USDA's measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members; limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.
