Two thousand twelve marks the Capital Area Food Bank’s 32nd anniversary. In our years of service, we have seen the ebb and flow of the economy, changes in government policies, the erosion of jobs and many other forces that have overwhelmed hundreds of thousands of residents here in the Washington metro area. The food bank [...]
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Blog post submitted by Jennifer Saunders of Soapbox Marketing It started when two marketing professionals, Eddie Fam and Kelly Jan, were talking about how business networking was starting to feel more like a necessary evil than an invigorating exchange to promote mutual commerce. Why couldn’t time that was spent pursuing business connections lead to something [...]
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 [...]
It’s a good feeling when hometown athletes return to their community, but it’s a great feeling when they take time to volunteer. New Orleans Saints Free Safety Usama Young stopped by the food bank this past Thursday, along with a group of over 30 high-school students, to sort food and pack bags. During his visit, he also [...]
Article written by: Marie Morse, Food For Kids Associate Donations and volunteers have always been a crucial part of the work completed at the Capital Area Food Bank. Luckily, one volunteer took her efforts to the next level by organizing a canned food drive in order to support the Food For Kids department! Deb Roeber [...]
The food bank is teaming up with KIND to Do the Kind Thing for children in need. We are looking for people to commit one small act of kindness by Tuesday, June 7 (KIND Tuesday). When you commit an act of kindness, KIND will donate funds to our Food for Kids’ Programs and help [...]
The term “top shelf” isn’t just for wine racks anymore. The Capital Area Food Bank is excited to launch the new Top Shelf training program at its upcoming Metropolitan Area Hunger Conference on April 29, 2011. The Top Shelf curriculum will assist emergency feeding programs in their quest to take their program to the next [...]
I am not sure what I expected to see last Thursday when I wandered over to the Georgetown Safeway store after work to catch a special mini-performance from the cast of STOMP. I was excited to see what this group of talented performers could pull together in the aisles of Safeway. As 6:30 PM approached, a [...]
If you were at the food bank today, you didn’t have to look far to find Sesame Street! Elmo and Cookie Monster came out to help raise awareness about childhood hunger. Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street’s nonprofit organization, visited the CAFB to launch the Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget initiative – a bilingual [...]
Who: You! We need you to volunteer for our largest, annual food drive event. What: Stuff A Truck is an all-day food drive sponsored by Giant Food, Fox 5, CBS Radio and YRCI in an effort to alleviate hunger in the metro area during the holiday season. This is one of the food bank’s largest food [...]