The Capital Area Food Bank recently helped to get 13,000 liters of clean water to residents of Flint, Michigan during the water crisis there.
New Menu Items for Hispanic Neighbors
Are beans, corn flour, and rice among the pantry staples you enjoy cooking with routinely at home? For many of the households served by the Capital Area Food Bank, having access to these healthy foods are key to cooking regularly.
In Snowpocalypse, the Food Bank Digs DC DPR
Snow days are many things – an opportunity for winter adventure, a parent’s worst nightmare, a time to catch up on your Netflix queue. But for the vulnerable residents of the Washington, DC region, snow days present a real and present threat.
From sweetgreen to the Food Bank: Fueling Our Communities
Fast forward a week to yesterday afternoon, when I found myself walking the aisles of our distribution center with the 60 members of the sweetgreen team who had come to volunteer.
Can we Pave the Road to Connection with Chicken Soup?
An American Millennial feels more comfortable setting up a Kiva loan to a farmer in Kenya than bringing chicken soup to a neighbor.
We Did It!
The holiday spirit was in full effect as community members came out in droves and collected a total of 23,435 pounds of food for residents in need during this year’s 14th annual Stuff-A-Truck.
Calling all Volunteers
After the season of giving ends, volunteers are still needed at the Capital Area Food Bank! We are especially in need of volunteers on weekdays in January at our DC distribution center, to help sort and pack all of these donations we received over the holidays.
Grocer’s Corner: The Harris Teeter Difference
We’re grateful to Harris Teeter for all it’s doing to assist the food bank and the mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and grandparents that we serve!
The Capital Area Food Bank is Taking Hunger off the Map
Solving a problem begins with understanding it. So two years ago, the food bank set about creating a digital map to help us better understand regional hunger.
Hunger Through the Eyes of a Driver
Driving for the Capital Area Food Bank for the past five years has opened my eyes to the tremendous need in our area.