Senior Hunger Conference 2026

The Capital Area Food Bank is pleased to invite you to attend the 2026 Senior Hunger Conference.

Friday, May 15, 2026,
8:30am – 3:00pm
Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University

Event Overview Register Speakers Agenda Sponsor

Event Overview

Turning Insight into Action: Supporting Seniors Through Recent Policy Shifts

The Senior Hunger Conference is a one-day, highly participatory gathering designed to strengthen collaboration among the organizations working to reduce senior hunger in the Washington, DC.

The Conference convenes leaders, front-line providers, and community members to:

Build new connections and foster trust across the network.
Identify overlapping capacities, shared needs, and collaborative opportunities.
Generate concrete, actionable outcomes—not just discussion.

Participants will engage in storytelling, structured networking, open space discussions, and collaborative problem-solving. By the end of the day, attendees should leave with new relationships, practical ideas, and a stronger sense of shared purpose.

Register

Due to an enthusiastic response, registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending, please contact Marian Peele at mpeele@capitalareafoodbank.org.

Speakers

Radha Muthiah
President & CEO
Capital Area Food Bank

Jim Handly
News Anchor
NBC4

LaMonika Jones
Director, State Initiatives
FRAC

Crystal Townsend
CEO
The Washington Home

Charon P.W. Hines
Director
Department of Aging and Community Living

T.A. Hawkes
Partner
Monument Advocacy

David Poms
Government Affairs & Policy Manager
DC Primary Care Association

Patricia Ndimantang
Program Associate
The Washington Home

Yvonne Smith
Community Advocate

LeNard Short
Community Advocate

Sabrina Tadele
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
Capital Area Food Bank

Marian Peele
Senior Director, Senior Hunger Strategies
Capital Area Food Bank

Lee Gimpel
Founder
Better Meetings

Agenda

8:30 AM Morning Refreshments

Pre-conference networking activity

9:15 – 9:30 am Welcome

Patricia Ndimantang, MPP, Program Associate, The Washington Home
Marian Barton Peele, Senior Director, Senior Hunger Strategies, Capital Area Food Bank

9:30 AM The Reality of Senior Hunger: Findings from CAFB’s Hunger Report

Sabrina Tadele, Senior Director, CAFB Strategic Initiatives

9:50 AM Hearing from Seniors: The Reality Behind the Data

Yvonne Smith, Community Advocate
LeNard Short, Member, Client Leadership Council
Lee Gimpel, Moderator

10:20 AM Policy in Focus: HR-1’s Impact on Senior Hunger

A. Hawks, Partner, Monument Advocacy
LaMonika Jones, Director, DC Hunger Solutions
Lee Gimpel, Moderator

11:00 AM Turning Insight into Action: A Leadership Dialogue

John Handly, Moderator, NBC4 Anchor
Charon Hines, Executive Director, DALC
Radha Muthiah, CEO, Capital Area Food Bank
David Poms, Manager, DC Primary Care Association
Crystal Townsend, CEO, The Washington Home

12:10 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Co-creating Solutions to Support Seniors

A facilitated discussion to surface practical, achievable actions that better support food-insecure seniors.

2:30 PM Closing Reflections

Sponsor

The 2026 Senior Hunger Conference is generously sponsored by The Washington Home.