Last year, over 14,000 people made a difference in the lives of others volunteering their time and talent with the Capital Area Food Bank. Our volunteers save the food bank over $1.7 million* every year in staffing costs, which we are then able to channel back into feeding the community. Check out the experience of [...]
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For the past three years, the Washington Nationals have partnered with the Capital Area Food Bank to organize food drives during the summer months when our food donations are typically slow. But not only do they assist in donating food, the Nats team players put the food where their mouth is and donate their time by volunteering in the [...]
On May 2nd, a group of 11 young change agents ushered their way into the CAFB’s doors. They were here serving as AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers. AmeriCorps NCCC is a full- time team-based residential program that is used to strengthen communities and build leaders amongst its participants through direct service. Groups of 18-24 year-olds are deployed [...]
Volunteers are the backbone of the Capital Area Food Bank. They save the organization time and money by filling essential roles and enabling us to annually distribute nearly 30 million pounds of food to more than 478,000 people. As we move into the summer months, the increase in the availability of volunteers has resulted in the need [...]
On Tuesday, March 1, 500 Peace Corps volunteers went out into the Washington metro area to volunteer their time to various organizations in celebration of their 50th anniversary. The Capital Area Food Bank was honored to host over 75 of those volunteers in both our Washington, D.C. and Lorton facilities. In addition to the volunteers, we were [...]
After working as a Weekend Volunteer Leader for the past seven months, Volunteer Programs invited me to share my experience on the CAFB Blog. Ironically, working in the warehouse never occurred to me when I initially contacted the CAFB last summer in response to a posting for someone to train others in using spreadsheets. At [...]
Who: You! We need you to volunteer for our largest, annual food drive event. What: Stuff A Truck is an all-day food drive sponsored by Giant Food, Fox 5, CBS Radio and YRCI in an effort to alleviate hunger in the metro area during the holiday season. This is one of the food bank’s largest food [...]
Volunteers at the Capital Area Food Bank come in all colors, sizes, personalities and even professions; and it isn’t an activity reserved for those who may have endless hours to spare. Sometimes we even have the opportunity of working alongside high-ranking U.S. officials such as Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. This past September we [...]
Being the Volunteer Coordinator at one of the most popular volunteer stops in the DC Metro area can sometimes be a very overwhelming and demanding position to handle. However, there are also times when being the Volunteer Coordinator has a lot of good perks including opportunities to work with exciting people in the community. Last [...]