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Climate Craziness and What Can Be Done
Welcome to a food climate where wheat prices have climbed 37.6 percent since early June, and global food prices have risen 6.2 percent since last year.
Climate Craziness: 2012 As a Food Game Changer
With the 2012 drought and increasing craziness in national climate patterns we may experience shifting food supplies that in turn will affect the food bank’s operations and our clients.
SNAP to Health
It is estimated that 46 million Americans face food insecurity today, with over 200 million adults and children living in overweight or obese states.
Why We Need Food Assistance Now More Than Ever
The Capital Area Food Bank strongly disagrees with the notion that “growth in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is being driven by politics as usual.”
Here We Go Again
According to findings from Feeding America, the House could cut an additional $11.5 billion in SNAP funds.
Never Too Early to Raise Hunger Awareness
As summer continues to heat up, so does the broader conversation on domestic hunger issues and securing access to fresh, nutritious food for all Americans.
Support Homeland Food Security This Summer
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 16 million youth face “food insecurity” year-round.
Walk It Out
If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, you can have each mile of your daily walk, bike to work, or morning run energizing you and the Capital Area Food Bank’s programming.
Mobile Food Pantry Sustains Lives
Whenever Partner Distributions Coordinator Daniel Nat-Davies feels overwhelmed by his day-to-day agendas, he thinks back to people and especially families he’s met.