By Molly McGlinchy
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In the Washington D.C. Area, one in five children is at risk of experiencing hunger; that is over 200,000 children. Many families rely on school breakfast and lunch throughout the school year to feed their children. With most schools out on summer vacation, families seek other sources of support.
In response to this need, Four Seasons [...]
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Don’t forget to help Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 8th!
You can help in three easy steps:
1. Place non-perishable foods into a bag
peanut butter
canned meat and fish
canned fruit and vegetables
cereal
2 . Leave the bag at your mailbox on Saturday, May 8th -your local letter carrier will pickup the donations and deliver to the Capital Area Food [...]
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After the record winter we experienced this year, spring is most welcome! But springtime also signals a distressing trend – when food donations start to drop. We at DelCor have accepted the challenge to help the food bank combat this phenomenon, along with our partners and clients throughout the association and nonprofit community.
Right now, we’re [...]
By Kasandra Gunter Robinson
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Food Donations Have Slowed
For the past couple of weeks, the Capital Area Food Bank has seen nonperishable food donations decline. This seems to be a seasonal phenomenon where donations soar from the fall months through the winter, but decline from spring into summer. Hunger takes no vacation, so we need your help.
You can do spring [...]
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As anyone in the area knows, over the past couple of months, the Washington DC area has experienced record amounts of snow. Schools, businesses and even the federal government shut down in response. We experienced empty shelves at the grocery store, a lack of shovels at hardware stores, power outages…the stories go on and on.
As [...]