Your support is urgently needed! Please reach out to your Congressional representatives and ask them to support the Farm Bill’s food assistance programs. Proposed spending cuts will impact over 46.2 million of our nation’s less fortunate that rely on federal food assistance. Public hearings commence tomorrow. Now is the time to act. Farm Bill Background… Read more »
Map the Meal Gap
Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap 2012” report verifies what we at the Capital Area Food Bank know – that we are facing a hunger crisis nationally and regionally.
A Glimpse Inside Food for Kids
When the name of your department is Food for Kids, it seems pretty explanatory what you do, right? In fact, there’s a lot that goes into making Kids Cafe® and Weekend Bag such impactful Capital Area Food Bank programs. Beginning this month, we will add new photos daily to the food bank’s Flickr account to… Read more »
Unified. Testified. Fortified.
The Capital Area Food Bank’s 2012 Metropolitan Area Hunger Conference, held April 20 at The Catholic University of America, proudly united community leaders from DC, Maryland and Virginia under the theme “Unify, Testify, Fortify: Adding Value to Your Nonprofit.” During the morning, participants cheered the food bank’s impending move to its new food distribution center,… Read more »
DC Desertification
“Food deserts” are areas where it’s hard to find places to purchase or acquire affordable, healthy food. Surprisingly, this is a big problem in the Washington metro area. According to the Food Desert Locator, the northeast and southeast sections of the District of Columbia have many such areas. Food deserts are also prevalent in Montgomery… Read more »
Food Crossroads
Food Crossroads happen when different organizations come together to alleviate hunger in their community. Throughout the Capital Area Food Bank’s 32-year history, the organization has adopted the mantra “A Community Response to Hunger” and understands it takes collective partnerships to effectively address hunger in the region. Through its network of over 700 community partners, the… Read more »
Ode to Volunteering
With National Poetry Month coming to a close, the Capital Area Food Bank is honored to cap it with the creative work of long-time volunteer Bridget Monroe. Volunteer by Bridget Monroe Today, things are hard for many people with hundreds of Households trying to survive without jobs, it’s almost impossible to have Enough food to… Read more »
The 9th Annual Blue Jeans Ball Was the Best Ever
This year’s Blue Jeans Ball was without question our most successful to date. More than 900 denim-clad guests gathered at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Sunday for the Capital Area Food Bank’s 9th Annual Blue Jeans Ball, and helped raise $416,000 for residents struggling with hunger in the Washington metro area, exceeding last year’s… Read more »
Today You, Tomorrow Me
Contrary to popular belief, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a temporary resource used by families to purchase nutritious food. People typically enroll in SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, when they are facing extenuating circumstances such as reduced work hours, job loss or financial difficulty. SNAP is a transitional tool that helps… Read more »
Help Kids from Southern Ridge Have a Fun and Healthy Summer
The Community Preservation and Development Corporation’s Southern Ridge Community Center in Southeast, DC, working with the Capital Area Food Bank’s Kids Cafe® program, has been selected for Starbucks’ Community Card: Vote. Give. Grow program. During the school year, Southern Ridge receives snacks and suppers from the food bank providing children who attend the after-school program… Read more »