We’re Neighbors
Helping Neighbors.
Catonsville Emergency Assistance’s mission is to provide neighbors in need in the Greater Catonsville area with emergency food, eviction prevention, utility assistance and service referrals.
received food & other services from CEA
to members of the Greater Catonsville community
to make our work possible
As we move into this season of giving, we want to share my heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of support that our food pantry has received during this very challenging year. Every online donation, food drive, lemonade stand, volunteer hour, and kind social media comment fuels our small non-profit’s mission: Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Please read our newsletter to find out more about what we have been doing at CEA to support our neighbors.
Dear Neighbors,
Happy Thanksgiving! I want to share my heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of support that our food pantry has received during this very challenging year. Every online donation, food drive, lemonade stand, volunteer hour, and kind social media comment fuels our small non-profit’s mission: Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a rising need-more families visiting CEA for the first time and more neighbors needing to stretch their resources because of increased food costs and financial uncertainties. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to respond with expanded food distributions: adding additional donation hours and sites, and increasing our community outreach through partnerships with neighboring pantries and public schools. We are also moving forward with plans to build a new pantry on our Bloomsbury Avenue property in 2026. But, our work is only possible because of you.
Whether you give food, time, or financial support, you are making a real difference for your neighbors in need. On behalf of the CEA board of directors, our staff, and every family we serve—thank you.
Wishing you all warmth, health, and hope this holiday season.
With so much gratitude,
Caitlin Kirby
Executive Director
catonsvillehelp.org
We will be CLOSED this Thursday and Friday to allow our staff and volunteers to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. But, we are OPEN TODAY, serving our neighbors in need, and we are out of paper towels.
So, if you have time to swing by CEA this morning with this simple “shelf staple” we’d love to accept your donation before 1PM, or we’ll just see you next week 🙂
We’re grateful for your continued support!
#communityhelp #neighborshelpingneighbors #foodpantry #catonsville #catonsvilleemergencyassistance
From bake sale dollars to truck bed donations, the generosity from our Catonsville community keeps pouring into CEA this holiday week!
Thank you to the Hillcrest Girls on the Run for raising funds and awareness of CEA through your end of the season bake sale.
And, thank you to RMF Engineering for hosting their annual employee food drive and for dropping off a truck load of non-perishable food items.
We are so very thankful for the continued support of our mission: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
#communityiseverything #foodpantry #catonsville
TODAY! Celebrate the Holidays @simplymadehere
Be on the lookout for our CEA donation bins for your non-perishable food items.
We were so grateful for our partnership with Simply Made Here, and we encourage you to #shoplocally this holiday season!
#communityiseverything #catonsville
Start your holiday shopping today!!! Shop local and support CEA @betterworldimaginarium
Repost from @betterworldimaginarium
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Celebrating Neighborhood Toy Store Day by giving back to our community. Better World Imaginarium celebrates Neighborhood Toy Store Day by sponsoring a fundraiser for Catonsville Emergency Assistance (CEA). 10% of net sales all weekend, November 21-23, will be donated to CEA.
Join us on Saturday, November 22nd for activities throughout the day to raise awareness about food insecurity in Catonsville and express our gratitude to CEA. For more information, visit:
bwitoys.com/ntsd-cea-fundraiser
#neighborhoodtoystoreday #catonsville #communityfundraiser #foodpantry #communityiseverything
What we need this Wednesday is to say THANK YOU TO YOU!!
The outpouring of community support we have received this month in non-perishable food donations has us completely stocked and extremely grateful as we head into this holiday week.
Please visit our website to read our newsletter (link in bio) for more information on how you can continue to support CEA in the weeks and months ahead.
Our small organization continues to grow and change to support our neighbors in need, and we can’t do it without you!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
#newsletter #foodpantry #catonsville
Whoa, what a weekend! Thank you to the Student Sharing Coalition from Catonsville High School for hosting their bi-annual food drive and collecting 2,744.7 lbs of food!
And, Thank you to @simplymadehere for hosting another super Saturday event and continuing to be a satellite donation drop-off site!
We are SO grateful for the Catonsville community!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
#fooddrive #foodpantry #communityiseverything #catonsville
Thank you @wmar2news for covering our Turkey Day Giveaway! We really appreciate your continued coverage and support of our food panty!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
#localnews #foodpantry #catonsville
TURKEY DAY at CEA!!
Today we provided Thanksgiving meals to over 120 households in Catonsville and we were able to donate some turkeys to additional locations for future meal distribution and prep, including Grace AME and the Westside Men’s Shelter.
Special thanks to our friends @statemaryland and @crossfitcatonsville for donating many of the turkeys and doing some heavy bird lifting in record time!
Thanks to our volunteers, board members, and staff for coordinating our give-away. From making phones calls and managing car lines to stuffing bags and schlepping turkey, we couldn’t do it without you!
And, thanks to @eric.ebersole.for.maryland and @patyoung4baltco for visiting our food pantry on this very special day!
We appreciate the support of the entire Catonsville community, whose monetary and non-perishable food donations make this day and our regular weekly food distributions possible.
We are truly THANKFUL!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
#foodpantry #turkeygiveaway #catonsville
Today we had our first CEA Pop-Up at a school! We were able to deliver grab bags for students @westerntechhs to take home for the weekend!
We are thrilled to be able to extend our food distribution services and we look forward to being to better support students and families in @teambcps
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
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