Helping Others for the Holidays

Canton Day of Giving Toy & Food Drive
The CCA is pleased to join the Exchange Club of Highlandtown-Canton to partner for a Day of Giving in Canton. Stop by O’Donnell Square Park on Saturday, December 14 from 10 am-2 pm to donate new, unwrapped toys and nonperishable food items to help us “Fill the Square”. Gather with neighbors to enjoy hot chocolate, music, and more.

Toys from the 17th Annual “Fill the Square! Toy Drive” will be distributed by the Baltimore Police Department, Southeastern District. Donated food items will be shared locally via Church on the Square.

Everyone who makes a donation will be eligible to win a Holiday Lights Prize Package from the CCA and Canton Ace Hardware! Join the CCA on the spot and get an extra chance to win!

To learn more about The Exchange Club of Highlandtown-Canton, visit www.highlandtownexchange.com.

To join the CCA, visit www.cantoncommunity.org/join-us.

Thank you for making the holidays brighter for families in Southeast Baltimore!

Bmore Cares Community Cooking Crews
Did you know there’s a free community fridge in SE Bmore? It is outside 123 N. Linwood and available to anyone who needs a meal. Our neighbor, Allie Marston, is championing the holiday cooking and donation project called Bmore Cares Community Cooking Crew (SE). If you are interested in helping, please visit this FB group to sign up to shop, cook, donate or transport. If you don’t cook and would like to donate groceries or even funds, that is helpful as well. If you have any questions, feel free to DM Allie, or if email is more your style: alliemarston@gmail.com. Thanks to all in advance!

Pratt Free Market
The Pratt Free Market (PFM) is now open inside the Southeast Anchor Library at 3601 Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown.

The market is stocked with produce, dry goods, paper goods, and more. Each customer will be allowed to fill one library-supplied bag per day. Open Wednesdays 11am-2pm and Fridays 2-5pm.

On the 4th Friday of every month, the Pratt Free Market will also serve as a Pantry on the Go! location in partnership with the Maryland Food Bank, giving away free produce in a farmers’ market-style setup outside the library. Available beginning at 10 am, while supplies last. 

The Pratt Free Market will receive food from accredited partners including Plantation Park Heights, Leftover Love, Benbow Concession Services, and Moon Valley Farms.

Anyone interested in volunteering or donating should fill out the FORM on their website.

For more information about the Pratt Free Market, please contact Jessica Russell, Pratt Free Market Coordinator, at jrussell@prattlibrary.org or (443) 984-5853.

In the United States, 1 in every 8 people face hunger. Food insecurity affects 42 million people and impacts every county in America, and libraries are increasingly becoming more involved in helping to fight hunger in the communities they serve. The Pratt Free Market (PFM) aims to create a safe space for the community through food. Our goal is to help address the issue of food insecurity in Baltimore City and alleviate hunger in the local community. PFM will be a judgment-free, accessible, modern, and bright, FREE grocery store located at the Southeast Anchor Library. PFM will be stocked with produce, dry goods, paper goods, and more by generous local partners. The market will serve as a hub for food and nutrition based community programming.