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Source: The Frederick News-Post, Md.迷你倉Sept. 05--Some state government agencies are making it easier to help the hungry during September, Hunger Action Month.Maryland State Police and the State Highway Administration have partnered with the Maryland Food Bank for the first time this year to collect food donations all month.The food bank will distribute the donations through their local partners, such as the Frederick Food Bank, Glade Valley Community Services in Walkersville and other places."For us, we always say that the food and the exposure are extremely valuable," said Matt Thompson, executive director of the Maryland Food Bank's Western Branch.Over half the people in Frederick County who are food insecure make too much money to qualify for help from state or federal agencies, Thompson said, so the food bank is an important part of helping them get enough to eat.Many who come to the food bank are employed, he said, and have never had to ask for assistance before.Any donation of canned or nonperishable items, no matter how small, can help the organization reach its goal of keeping those people from going hungry, Thompson said."There is nothing too small," said SHA spokeman Charlie Gischlar. "It's going to go directly to a family in need."People who wish to donate can visit any state police barracks and 37 SHA locations to drop off food.In Frederick County, the SHA office at 5111 Buckeystown Pik文件倉 and police barrack at 110 E. Airport Drive in Frederick are accepting donations.The barracks will be open 24 hours a day to accept donations. Gischlar recommended visiting the SHA between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to ensure that someone would be available to receive the donation.Both agencies said they saw the partnership as a way to give back to the community."We wanted to try and pick a project that we wanted to do to try to show our support for the community and try to give something back to the state," said Lt. Todd May, Frederick barrack commander.Barracks will compete to see who can collect the most food, he said.Police spokeswoman Elena Russo said helping to protect people from hunger is not that different from protecting people from crime or reckless drivers, she said."There are so many people that are suffering in Maryland from hunger, we just felt that it was an extension of our mission," she said.This is not the first time police have worked with the Maryland Food Bank.Police staff members volunteered at the food bank over three evenings earlier this summer and packed 43,000 pounds of food, Russo said, which the food bank estimated would provide over 33,000 meals.Follow Kelsi Loos on Twitter: @KelsiFNP.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) Visit The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) at .fredericknewspost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉