Blog
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October 2, 2012Local Artists Help Feed the Hungry with Hand-Crafted Bowls
Empty Bowls will offer an assortment of hand-crafted bowls from local artists who have been hard at work spinning their pottery wheels, shaping clay and creating beautiful pieces.
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September 28, 2012Sodexo – Feeding Our Future
This summer, our Weekend Bags provided over 25,000 meals to our area’s children and their families thanks to Sodexo's Feeding Our Future program.
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September 27, 2012Mark Your Calendars: Hunger Summit This Friday!
As a reminder, the Capital Area Food Bank will be hosting its annual Northern Virginia Hunger Summit tomorrow.
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September 26, 2012AARP Steps Up To Help the Capital Area Food Bank
Members from AARP recently stopped by the Capital Area Food Bank to help pack and sort food for their annual day of service.
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September 25, 2012ShopRite Supports the Hungry
September is Hunger Action Month across the United States and the third Wednesday of September was “ShopRite Partners in Caring Day” in Maryland.
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September 24, 2012AmeriCorps Volunteers Welcomed by CAFB
We're happy to welcome three people who have committed themselves to one year of service to the food bank as AmeriCorps volunteers by way of the Episcopal Service Corps.
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September 23, 2012Filling Empty Bowls in Our Community
Empty Bowls is an exciting event hosted by the Capital Area Food Bank each fall during which artists donate their original, handmade bowls that are then filled with a symbolic meal of soup and bread.
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September 22, 2012Madisson’s Garden Benefits Capital Area Food Bank
As she was completing her junior year at Maryland’s Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, Madisson Tully began exploring ideas for a summer project that would involve her family and friends and benefit the community.
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September 21, 2012DeCANstruction
Earlier this month, Canstruction DC closed out its most bountiful year to date by collecting 56,578 pounds of food and raising $8517 for feed families in need.
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September 19, 2012Think Local, Act Local
The one-day summit will help partner agencies incorporate nutrition into their feeding programs and offer distribution techniques.