Nonprofit continues food distribution, launches Community Ambassador program, and advances construction of the KEYS Community Healing Village
KEYS believes our food distribution program can bridge the gap to create a healthy, happy and stable home without the worry of food insecurity.”— Mujahid Muhammad, KEYS Empowers FounderBALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — KEYS Empowers, a Baltimore-centered initiative operating at the crossroads of healing, education, and leadership, is once again handing out food packages to individuals in need at the location of the forthcoming KEYS Community Healing Village (1511 Ashburton Street). Scheduled for Saturday, July 25, starting at 11am until supplies run out, this distribution welcomes families and local residents. The most recent food and supply giveaway took place on May 30.
“KEYS believes our food distribution program can bridge the gap to create a healthy, happy and stable home without the worry of food insecurity,” said KEYS Empowers Founder, Mujahid Muhammad. “While the KEYS Community Healing Village is still under construction, our mission is already alive. We are not waiting for our doors to open to begin serving our community. This is the early expression of what the Healing Village is meant to be: a place of nourishment, dignity, connection, and care.”
The KEYS Empowers Healing Village is situated at the heart of a food desert. After KEYS Empowers formally inaugurates its new facilities, the organization intends to supply meals to 300 families daily throughout the year. This interim meal distribution program is held at the same spot to allow the organization to develop lasting relationships with these households.
KEYS Empowers is revitalizing a Baltimore neighborhood by establishing spaces and opportunities where healing, learning, and leadership flourish. Its culinary therapy programming started on June 8. Serving as a Baltimore City Schools Board Commissioner, Muhammad sees directly how students rely on the district’s complimentary meal program. Summers can present difficulties without daily access, and this intensifies the effect food has on a child, spanning from food insecurity to academic setbacks, mental and behavioral health concerns, and beyond.
“What began as a community initiative has evolved into a transformative force dedicated to igniting human potential through access, compassion, and connection,” said Muhammad. “We’re building a central hub where every day will be spent engaging, educating, feeding and empowering the members of our community who need it the most. We are empowered by the opportunity to cook with the same families we serve.”
Launching Community Ambassadors
In conjunction with its food distribution efforts, KEYS Empowers is introducing a new Community Ambassador Program aimed at cultivating neighborhood leaders to broaden outreach, coordinate volunteers, and reinforce local ties.
Chosen KEYS Ambassadors will receive leadership development, training, organizational resources, and consistent support to help activate their neighborhoods around community service and volunteer projects.
"Our neighborhoods already have incredible leaders who care deeply about their communities," said Muhammad. "We simply want to invest in them, equip them with additional tools, and help amplify the work they're already doing. These ambassadors understand their communities better than anyone, and together we'll create even greater impact."
Once construction is finished, the KEYS Community Healing Village will serve as a hub for connection, growth, and opportunity where healing is demonstrated through action. It will engage community members of every age and background, providing a place to learn, rebuild, and belong. Through mentorship that restores confidence, education that unlocks fresh possibilities, and care that addresses both emotional well-being and physical health, the Village will stand as a reminder that genuine strength is found within the Baltimore community.
The 501c3 organization strives to address the enduring and widespread consequences of trauma on families, individuals, and youth during a time of scarce resources available to families in underserved communities.
To learn more about KEYS Community Healing Village or to make a charitable contribution to its mission, please visit keysempowers.org/healing-village.
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About KEYS Empowers
Transforming lives since 2009, we do more than care; we empower. Born in Baltimore, Empowers stands at the intersection of healing, education, and leadership. We are a community in motion, igniting potential through connection and helping individuals see themselves as capable, whole, and powerful. Through mentoring youth, supporting families, and driving healing with compassion and access, we don’t just talk about potential—we activate it. Our name is our promise: to empower.
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