Reach Out

Work with members in your community and make a difference.

Since 1976, volunteers at FISH of Laurel, Inc. have focused their energy to passionately advocate for the homeless and low-income people in Laurel, Maryland. Browse our website and find out how you can contribute—through donations of food, money, or time—to helping someone in need. 


Welcome to our website.We continue to update features and information regularly, so please visit us frequently.

Need?

ASSISTANCE

Hope in Action

  • Nightly hot meals for anyone in need at Elizabeth House
  • Bag lunches for dinner clients to take away at the end of their meal
  • Special seasonal food assistance during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays
  • Help line available for requesting assistance from our food pantry and financial assistance for utilities and medications
  • More information available via Ask the Webmaster. Request information on volunteering, donations, and food drives, or simply ask a question.

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ATTENTION!

​​IRS FORM 990

FISH of Laurel, Inc. filed their latest IRS Form 990. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this document is available for review by anyone who's interested. To request an electronic copy of our Form 990, please fill in the SEND A MESSAGE form. If you prefer a paper copy, please provide your mailing address and we'll mail it via USPS First Class mail.​

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When shopping online at Amazon.com, please use the link above. Amazon will donate a portion of your sale price to FISH of Laurel, Inc. THANK YOU!​

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Want to Volunteer with us?

Click here  to fill out a form, and a volunteer will send you more info.

Fish Of Laurel Inc

Need help?

We serve dinner 6:00 to 7:30

each evening, please join us!

For help with groceries,

please call the help line:

​ 240-547-9013​

​urgent needs

​JOIN US​

Other ways to donate:

 CHECK—Mail checks to:
FISH of Laurel, Inc,
PO Box 36
Laurel, MD 20725-0036

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN—To designate payroll-deducted contributions to FISH of Laurel, use code 44338. 

  • ​Please click here for food pantries and pop-up events in Prince George's County. 
  • ​Behind on your WSSC water bill? You might qualify for Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). Funds are limited. Apply now at: dhs.maryland.gov/ohep.

Contact us

Make a Donation

Meal Kitchen:

Our greatest need is casseroles and cases of bottled water. We rely on donations to feed over 100 people a night. If you're able to cook and donate, please find details on how to help here. Donations accepted 4:15–5:15 every night.



Find your inner power by helping others

Food Pantry:

We are in need of the following items: canned kidney and pinto beans, canned peas, condensed chicken noodle and tomato soup; jelly or jam, peanut butter, pasta sauce, apple juice (not juice boxes), cooking oil (24 or 48 oz. bottles), full-size shampoo, baby wipes, and size 5 and 6 diapers. Thanks!​

Food drives!  With the pandemic continuing to impact everyone's lives, the need for food assistance is greater than ever right now. Please donate what you can or host a food drive for us.  Click here for a list of items that we always need.

Diaper drives!  We have a great need for diapers (sizes Newborn through 6). Please contact us for details.

Hunger isn't seasonal, which is why year-round food drives are so important. Our clients depend on your generosity. You can also devote a morning to stocking our pantry and meeting face-to-face the families we help.

​about US​

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3), all-volunteer food pantry and soup kitchen in Prince George's County, Maryland. We serve homeless and low-income people in the greater Laurel area. We operate entirely with private and public donations of food and financial and volunteer assistance.

SPECIAL EVENTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS

​​​Donations & Correspondence

FISH of Laurel, Inc.

Elizabeth House

PO Box 36

Laurel, MD 20725-0036 USA

Email: webmaster@fishoflaurel.org

food donations

Note:  The following information applies only to  kitchen  food donations. Due to health regulations, we cannot accept any donations of raw meat or seafood.

Give to a kitchen volunteer at the back entrance of Elizabeth House at 308 Gorman Avenue, Laurel, MD, between 4:30 and 5:30 PM every day.

food drives—FOOD PANTRY

Note: Due to health regulations, our food pantry can only accept donations of nonperishable food.

Click the blue button above and your message will be forwarded to our food pantry coordinator. She will contact you and arrange a date and time when volunteers will be available to receive your organization's food donation.