By Kendra Rowe
It’s summertime, and children are out of school. As fun as summer break can be, it leaves many children who rely on school breakfast and lunch programs at greater risk of hunger. We need to get the word out about free meals available this summer. Many sites in our community are already running the Summer [...]
By Jody Tick
The FGU Fresh Produce Grant at Clagett Farm, is off and running…a great start to the 2010 harvesting season! The season runs for 26 weeks, and CAFB partner organizations come and pick up thousands of pounds of fresh, chemical-free, produce to disperse to their clients. Last Tuesday marked the farm’s first harvest day, and Wednesday [...]
In honor of the CAFB’s 30th Anniversary, I’ve come up with the 30 things I love about the food bank:
Our dedicated staff. A lot of people work for a paycheck. These people work for a cause, and one they truly believe in.
Our board of directors. I am often amazed at the time, effort and energy these folks [...]
By Jody Tick
What business does the Capital Area Food Bank have improving the quality of school meals in Washington, DC? Actually, quite a bit! It’s certainly an exciting time for school meal reform here in the nation’s capital, and the food bank is excited to be involved.
The Capital Area Food Bank distributes food, but it also provides [...]
This editorial ran in the Washington Post on Monday, January 18, 2010
30 cheers for the Food Bank
Monday, January 18, 2010; A16
Washington Post
MIXED EMOTIONS accompany the 30th anniversary of the founding of Washington’s Capital Area Food Bank. There is, of course, gratitude to an organization that has done so much to make this community a better [...]
Sometimes a really good idea is born out of such simplicity; all it takes is a little spark. Here in the Harvest for Health department of the Capital Area Food Bank we concentrate on getting fresh produce to the people who need it. This year, a beautiful idea sprouted into a program new to the [...]
Welcome to the Capital Area Food Bank’s new website. We are excited about improving the look and feel, ease of use and information shared on this site. It has been in the works since last spring and has truly been a journey. Numerous people on the food bank’s staff spent countless hours strategizing, analyzing and [...]
Imagine you experience hunger and food insecurity. What am I asking you to imagine? I’m asking you to imagine that you’re running out of food and you can’t buy more food. Not because you don’t have time to go to the store, but because you don’t have the money to go to the store. You don’t have the option of grabbing something to eat at a cafe or a fast food restaurant. You won’t be able to eat until you receive credit on your EBT card (this has replaced paper food stamps) or until you are allowed to get food at a food pantry (eat pantry has a policy about how often one may get food). What would you do? Educating individuals how to better spend the money they do have is part of the answer, but it’s not the whole answer.
Here’s a look at life in the office. The Capital Area Food Bank recently acquired a Flip Camera. Next week we’ll be bringing the camera to the classroom so that you can get a closer look of the fun we have while cooking. Stay tuned!
Share Our Strength has launched a brand new campaign to raise funds to help end childhood hunger. “Operation No Kid Hungry” responds to President-elect Obama’s call to action to end childhood hunger by 2015.
1.Donate by text.
Text “SHARE” to 20222 on your mobile device to donate $5. AT&T will match all text donations up to $100,000. [...]
