It is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day office and warehouse work needed to ensure that our partners receive their food and supplies in a timely, efficient way. We enjoy the opportunity to pause from our daily tasks and spend time in the communities that we are working with. Food bank staff and [...]
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It’s summertime! As the temperature climbs, children and teens are enjoying summer break. However, as we all know hunger never takes a break. Many children and teens rely on school meals and they need to know where to go for meals during this long-awaited vacation from school. The Capital Area Food Bank, along with many [...]
The Food For Kids team is about halfway through our Picture-A-Day project! We have had so much fun posting pictures that tell the story of our department, our sites and the children we serve. So far we have featured photos illustrating the importance of volunteers, food donations, our fresh produce initiative, and a little bit [...]
The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. With that in mind, the Food For Kids Team will post pictures to highlight our Kids Cafe® and Weekend Bag programs, taken both at the food bank and at our partners sites. Photos will be added each weekday in May to the Capital Area [...]
Each spring and fall the Food For Kids team organizes Community Forums for the Kids Cafe® and Weekend Bag site leaders that run these children’s food programs. Fifty-nine site leaders participated in the latest round of Community Forums held on March 24th & 25th. Special thanks go to Allen Chapel AME Church and Fairlington Community [...]
There are 200,000 children in the Washington metropolitan area at risk of or are currently experiencing hunger. The statistics for our area illustrate the need in our local community and reflect what is happening across the nation. We are excited to see the recent focus and energy around childhood hunger. This urgent issue is being recognized [...]
Article provided by Meleah Boyle, MD Kids Cafe /Weekend Bag Coordinator. Because so many children in the Washington Metro area rely on the meals distributed at school as a critical part of their health and nutrition, they are often left at risk of hunger over the weekend. The Weekend Bag Program is intended to fill [...]
The holidays – and the days away from school – bring a lot of excitement to children each year. However, winter break also means that the children and teens who rely on school meals might not have enough food each day. The Food For Kids team works hard to ensure that youth participating in our [...]
Kids Cafe® is kicking it up to high gear. The prolonged economic downturn means that more students are at risk of hunger. You can help! Get involved in your local community by assisting in the distribution of non-perishable food to afterschool programs. Kids Cafe is seeking volunteers for our Northern Virginia warehouse every Tuesday from 1 [...]
In the District of Columbia, nearly one in two children is at risk of hunger; and over 200,000 children under 18 in the Washington metro region struggle to get enough food to eat. While children have access to food during the school year and at some afterschool programs, such as Kids Cafe®, what happens during [...]