By Amy Hendricks
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Every week, a representative from Waterpenny Farm in Rappahannock County delivers CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares to the Capital Area Food Bank’s Lorton Branch. In addition to the shares community members receive, shares are donated to the food bank. These shares provide varied, locally grown produce that greatly subsidizes the fresh produce ordinarily available at [...]
By Kendra Rowe
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Several days ago an anonymous donor brought 362 pounds – an entire cage full – of decorated snack bags for NOVA Kids Cafe sites! Each bag contained an assortment of goodies including water bottle, 100% juice box, fruit cup, nutri grain bar, and several other items.
We sent out 266 bags to 6 sites in Northern [...]
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The Food For Kids Department just finished up our spring Community Forums! We had two great days of meetings and as usual learned just as much from our sites as they hopefully learned from our presentations.
Throughout the morning we discussed snack and supper options, new reporting forms, upcoming training opportunities and new resources that are [...]
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Neither snow nor icy roads kept our drivers from delivering their loads. Our two Food For Kids drivers had plenty of challenges last week after the region’s recent snowstorms left roads in poor condition and sidewalks blocked. Despite the demanding circumstances, our drivers know how important it is to get their deliveries out each week.
Because [...]
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Last week, the Capital Area Food Bank’s Food For Kids Department had a wonderful opening celebration event to welcome our 10 new DC Kids Cafe® sites and to recognize some of the people who help make our work possible. The event was held at Little Lights Urban Ministries, one of the new sites in Ward [...]
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Article by Nili Yossinger and Patricia Massey
As we close our successful holiday season and begin a new year (and decade!), Kids Cafe® would also like to share some of the exciting developments that are taking place within our program. The District of Columbia now joins ten states (including Maryland) that can receive reimbursements for evening [...]