Jeremy Lichtenstein started Kids in Need Distribution, also known as KIND, to address a staggering need in one of the country’s richest counties.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — More than 40,000 children in Montgomery County just don’t have enough to eat. One organization working to bring that number down is Kids in Need Distribution, also known as KIND. The team at KIND is doing its part to make an impact on young lives.
“This county is full of incredible poverty,” said Jeremy Lichtenstein, KIND’s founder. “I grew up in this county and it’s been one of the richest counties in the United States — whether it be Fairfax or Montgomery County, it’s always one and two. Then I started doing some follow-up research and I said, ‘Oh my God,'” he said.
That’s when the father of two and Bethesda-based realtor started KIND, with the belief that child hunger is intolerable.
“At the time, I …