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5/6/08 The 3-Minute Interview with Lynn Brantley - The Examiner, Washington
Twenty-five years ago, Lynn Brantley was among the founders of the Capital Area Food Bank, which has now raised $29 million of the $36 million it wants for a new warehouse. She is currently the food bank's president and chief executive officer, overseeing distribution of 20 million pounds of food throughout the region.
4/30/08 Hunger's Growing Pangs Strengthen Will of Area Food Bank - Washington Informer
It is an alarming reality. A family of four living with a household income of $50,000 to $80,000 a year may still go hungry in the D.C. area.
4/30/08 Capital Area Food Bank to Double Size of Warehouse - Washington Business Journal
Doubling the size of the Capital Area Food Bank means doubling the amount of food that reaches the 633,000 - 200,000 of whom are children - in the area who are at risk of suffering from hunger.
4/30/08 New Facility For Area Food Bank Is Planned - The Washington Post
The Capital Area Food Bank will begin construction this summer on an expansive facility in Northeast Washington after some of the region's leading philanthropists announced yesterday that they have raised $28.7 million for the project.
4/2/08 On This Night, Wearing Denim Can Make Thousands More Comfortable - Press Release
A unique, exciting charitable gala, the Blue Jeans Ball strives to raise awareness and dollars in the struggle to end hunger in a fun way; and this year it will be even more extraordinary.
1/26/08 Increase in Individual Gifts to Offset Business Donation Drop - The Washington Post
Washingtonians came out in droves to donate food and money to the Capital Area Food Bank last month as it faced critical shortages caused by a decline in contributions and increase in demand.
12/12/07 BP Donates $1M in Solar Equipment for Capital Area Food Bank's New Home
BP America and the Capital Area Food Bank today announced a $1 million donation of BP Solar panels and other equipment that will make CAFB's proposed new facility a local showcase of the latest solar technology. The solar system, which will be capable of generating 121.8 kW of clean electricity, will save more than 20 percent of CAFB's annual electricity bill.
12/8/07 Cupboards are Bare at Food Banks - The Washington Post
Area food banks are experiencing a critical shortage of supplies as donations drop dramatically and as demand for free and discounted food continues to soar. The Capital Area Food Bank, the region's primary distribution center, reported that it had about 230,000 pounds of goods on its shelves this week, down from 570,000 pounds at this time last year, officials said.
11/26/07 Charities' Value to Economy: $9 Billion - The Washington Post
Nonprofit organizations contribute at least $9.6 billion to the Washington region's economy and often deliver services in more fiscally prudent ways than the government, according to a new study by a nonprofits consortium that for the first time calculates the return on investment for charitble donations.
11/26/07 Press Release - Capital Area Food Bank Appoints New Board Members
At its recent quarterly meeting, the board of directors of the Capital Area Food Bank confirmed the appointment of Ulysses Currie, Maryland State Senator; Margot Wheeler, M.D.; and Johnny A. Yataco; to serve as board members for an initial three year term. The board of directors is currently comprised of 18 members.
11/21/07 Capital Area Food Bank Feeds Washington's Hungry - Voice of America
Thanksgiving, November 22, is a holiday that is traditionally celebrated with sharing food. Families and friends get together to dine on turkey, cranberries and mashed potatoes or stuffing. And in communities across the country, volunteers prepare and serve meals or distribute baskets of food to the hungry.
11/13/07 Press Release - Capital Area Food Bank Wraps Up Anacostia Farmers Market
This Wednesday, November 14, 2007, marks the end of the Anacostia Farmers Market season and the close of its operations. The AFM, a collaboration between the Capital Area Food Bank and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clagett Farm, was initiated in 1999 to address the lack of affordable, fresh produce outlets east of the River.
8/30/07 Media Advisory - One Hot Dish + A Country Style Farmers Market = A Bonanza!
The Anacostia Farmers Market, a local farmers market east of the Anacostia River, is hosting its 4th Annual Chili Bowl Bonanza - a chili cook-off. Past champions and newcomers alike will attempt to impress celebrity judges and market shoppers with their homestyle chili recipes.
7/8/07 School's Out, But Hunger Isn't Taking A Break - Editorial, The Washington Post
While the summer offers many children a chance to live free of care and to indulge in a world of fantasy and make-believe ["A Kid's Reality," Metro, June 26], for more than 200,000 children in the Washington area, life becomes not so easy and the enjoyment of summer is overshadowed by a lack of food.
6/4/07 Press Release - Does the Face of Hunger Surprise You? Capital Area Food Bank Shines Light on Hunger by Providing Lunch to Elected Officials on National Hunger Awareness Day
Washington, D.C. - June 4, 2007- On Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - The Capital Area Food Bank, a member of America's Second Harvest-The Nation's Food Bank Network, joins all domestic hunger relief organizations nationwide in recognizing National Hunger Awareness Day.
4/25/07 Press Release - Hunger Still a Major Problem in Nation's Capital, 27th Annual Metropolitan Area Hunger Conference to Provide Forum, Expertise for Addressing Local Hunger
Washington, D.C. - April 25, 2007 - The number of residents affected by hunger in the Washington metropolitan area has increased dramatically; and the face of hunger has undergone a more dramatic transformation. Today, more than 633,000 residents in the metro area are at risk of or experiencing hunger. Many working families, single-parent households and senior citizens are now faced with food shortages in the wake of rising housing and medical costs. To deal with the significant increase in and changing face of hunger, the Capital Area Food Bank, the National Capital Region's largest public nonprofit food and education resource, will host the 2007 Metropolitan Area Hunger Conference on Friday, April 27, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Landover, MD (3600 Brightseat Road).
3/29/07 Press Release - Virginia Law Firms in a Frenzy to End Hunger
Virginia - March 29, 2007 - Lawyers across Virginia are rallying together to try the toughest case their profession has seen - hunger. At least 150 law firms are participating in the First Annual Statewide Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week long competition between Virginia law firms to raise food and funds for the Capital Area Food Bank and six other local food banks. Attorney General Bob McDonnell is the Chairman of the drive, which runs from April 2 through April 13, 2007.
3/27/07 Press Release- McDonnell Announces Final Week for VA Law Firms to Sign up for Legal Food Frenzy
Attorney General Bob McDonnell today reminded Virginia law firms and lawyers that this is the final week to sign up for the First Annual "Legal Food Frenzy." The "Legal Food Frenzy" is a two-week long competition between Virginia law firms to raise food and funds for their local Food Bank. It will be held from April 2nd through April 13, 2007.
3/22/07 Media Advisory - Press Release - Dining, Dancing and Wearing Denim for a Purpose
Washington, D.C. - March 22, 2007 - The Blue Jeans Ball is one of Washington'ts most exciting and unique, annual, charitable events that strives to raise awareness and dollars in the struggle to end hunger. The Capital Area Food Bank, the area's largest public, nonprofit food and nutrition education resource, will host its fourth annual gala on Thursday, March 22, 2007, 6:00 P.M. at the Marriott Wardman Park Ballroom (2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008). The Honorary Event Chair is Mrs. Michelle Cross Fenty, First Lady of Washington, D.C.
2/7/07 Media Advisory - Local Elected Officials to Journey on Hunger Tour
Elected political officials will join the Capital Area Food Bank and the Virginia Community Action Partnership on a guided van tour to see first hand how hunger is affecting the residents of Northern Virginia.
8/7/06 Media Advisory - The Anacostia Farmers Market Welcomes Mayoral Candidates
The Anacostia Farmers Market, a hub for local farmers to share their farm-fresh produce with residents east of the Anacostia River, is hosting its Mid-Summer Celebration. Come celebrate the summer and its bounty and meet mayoral candidates Michael Brown, Linda Cropp, Nestor Djonkam, and Vincent Orange.
5/06 Press Release - Food Lion Awards Gift to Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food Bank has been awarded a $10,000 grant for its Maryland Kids Cafe sites from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation in recognition of National Hunger Awareness Day in partnership with America's Second Harvest - the Nation's Food Bank Network.
5/2/06 Press Release - Saving the Planet Never Tasted This Good!
The Capital Area Food Bank's Harvest for Health department is hosting its first Grub Party on Thursday, May 18 from 7 P.M. - 10 P.M. at Vegetate Restaurant (1414 9th Street, NW) in Washington, D.C., featuring the new book by Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry, "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen" (http://eatgrub.org/).
2/24/06 D.C. outpaces nation in hunger - The Examiner, Washington
The number of Washington-area residents living with hunger has spiked by nearly 40 percent since 2001, according to a national study released Thursday. Local food banks served more than 380,000 people in 2005, a 39 percent increase over 2001 levels. Nationwide, the number of people served at food banks grew by 8 percent.
2/23/06 Food Bank Network Served Over 25M in '05 - Associated Press
More than 25 million Americans turned to the nation's largest network of food banks, soup kitchens and shelters for meals last year, up 9 percent from 2001. Those seeking food assistance included 9 million children and nearly 3 million senior citizens, says a report from America's Second Harvest.
2/23/06 Press Release - Hunger Continues to Grow in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area
Christine McMahan's hours at the senior citizens home where she works flucuate and she rarely works a full 40 hour week. But when she gets home, her full-time job truly begins - raising her two children. Only now, she has to figure out how to providea nutritious meal to her family while saving enough of her income to pay her rent. She also has to save enough of her income for transportation to her job, which is an additional strain. Ironically, she received Medicaid until she became employed, at which point the government determined that she was making too much money, so now she is only one illness away from a financial disaster.
1/13/06 Why we need the School Breakfast Program - The Washington Times
When he delivered his Nobel Lecture in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked, "Why should hter be hunger and privation in any land, in any city, at any table when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities of life?" More than 40 years later, we are still asking the same question of our own country.
12/24/05 Disaster Relief Eats into Holiday Food Supplies - The Olympian, Olympia, WA
12/19/05 Farm Bill 2007 Response Letter
A memo addressed to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator of the USDA in response to a recent Farm Bill 2007 Listening Session. The Capital Area Food Bank worked in conjunction with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Clagett Farm to write this thoughtful letter that voiced concern over proposed spending cuts for the 2007 Farm Bill.
12/6/05 Hunger Never Takes A Holiday - Press Release
It is reasonable to say that many people like art; but everyone loves food. For the person who has even the slightest affinity for either, there is an opportunity to indulge in the best of both worlds year round, and make a difference in the process.
11/24/05 Reasons to Be Thankful, From Soup to Nats, The Washington Post, B01
In this annual column of thanks, we'll visit farms, hit the bar, check out some inspired kids, challenge the powers that be and dare to dream of spring. On a day redolent of turkey, yams and grandma's sweater, let's start where food begins.
11/02/05 Press Release- Capital Area Food Bank Elect Officer to Board of Directors
The summer has ended, autumn breezes are blowing and the Capital Area Food Bank is gearing up for its busiest time of year. The officers of its 25th Board of Directors were elected to kick-off this fall season.
As colder days approach many people find comfort for their body and soul simply through the old tradition of hot soup and a bowl. Unfortunately for the 633,000 people in the
9/22/05 Press Release- CAFB to Score Big with the CareFirst- Redskins Community Touchdown Program
With football season gaining momentum, the Capital Area Food Bank is hoping to score big on and off the field with the CareFirst-Redskins Community Touchdowns program. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has teamed up with the Washington Redskins Foundation to create the Community Touchdowns program which will donate $1000 to the Capital Area Food Bank for every offensive touchdown scored during the pre, post and regular playing season.
9/21/05 Press Release - Community Leaders Support Capital Area Food Bank's Move to Larger Facility
One in five - the number of children at risk of hunger in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. One in two - the number of children in D.C. living in poverty and at risk of hunger; one in five - the number in Montgomery and Prince George's counties; one in six - the number in Northern Virginia. These numbers are staggering and the Capital Area Food Bank needs to expand its capacity in order to better serve those in poverty and at risk of hunger.
9/19/05 The Other America- Newsweek, Feature Story
An Enduring Shame: Katrina reminded us, but the problem is not new. Why a rising tide of people live in poverty, who they are—and what we can do about it.
9/14/05 In D.C. Area, Even Subsistence Proves Pricey- The Washington Post (METRO, B01)
The income needed to live on a "bare-bones budget" in the
9/6/05 Press Release - Capital Area Food Bank Donates Food to Hurricane Katrina Victims
The Capital Area Food Bank is a member of America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank network. As such, they requested us and other food banks nationwide to collect food and funds for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
8/23/05 Media Advisory- September Sizzles with the 2nd Annual Chili Bowl Bonanza!
The Anacostia Farmer's Market, a hub for local farmers to share their farm-fresh produce with residents residing East of the River is hosting its 2nd Annual Chili Bowl Bonanza - a local chili-cookin' competition.
8/4/05 Where Gardens Fill a Supermarket Void - The Washington Post District Extra
In the community garden at the Fort Stanton senior citizens park in Southeast, sprawling vines with orange flowers bear yellow squash, and necklaces of cherry tomatoes ring cones of wire. Fist-size, deep purple eggplants peek from under leaves, and lumpy pods of blac-eyed peas look ready to burst.
8/4/05 Fresh Alternatives in Anacostia - The Washington Post District Extra
For the most part, grocery stores in Southeast Washington sell lots of hard, cheap wine, keep laundry soap and diapers behind bulletproof glass and offer a rainbow of friend fruit pies, but no fruit.
But on Wednesdays, a small strip of land called Peace Park offers Anacostia residents something they'll never see in the dusty corner stores: baby zucchini as small as fingers, sweet blackberries the size of Ping-Pong balls, award-winning peaches, elephant-ear-size collards, sugar plums and heirloom tomatoes.
7/25/05 Hungry Kids, Greedy Farmers - Editorial, The Washington Post
THE BUSH administration took a commendable step this year when it proposed trimming farm programs by $9 billion over the next five years. Anyone who's watched the farm lobby, its congressional enablers and the administration's capitulations can guess what happened next. The administration's $9 billion was whittled to $3 billion, with hardly a peep of protest from the we-must-clamp-down-on-wasteful-spending types. Now, the all too predictable round two of this budgetary drama is about to unfold.
7/9/05 Food For Thought- The Examiner
Food, food everywhere and not a bite to eat. Richard Currier's "Three Carambolas on Red," Leslie Exton's tantalizing pears, Robert C. Jackson's succulent apples, Brenda Gordon's sunlit lemons and other delectable works are part of "Food, Glorious Food," a feast for the eyes currently on display at the Zenith Gallery Annex in Washington.
5/31/05 Press Release- Making a Movement through a Market
Now in its seventh year, the Anacostia Farmers Market will open on
5/23/05 Press Release - Your Latte + My Mocha = $9 billion U.S. Dollars
That’s right. In 2004 Americans spent $9 billion1 on gourmet coffee yet, 1 in 3 children is at risk of hunger in our nation’s capital. The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) has worked for the past 25 years to address hunger in this region and the struggle continues with increasingly more area residents finding themselves at risk of hunger.
5/12/05 You don't have to be homeless to be hungry - The Afro
Trucks roll in and out of the warehouse all day. The lighting inside is ample, but slightly dim. A large scale rests near the truck bay, while another section of the warehouse is devoted to sorting and packing goods. Aisles are stacked with jars of foods, such as peanut butter, and bins are filled with dented canned goods -- donated because they weren't aesthetically pleasing to their former owners. But one man's trash is indeed another man's - especially a hungry one's -- treasure.
4/29/05 Fashion Statement - Two Groups Hope Hillites will Wear - Roll Call
The introduction of Lance Armstrong’s now-ubiquitous yellow "Livestrong" bracelet has changed the face of fundraising. Now, two groups have brought their own wristbands to Capitol Hill, hoping the craze will translate into dollars, and awareness, for their causes.
4/06/05 Press Release - Orange Rubber "Bands" D.C. Metro Area to Table Hunger
The phrase, "Table Hunger" is making a statement at the Capital Area Food Bank where the awareness bracelet craze has hit! To promote awarenss of hunger in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) is selling orange hunger awareness bracelets similar to the popular Lance Armstrong Live Strong cancer awareness bracelets which don the phrase, "Table Hunger."
4/04/05 Press Release- Hunger is Knocking at the Home Next Door, 2005 Metropolitan Hunger Conference will Answer The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area is home to an estimated 400,000 people at risk of or experiencing hunger-- 100,000 are children. To address the increasingly growing problem of hunger the Capital Area Food Bank, the National Capital region’s largest public, nonprofit food and education resource, will host the 2005 Metropolitan Hunger Conference on
3/14/05 Press Release - 2nd Annual Farmer's Blue Jeans Ball
The Capital Area Food Bank, the area's largest nonprofit food and nutrition education resource, is holding its Second Annual Farmer's Blue Jeans Ball this Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 6:30 P.M. at the Marriott Wardman Park (2660 Woodley Road, Washington, DC 20008). It is an event that strives to raise awareness and dollars in the struggle to end hunger.
3/10/05 Catholic Herald - Life Lesson Prepares Teens to Face Hunger"
Thirty-six million Americans suffer from hunger and 13 million of those are children," said Reuben Gist, director of advocacy and community outreach for the Capital Area Food Bank. Gist addressed a group of teens and adults at
Lynn Brantley, President and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank, named “Washingtonian of the Year”
For 33 years, The Washingtonian has honored people who make the region a better place. This year’s winners show what good people can do to make a difference.
Food World, January 2005 - Letter to the Editor
The holiday season is a time of fun and festivity for most of us. Many Americans will experience the joy of gathering with their families and loved ones for parties and abundant meals. But millions of Americans - the quickly growing ranks of the working poor - will have few reasons to celebrate.
For more information, please contact Kasandra Gunter Robinson at (202) 526-5344 ext. 225 or email robinsonk@cfoodbank.org .
