Highlights from the 2024 Regional College Hunger Conference
The Capital Area Food Bank, the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, and Northern Virginia Community College joined in hosting the third-ever… Read More
Growing our food pharmacy program, in partnership with Unity Health Care
We know that a nutritious diet is key to reducing the burden of many chronic diseases, but challenges like high costs and limited access to… Read More
Food+Education: Supporting students’ basic needs to help fuel their success
For too many students, the road to a college degree is filled with obstacles. This has been true for Daysi Oscategui, a single mother… Read More
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: No Limits Outreach
As we wrap up our Hispanic Heritage Month series, we turn to one of our partners in Prince George’s County, MD: No Limits Outreach Center. Read More
Now open to serve our community: a new, expanded NOVA facility
The Bedford Falls Foundation Northern Virginia Distribution Center is officially open! As the orange ribbon was cut, the doors of our new loading docks rolled… Read More
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Mother of Light Center
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting partners across the region that provide more than just food assistance. For our next feature, we head to… Read More
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Latin American Youth Center
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring partner organizations that serve the Latino community, not only by providing food assistance today but also by… Read More
Hunger Report 2024: Dramatic rise in food insecurity in the Greater Washington region last year
Hunger saw a dramatic rise in the greater Washington region over the last year. Across the DMV, a startling 37% of… Read More
Silver Market: Bringing Fresh Food to Seniors
Tomatoes picked straight off the vine and eaten with a dash of salt behind the woodshed. This is just one of Rosalind Fowler-Dunmore’s childhood… Read More
Working with Virginia farmers to offer veggies fresh from the field
Mid-summer marks an exciting point in the year for the food bank’s food sourcing: it’s the time when all of the fresh produce distributed… Read More
