Plans in progress to bring new food pantry in Crisfield

Crisfield, Md. — The City of Crisfield might soon get a dedicated food pantry in the downtown area to tackle the critical issue of hunger.

Joshua Nordstrom– founder of Della’s Closet in Pocomoke City– informed the Crisfield City Council Thursday of an initiative to open what he called Della’s Pantry in Crisfield.

The idea is to house the pantry inside a section of the Crisfield Chamber of Commerce building.

But the plan isn’t finalized – as they will still need a grant from the Somerset County Health Department and approval from the Maryland Food Bank before getting started.

Nordstrom says he hopes the pantry and monthly food distributions will be active by early 2027.