Beatrice "Bea" Gaddy (1933–2001) was a Baltimore city council member and a leading advocate for the poor and homeless.

While working and raising a family, Gaddy enrolled in mental health courses at Catonsville Community College.

[1] Gaddy joined the staff of the East Baltimore Children's Fund in the early 1970s, offering the use of her home as a distribution center for food and clothing for the poor.

Since then, the Bea Gaddy's Thanks for Giving Campaign has become an annual tradition in Baltimore, with hundreds of volunteers serving 3,000 meals on site and delivering 50,000 more to those who cannot travel.

[2] Gaddy's food center also collected and distributed toys to children at Christmas, and hundreds of pairs of shoes each winter.