Fort Meade is home to more than 64,000 dedicated men and women who are on the frontlines of a global battle in cyber space and beyond. Our national defense depends on the health and wellbeing of these valued individuals.

The Fort Meade Alliance and the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, together with the Garrison, are focused on the five pillars of resiliency: emotional, physical, social, family and spiritual, as well as providing service personnel, their spouses and the DoD community with vital resources to help them thrive.

The Fort Meade Alliance and the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation successfully raised $5.3 million for the construction of the Education and Resiliency Center at Kuhn Hall — which is a centralized location of information, programming and services for our Fort Meade community. Since opening in November 2022, it was clear that a coordination of internal and external resources was needed to help Fort Meade service personnel, their families and the DoD actively use available resources.

The Fort Meade Resiliency Services Portal is a hub of resources that connects the communities inside and outside the fenceline. The portal, along with the physical kiosks located throughout Fort Meade, are an easy-to-use site divided into twelve categories and a community events calendar, fulfilling at least one of the five pillars of resiliency. The goal is to provide connections that make Fort Meade feel like home.

Organizations interested in adding a resource or event to the Fort Meade Resiliency Portal can create an account at ftmeaderesiliency.org. Once logged in, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Submit a Listing” to begin the submission process.

The nutritional cooking class, Meal in a Mug, teaches service personnel how to make healthy, affordable meals. The program fosters good eating habits, self-reliance, and self-confidence through an easy-to-make meal. Nutritional cooking classes function as potential first steps in combating both Fort Meade’s problematic obesity issues and the suicidal ideation rate.

The classes, led by a trained nutritionist, are hosted regularly by the Fort Meade Alliance at the Education and Resiliency Center as well as other key locations throughout Fort Meade.

To learn more or schedule a Meal in a Mug class for a group of service members on Fort Meade, please contact Jenna Bond at jbond@ftmeadealliance.org.

In partnership with Healthy Little Cooks, a nonprofit organization that helps to inspire and educate children, families, companies, and individuals to eat healthy, the FMA hosts nutritional cooking classes for Fort Meade families. While preparing their meal, participants of all ages learn tangible cooking skills, discover different cuisines and cultures, spend quality family time together, while fostering sustainable eating habits for the future.

Upcoming Family Cooking Classes can be viewed on the community events calendar at ftmeaderesiliency.org.