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Shauna Gray has taken care of people for most of her life—first as a home health aide, and then as a caretaker for family members. Now, she feels driven to keep her community safe and fed. She's getting started on that work as part of the CAFB’s Client Leadership Council (CLC), a group of like-minded individuals taking part in a ten-month advocacy training program aimed at empowering them to serve as effective agents of change.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, our community has stepped up in big ways to help feed the growing number of our neighbors finding themselves in need. As we wrap up a year unlike any we've experienced before, we are so grateful for those who are helping to ensure no one goes hungry this holiday season and beyond. Here are just a few of the amazing ways the local community has come together to help.

Donate in someone's honor during our holiday gift program and they'll receive a special holiday card courtesy of the Capital Area Food Bank!

Planned giving is visionary thinking. It means that, as a donor, you can help the food bank meet future needs that may not occur during your lifetime. One of the food bank’s visionary donors, Andrew E. Barrer, recently shared why he’s planned for the future with the food bank in mind.

As a veteran who has experienced homelessness and food insecurity, James Littlejohn understands what it means to keep persevering in tough circumstances. He also knows how important it is to connect people with the resources they need. And as a member of the Capital Area Food Bank’s 2020 Client Leadership Council, his goal is to use his unique perspective to advocate for more funding to go to resources that serve our society’s most vulnerable.