Chef José Andrés' Free Meals Operation Expands To Camden Yards

BALTIMORE, MD – José Andrés, a celebrity chef from Bethesda whose nonprofit has fed millions of natural disasters victims, is expanding his nonprofit's food distribution operations to help relieve food insecurity faced by Baltimore's most vulnerable communities.

The nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, will be distributing free meals to residents in need on Saturdays beginning April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lot H of the Camden Yards Sports Complex. The site is a short walk from south Baltimore neighborhoods, has ample parking and is located near the Hamburg Light Rail station.

Each Saturday, the nonprofit will distribute 10,000-20,000 individually packaged fresh meals at the site for residents to pick up and take home for the weekend.

"This certainly isn't how we planned to be using Camden Yards right now, but at the very least we can use the space to help families in need during this crisis," said Governor Larry Hogan.

The food relief program at Camden Yards will continue on Saturdays as community needs remain.

In addition to local efforts, Andres' nonprofit has been mobilized to feed passengers aboard quarantined cruise ships, turn hisD.C. area restaurants into community kitchens, and donate thousand of N95 masks to frontline health care workers.

In addition to the food relief program, the Salvation Army of Central Maryland has established a COVID-19 relief hub on Lot C at Camden Yards for its large-scale effort delivering 10,000 meals per day to seniors in the area.

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