A Home Base For Food To Reach More Communities.

The Capacity Behind Community Food Access

From One Distribution Site To Multiple Communities

Our initial food distribution model is rooted in the church community at 4005 Old York Road. A dedicated warehouse would add the space and delivery access needed to receive truckloads and pallet donations, sort food, and prepare distributions for additional community locations.

Operating support pays for the practical work between a donor’s offer and a family’s groceries: receiving appointments, reliable cold storage, inventory rotation, packing, volunteer coordination and transport.

What The Space Would Look Like

Modest Space. Practical Capabilities.

We will look for approximately 500–1,000 square feet of private warehouse space in Baltimore, with a rent planning range of $1,000–$1,500 per month. The layout would include dock access for deliveries, shelving for dry goods, commercial refrigerators and freezers, and a clear sorting and packing area.

The hub would support scheduled receiving and outbound community distributions. Refrigerated deliveries must be unpacked into equipment with sufficient available capacity; the initial budget covers reach-in appliances, rather than a walk-in room for intact refrigerated pallets.

Before leasing, we will confirm food-storage permission, loading access, electrical capacity, sanitation, insurance, applicable approvals and a response plan for power outages. Final equipment and facility costs will be supported by quotes.

A Phased 2027 Plan

Build Capacity, Then Extend Reach

First quarter: secure funding, compare spaces, confirm approvals and install equipment. Second quarter: test receiving and cold-storage procedures, then begin additional community distributions. Third and fourth quarters: expand where food supply, transport, volunteer capacity and funding support reliable service.

Proposed first-year targets are 18 distribution cycles from April through December across at least three community locations, with an initial receiving capacity target of two appointments per month after opening. These targets depend on launch readiness and are not claims of past results.

We will track food received and distributed, households reached, communities served, temperature checks, food loss, volunteer hours and costs. Household and food-volume targets will follow confirmed supply and baseline data.

Recurring donations, foundation grants and corporate sponsorships will support continuation. We will review cash coverage monthly and phase expansion to available resources.