It was a Thursday afternoon in March, and you could feel the excitement building as project coordinators from Capital One and the Capital Area Food Bank prepared the conference room for the second Weekend Bag Sponsorship packing event. We walked through the room to ensure the stations were set up with the necessary supplies: tables… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Childhood Hunger
Northern Virginia Kids Cafe Site Does More than Feed Kids
The Capital Area Food Bank serves 28 Kids Cafe sites throughout Northern Virginia. Community Lodgings, a Kids Cafe site located in the Arlandria neighborhood of Alexandria, served almost 10,000 meals last year through their after school program. Community Lodgings also offers a Transitional Housing Program, which was featured in the January 9 “Hero Central” segment… Read more »
Food Network Stars and Whole Foods Market Lend A Helping Hand During Holiday Season
Two judges from Food Network’s “Chopped” recently visited the P Street Whole Foods Market to purchase food for the Capital Area Food Bank. Chefs Marc Murphy and Amanda Freitag, in partnership with Share Our Strength and Whole Foods, shopped and collected food to help raise awareness of childhood hunger in America. My colleague, Brian Banks,… Read more »
Nourishing Our Future
School is back in session. Pop quiz! How many children live in food insecure homes in the United States? What percentage of children live in food insecure households in Washington, D.C.? According to the USDA statistics, about 16 million children live in food insecure households. This means that they don’t know where their next… Read more »
Hunger in the Nation’s Capital
You don’t have to travel far to witness hunger in America. In the shadow of the nation’s capital, hunger can be found in schools, on playgrounds, in assisted living facilities, and more recently in manicured homes of middle-class families. Here in the Washington metro area, hunger is not distended bellies or sunken eyes – but… Read more »
Little League Group Donates to Food For Kids
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… Read more »
Picture-A-Day Project Underway
The Food For Kids team is about halfway through our Picture-A-Day project! We have had so much fun posting pictures that tell the story of our department, our sites and the children we serve. So far we have featured photos illustrating the importance of volunteers, food donations, our fresh produce initiative, and a little bit… Read more »
The Holidays Are Over But Hunger Is Still Here
The holidays are over and a new year is upon us. The year 2011 will bring new beginnings for many, however, for others the challenges of getting enough food to eat will remain. Giving during the holiday season is great but donations are needed throughout the year because hunger never takes a vacation. As the food… Read more »
Happy holidays for local youth
The holidays – and the days away from school – bring a lot of excitement to children each year. However, winter break also means that the children and teens who rely on school meals might not have enough food each day. The Food For Kids team works hard to ensure that youth participating in our… Read more »
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street…
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… Read more »