The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) and the Richard A. Henson Foundation have announced the launch of the Feeding Our Neighbors Fund, a rapid-response funding initiative supporting nonprofit organizations that provide direct meal assistance or food/groceries in Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties. The program is made possible through a $250,000 gift from the Richard A. Henson Foundation with grants administered by the Community Foundation.

When Elizabeth “BJ” Summers began her career with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) in 1997, she could not have...