This is a free one-hour event showcasing how we “Nourish our Community,” in addition to our plans to increase the quality and the amount of food we distribute this year. You will also hear from clients and agencies that benefit from the food bank’s services.

Yes, this is a fundraiser, too. You will be asked to consider making a contribution. But there is no minimum or maximum gift request. It is the job of the Food Bank to inspire you to want to give or get involved in other ways. As much as anything, we would like you to come and find out about the great programs offered.

We would be delighted if you could join us. We also welcome family, friends and colleagues who are interested in learning more about our mission.

Please RSVP with Mary Dancy at dancym@capitalareafoodbank.org or (202) 526-5344 ext. 314

We hope to see you there!

Did you know that in the D.C. Metropolitan Area working people represent more than half of those struggling with hunger?  Did you know that hunger in this area is up 25 percent over 2006 stats? Statistics from Hunger in America 2010. These new statistics and more are revealed during monthly scheduled tours at the Capital Area Food Bank.

Determined to raise awareness about hunger in the Washington Metropolitan area, the food bank began giving tours to the public just over two years ago. Perhaps you’ve heard about the CAFB, our mission to alleviate hunger and provide skills to help those at risk of hunger become independent of the need for emergency food services.  But there is so much more to tell. Perhaps the scope of hunger in our community is still a vague statistic to you. We will show you how we help the many thousands of our neighbors who come to us for help in feeding themselves and their families and we will bring those impersonal statistics down to individual stories you will find, surprisingly, in many cases not too different than your own.