Blog
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October 16, 2015
World Food Day Reminds Us of Hunger’s Enduring Health Challenge at Home
On this World Food Day, we need to keep acknowledging the very real progress that so many have contributed to, while we keep our eye sharply on the remaining challenge.
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October 9, 2015
Wellness Warrior: Goodbye Summer, Hello Eggplant
The eggplant in the Agency Mart today was the reward reaped from the strong ties he forms with local farmers.
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October 8, 2015
Eight Years Hosting Food Drives: A Doctor’s Story
About 8 years ago, my wife and I decided to put together an event for patients in our medical office that would help collect food donations for the Capital Area Food Bank.
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September 16, 2015
Food + Fitness = 1 Healthy Life!
Crowdfunding helps the Capital Area Food Bank fund hunger relief efforts in an engaging and meaningful way.
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September 15, 2015
13th Annual Blue Jeans Ball Kick-off
Join us for a complimentary evening of fashion, food and fun as we kick off the Capital Area Food Bank’s 13th Annual Blue Jeans Ball on Thursday, September 24 from 6-8pm.
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September 8, 2015
On the Track to Wellness
Wellness at the Capital Area Food Bank will always be central to our work and we now have data and systems to know where we need to go when it comes to our food.
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August 19, 2015
Volunteer Spotlight: Dorothy Walsh
We thank both Judy Walsh and the Commonwealth of Virginia for prioritizing Family Markets to feed the boys and girls in Northern Virginia where about 55,000 children live in food insecure households.
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August 14, 2015
Where Hunger & Health Intersect
Fully one half of the 540,000 people served by the Capital Area Food Bank have high blood pressure or heart disease or are living with someone who does.