News from 2010
6/11/2010 Washington Business Journal – Deloitte Completes Study for Capital Area Food Bank
February 2, 2010: Press Release – Hunger in America 2010
Landmark new study reveals 25 percent increase in Washington metro area residents seeking emergency food assistance.
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1/18/2010 30 Cheers for the Food Bank – Washington Post Editorial
News from 2009
Fall 2009 Plowshares – CAFB Newsletter
6/18/09 Proper Kudos for Giant Food – Letters to the Editor, The Washington Post
What would you do with $100,000? The Giant Food store on Alabama Avenue in Southeast could have done so much for itself – gifts to employees, upgrades to its store – but no.
5/28/09 Lottery Bonus to Go to Food Bank – The Washington Post
The $100,000 bonus that went to the Southeast Washington supermarket that sold last month’s $144 million Powerball ticket will go to charity, the grocery chain said yesterday.
5/24/09 Demand is Increasing for Subsidized Meals – The Washington Post
The country’s economic downturn can be measured in the breakfast line at McNair Elementary School, where students collect a Styrofoam tray with a banana, cereal and juice box before joining classmates for reading.
4/29/09 Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Volunteer at Food Bank – The Washington Post
First Lady Michelle Obama kept her promise to actively volunteer in the Washington area Wednesday, bagging lunches for hungry children at a local food bank on her husband’s 100th day in office.
4/29/2009 First Lady Celebrated First 100 Days Volunteering at Capital Area Food Bank – Press Release
First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by the Capital Area Food Bank – a member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network – on Wednesday to help pack bags for the food bank’s Weekend Bag Program, a service that provides 1000 children weekly with bags of food when they do not have access to school meals.
4/22/09 Weak Economy Compounds Hunger Problem in Washington Region, Food Banks Seeing Record Numbers – Press Release
Food Banks across the National Capital Region are reporting record numbers of families, individuals and first-time visitors seeking food assistance in the wake of job losses and home foreclosures.
2/25/09 Stimulus Package Provides Increased Aid for SNAP Participants – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
Simply put, no one should go hungry in America. To ensure this, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as the stimulus package, provides an additional $300 million for States to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as the Food Stamp Program.