Posts Tagged ‘food bank’


Feds Get Fit While Feeding Families

By Molly McGlinchy

(Photo courtesy of Timothy Grant, OPM).
For the second year in a row, Federal Employees have come together to collect nonperishable food donations for individuals and families nationwide.  The Feds Feed Families Food Drive is a summer long initiative led by the Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. The Capital Area [...]

Every Day ServSafe

By Jodi Balis

Three weeks ago, partner organizations came together to attend Every Day ServSafe.  The original 8-16 hour food safety course was developed by the National Restaurant Association and gears lessons towards food service operations in restaurants.  Information within the original ServSafe course is really dense and really specific. . . there is an entire chapter dedicated [...]

Take the next step in Volunteering

By Mary Knighton-Brenner

Every Saturday, the Capital Area Food Bank hosts over 100 (sometimes over 200!) volunteers to sort and pack food in our DC warehouse. Volunteering at the food bank is a hands on and rewarding experience, which is why over 12,000 people volunteer with us each year. Our volunteers are an essential part of our operations, [...]

Denim, Dining & Dancing ~ Recipe for Success!

By Jana Robinson

                                                                                           

If you were not at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in your denim on March 28th for the 7th Annual Blue Jeans Ball – you missed a tasty event!  The ball was in a new location this year and I think it worked in our favor!  The guests seemed to enjoy the savory dishes, stand [...]

Basic Gardening

By Juliet Harris

“I want one of these for Mother’s Day.”  So spoke Angela, a participant at the A3 Basic Gardening Class as she hefted a cordless power drill.   Hands-on construction of wooden raised beds, the sowing of a container garden, and a discussion about compost techniques were just a few of the highlights of Tuesday’s A3 class.  [...]

30 Things Our Board Chair Loves About the Capital Area Food Bank

By Greg Ten Eyck

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 [...]

Volunteers Needed to Expand our Mobile Food Pantry Program

By Mary Knighton-Brenner

The Capital Area Food Bank is expanding its Mobile Food Pantry program to serve more individuals and get those individuals more food. We are in need of volunteers to help us kick off this expanded program.
Last year, our Mobile Food Pantries distributed 6.8 million pounds of fresh produce to low-income seniors, families, and individuals. Many [...]

From the Ground Up: Planting Ideas for Local Growth

By Emily Osterhus

Amidst all this snow and ice, I can’t believe I’m thinking about all things leafy and green! But, it is that time again when we invite all Capital Area Food Bank agencies to submit an application for the 2010 FGU Fresh Produce Grant—the program that sends participating agencies out to Clagett Farm to pick up [...]

Kids Cafe® Opens 10 New Sites

By Kendra Rowe

Last week, the Capital Area Food Bank’s Food For Kids Department had a wonderful opening celebration event to welcome our 10 new DC Kids Cafe® sites and to recognize some of the people who help make our work possible.  The event was held at Little Lights Urban Ministries, one of the new sites in Ward [...]

CAFB at 30: Hunger, History and Hope

By Lynn Brantley

First, we’d like to send our heartfelt prayers to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.  We are deeply saddened by the disaster and are looking into ways that we might be of assistance.
This year, the Capital Area Food Bank will commemorate 30 years of service to Washington metro area.  As we enter another year and [...]