CAFB COVID-19 Response Updates

The Capital Area Food Bank will continue to serve our neighbors who are food insecure during these uncertain times.

To account for site closures and social distancing needs related to COVID-19, we have modified and consolidated our services, offering food in different formats and locations. We will continue our operations until or unless we receive guidance from our local or national government that would preclude our ability to remain open.

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Please note that as this is a rapidly evolving situation, this page will be updated daily at noon with the latest information.

Service Modifications:

Service to partner network transitioning to Community Hubs

During ordinary operations, the food bank distributes most of its food through a network of 450+ regional nonprofit partner organizations.  This partner network continues to be essential in this time. However, while many of these organizations plan to remain open in the coming weeks, a significant number of our partners have also suspended service.

We have identified several partners throughout our region that have committed to remaining open alongside the food bank. These partners will serve as regional hubs, distributing food to additional clients who would ordinarily go to other locations in the region to seek help. Those partners are listed in the drop down menu below.

Consolidated service to Direct Distribution Programs

In addition to food distributed through its partner network, the food bank normally operates a variety of distribution programs at which we provide food directly to children, families, seniors, and other individuals in need.  Beginning this week, the food bank will modify and consolidate service through those programs, providing food in the following ways:

After School Meals: The food bank’s after school meals program will continue at all site locations that plan to remain open at this time. The hot meal normally eaten on site has been replaced with a cold “to-go” meal that children can pick up and eat at home.

Senior Programs: The food bank will continue its monthly distribution of supplemental bagged/boxed shelf stable groceries through its Grocery Plus and My Groceries to Go locations (both part of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program) and Senior Brown Bag locations that are remaining open at this time.

Pop-Up Pantries: The food bank’s primary emphasis continues to be on supplying food through its network of nonprofit partners.  However, in some areas where we are without a partner to help meet current need, the food bank is holding pop-up pantries in select locations. These pop-ups are for people without the funds to buy adequate food, and who would ordinarily seek help from a food pantry.  The times and locations for these distributions that are currently confirmed are in the drop down below.

Food Assistance Organizations, working with the Capital Area Food Bank, who wish to contact the CAFB to update us on your open/closed status should email covidresponse@capitalareafoodbank.org.