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Brave (in a) New World – Social Impact Report 2018-19

Across Our Communities

referenced even more broadly cases, as well as maintaining “We have to strike a delicate
as these same challenges crop an increasingly broad presence balance, no doubt,” admits
up across the country. “Our with the issues concerning the Cullen. “On the one hand, with the
argument was in part based Canadian border—the team issues we’re dealing with, there’s
on D.C. court precedent. Now recently deployed to North real potential physical danger
there is Maryland precedent. Dakota to navigate a custody for people if they are exposed.
The snowball gets that much issue involving the Cree Nation, On the other, we do want folks
stronger each time and we are as one example. For a variety to know that we can help.”
beginning to hear from other of reasons, though—not the
states who want to employ our least of which is the rhetoric “Which is another reason why
strategy,” Powers notes. The coming out of Washington— the Court of Appeals ruling is so
reward, she says, is knowing that it is what is happening at the critical—it threads that needle, “Thank you for
the team is effecting change at southern U.S. border that is and this one story will help get donating your
both the micro and macro level. getting top billing and most of the word out on what is going
the media attention, which on down there, as well as one time and energy
They still work European proves a double-edged sword: possible path to change.” ■ Maryland Food Bank volunteer photos.
to fighting hunger
in Maryland! Your

support makes it
possible for us to

distribute more than

37 million meals

Miles & Stockbridge volunteers have annually through
collectively donated more than 150
volunteer hours to the Maryland Food our network of 1,150
Bank, which equates to approximately distribution partners
12,375 meals over the past six years.
across the state,”
Despite being among the wealthiest
states in the nation, Maryland continues to
be deeply impacted by food insecurity. As
its central hunger-relief organization, the — Paul Lynner,
Maryland Food Bank serves the food in- Volunteer Program Coordinator,
secure in the most vulnerable communities. Maryland Food Bank

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