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So What Else to Support Struggling Dock Workers in the Aftermath of the Key Bridge Collapse

So What Else is proudly working with the International Longshoreman Union Local #333 to help support the over 1,200 dock workers living in Dundalk, MD, who have lost their jobs due to the tragic Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. These hard-working…
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Finding a Home for Misfit Food: How Strategic Partnerships and Programs Help to Maximize the Utility of Recovered Foods

A pallet of rambutans, a gallon of syrup, a 50-pound box of frozen solid chicken legs - like most food rescue operations, sometimes it’s a struggle to find helpful uses for the various food items we receive. Sourcing nearly all of our food…
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So What Else Launches Bold New Vision for the Future of the Food Program

For Immediate Release April 3, 2024 SO WHAT ELSE LAUNCHES BOLD NEW VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE FOOD PROGRAM  Today, the So What Else Emergency Hunger Relief Food Program is excited to announce it has officially rebranded as the ‘So…

The Power of Partnership: Faster Alone, But Further Together

At So What Else, we’ve always believed that collaborative solutions are the key to moving the needle and making lasting changes. Since our founding in 2009, we’ve maintained the core philosophy that we don’t want to “reinvent the wheel.”…

Tackling Hunger in Baltimore City: The So What Else Baltimore Food Program

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The So What Else Baltimore Food Program was born out of critical necessity. While hunger exists across the many DMV locations So What Else serves, Baltimore has been and continues to be one of the most deeply food-insecure regions in our program.  Twice…

Supporting Healthy Babies and Healthy Families: An Overview of So What Else’s Baby Pantry Services

As a resource provider, So What Else feels that it is critically important that we take a whole-family approach to the support we provide our clients. That’s why in 2020, So What Else expanded support to underserved families by providing diapers,…

Learn More About the So What Else Home Delivery Program

When you think of the So What Else hunger relief program, you probably picture long lines at a food distribution and crowds of people carrying large boxes filled to the brim with food. But did you know we also serve the community through a robust…

We Must Take a Stand

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Our nonprofit, So What Else (SWE), is the largest food distributor in Montgomery County, and yet we may lose the ability to fully provide for our clients because of a financial deficit at year-end caused by worsening inflation, increased demand…

Thank you for making this Thanksgiving our most successful yet!

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Coming into November, we were unsure if we’d be able to meet the demands of our clients. It’s been a tough year for nonprofits, and So What Else is no exception. With 10,000 families relying on our Montgomery County, DC, and Baltimore teams…

A Full Circle Moment: Daryl’s Story

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Daryl’s life didn’t start off easy. Growing up in the Wingate community of Washington, DC, he often recalls there being rampant violence in his neighborhood growing up. His mother, hoping to give him a better way, enrolled him in a So What…

Contact Details

So What Else Food Rescue Bank: 4924 Wyaconda Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Baltimore Resource Center: 424 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223

Contact us! 

Email: info@sowhatelse.org
Fax: (240) 778-2660
EIN #: 27-1219231

So What Else, Inc. Office: 6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 709, Bethesda, MD 20817 (Only for Mail- Do not come to this address)