Food Insecurity Town Hall, Sept. 16, 2025

September 2nd, 2025

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6-7:30 p.m.—Kings Contrivance Community Association Amherst House, 7251 Eden Brook Dr., Columbia.

Join Howard County Public School System (HCPSS), the Healthier Choices Coalition, and other community organizations for an engaging, interactive town hall to discuss addressing food insecurity in Howard County and beyond. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Online registration is requested.

Featured panelists are scheduled to include:

• Alice Harris, lead organizer, Healthier Choices Coalition
• Brian Ralph, director, Food & Nutrition Services, HCPSS
• Erika Strauss Chavarria, founder & executive director, Columbia Community Care
• James Zoller, program manager, Roving Radish
• Reena Rambharat, deputy director, Bureau of Assessment, Planning & Community Engagement, Howard County Health Department

Recent collaboration efforts between HCPSS’ Office of Food and Nutrition Services and the Healthier Choices Coalition have focused on healthier school food options in our schools. Main priorities of the group include finding ways to support parent and student confidence in the HCPSS food service program, and to develop and implement actionable steps to create healthier, nutritional, and cost-effective meal options in our schools.

More information on HCPSS Food and Nutrition Services is available online.