Through funding from Kaiser Permanente’s Healthy Eating in Hard Times Program, the food bank’s community outreach programs are combining education, outreach and capacity building activities with access to fresh produce to our target pilot sites. This two-year pilot initiative is focusing on Ward 8 communities and seeks to work closely with our targeted partners to [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Submitted by: Ileana Vink, Greenbrier Learning Center AmeriCorps Volunteer Took our tykes to a farm! As part of being a site served by the Capital Area Food Bank (our kids receive a daily afterschool snack and, now that it’s summer, lunch) we get to participate in the Farm Youth Initiative, where our kids get to [...]
It’s summertime! As the temperature climbs, children and teens are enjoying summer break. However, as we all know hunger never takes a break. Many children and teens rely on school meals and they need to know where to go for meals during this long-awaited vacation from school. The Capital Area Food Bank, along with many [...]
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 [...]
On May 2nd, a group of 11 young change agents ushered their way into the CAFB’s doors. They were here serving as AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers. AmeriCorps NCCC is a full- time team-based residential program that is used to strengthen communities and build leaders amongst its participants through direct service. Groups of 18-24 year-olds are deployed [...]
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 [...]
School will soon break for summer reccess. For some children this means vacations, time by the pool and fun with friends. But for many kids in the Washington metro area, summer is a time when they do not have access to school meals. In the food bank’s service area, 65 percent of children participate [...]
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 [...]