Additional distributions will provide support for federal workers and contractors affected by the government shutdown at a time when food insecurity remains elevated across the region.
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Washington, D.C., October 14th, 2025 – To support people impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, the Capital Area Food Bank is partnering with its network of nonprofit organizations across the Greater Washington region to provide new food distributions for affected federal employees and contractors.
Starting the week of Oct. 20th and until the government re-opens, these additional food distributions will offer boxes of shelf-stable pantry items and fresh produce. Federal employees and contractors will need to show a government work ID to receive food.
With the government shutdown now stretching past the two-week point, many federal workers and contractors are missing their first full paycheck and may be facing difficult economic choices between food and other necessities.
The government shutdown is also coming at a time when many households across the region are already struggling with food insecurity. According to the Capital Area Food Bank’s Hunger Report 2025, 36 percent of residents struggled to put food on the table at some point last year. Among households affected by reductions to federal jobs and spending, the number was even higher, at 41 percent.
The new food distributions for federal workers and contractors will take place at the following times and locations:
Tuesdays
12:00 – 2:00 PM | No Limits Outreach Ministries: 7721 Barlowe Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20785
Wednesdays
10:00 – 11:30 AM | So What Else: 6116 Executive Blvd, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fridays
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | United Community: 7511 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM | Urban Outreach: 5343 C St SE, Washington, DC 20019
Saturdays
1:00 – 2:30 PM | LindaBen Foundation: 10739 Tucker St, Beltsville, MD 20705
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About the Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for more than a million people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank provided nearly 64 million meals to people in need last year by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations, including Martha’s Table, SOME – So Others Might Eat, DC Central Kitchen, Food for Others, Manna, and others. It also works in partnership with organizations across the region to address hunger’s root causes by pairing food with critical services such as education, health care, and job training. To learn more, visit https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org.
Media contacts:
Laura Olson
(202) 644-9870 (desk)
(717) 903-9023 (cell)
lolson@capitalareafoodbank.org
Hilary Salmon
(202) 644-9864 (desk)
(518) 810-8582 (cell)
hsalmon@capitalareafoodbank.org