Today, as we celebrate the first day of spring, the Capital Area Food Bank is making a renewed commitment to provide fresh, nutritious fruit and vegetables to members of our community who are experiencing hunger – many for the first time. Addressing the need for healthier food in our community, we are issuing an urgent [...]
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I spend a lot of time at county social services offices and see families of every size, shape and kind. In addition to their need for assistance, one common bond that many families share is confusion about the rules of the programs they’re applying for, frustration with the overall process and the often very crowded conditions of [...]
After working as a Weekend Volunteer Leader for the past seven months, Volunteer Programs invited me to share my experience on the CAFB Blog. Ironically, working in the warehouse never occurred to me when I initially contacted the CAFB last summer in response to a posting for someone to train others in using spreadsheets. At [...]
Article provided by Meleah Boyle, MD Kids Cafe /Weekend Bag Coordinator. Because so many children in the Washington Metro area rely on the meals distributed at school as a critical part of their health and nutrition, they are often left at risk of hunger over the weekend. The Weekend Bag Program is intended to fill [...]
A blog entry by Capital Area Food Bank Consultant Grant Thompson. During a bout with pneumonia in 2007, I came very close to dying. My recovery was exquisitely slow and humiliating: When I came home from two months in the hospital ICU, I had to use a walker for support and crawled up stairs on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How did the Capital Area Food Bank impact the lives of people dealing with hunger this Thanksgiving? Read what they had to say: – “I didn’t know how I was going to afford a Thanksgiving meal.”- “This donation is a great blessing.”- “Now my family can sit down together to give our thanks and show [...]
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 [...]