Picture yourself coming home after a long day of work. Your kids are doing homework, the evening news is on, and your 6-year old daughter looks at you and says, “I’m hungry; what’s for dinner?” You know the answer to your child’s question, but because you do not want to disappoint her and you know… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Public Policy
D.C. Council Passes Emergency Loan Forgiveness
The Capital Area Food Bank would like to thank D.C. Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, D.C .At-Large Councilman Michael Brown, and Drew Newman Legislative Council for Mary Cheh for their leadership in working with their colleagues to pass the Emergency Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 which forgave 2.5 Million Dollars loaned to the Capital Area… Read more »
Low-income Families Eat Healthily?
Bickering over SNAP limits on junk food might prove to be an exercise in futility if new findings from Cooking Matters are accurate. According to a recently released report, low-income families are more often than not preparing meals from scratch and avoiding takeout options altogether. Cooking Matters, a program sponsored by Share our Strength that… Read more »
Food Stamps Are So 2008
Evidently, some presidential candidates need to update their lexicon. Even though the federal Food Stamp program changed its name to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2008, the program is still referred to by its old moniker by a lot of folks, one of whom recently referred to President Obama as the “Food Stamp… Read more »
Action Alert: Help Extend the Good Samaritan Act
As stated in a recent article in The Washington Post, corporate giving to the Capital Area Food Bank is down by 20 % from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011. This is of great concern since businesses in past years have played a pivotal role in closing the meal gap in the DC area…. Read more »
Nourishing Our Future
School is back in session. Pop quiz! How many children live in food insecure homes in the United States? What percentage of children live in food insecure households in Washington, D.C.? According to the USDA statistics, about 16 million children live in food insecure households. This means that they don’t know where their next… Read more »
Advocacy Tools Made Easy at the Northern Virginia Hunger Summit
For many busy nonprofits, getting involved in public policy through advocacy may seem overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. The 2011 Northern Virginia Hunger Summit is an opportunity for you to see how simple, yet powerful public policy can be. The one-day summit will be held Friday, September 30, 2011 at the First Baptist… Read more »
More Than SNAP
I believe most people who offer a service through a non-profit organization hope that what they offer benefits the recipient in ways beyond the service itself. This could be helping someone obtain an ID, which is a current barrier in that person finding housing or a job. It could be opening a savings account… Read more »
Connecting With the Community
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… Read more »
Free Summer Meals for Children and Teens
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… Read more »