Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. The Capital Area Food Bank’s website just got a facelift.
Stamp Out Hunger
The 20th Anniversary of the Stamp Out Hunger Food drive kicked off with a breakfast at the National Association of Letter Carrier’s Union Hall in Washington, DC.
Simple Sammie
Time, location, lifestyle, and economics make our food landscape dynamic and ever changing. It is this changing food landscape that can provide new ideas when finding ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget.
Our New Home Offers Hope for Residents in Need
Almost a year and a half after construction began on the Capital Area Food Bank’s new building, we are now just months away from moving into our new food distribution center.
Help Protect Food Assistance Programs
Your support is urgently needed! Please reach out to your Congressional representatives and ask them to support the Farm Bill’s food assistance programs. Proposed spending cuts will impact over 46.2 million of our nation’s less fortunate that rely on federal food assistance. Public hearings commence tomorrow. Now is the time to act. Farm Bill Background… Read more »
Map the Meal Gap
Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap 2012” report verifies what we at the Capital Area Food Bank know – that we are facing a hunger crisis nationally and regionally.
A Glimpse Inside Food for Kids
When the name of your department is Food for Kids, it seems pretty explanatory what you do, right? In fact, there’s a lot that goes into making Kids Cafe® and Weekend Bag such impactful Capital Area Food Bank programs. Beginning this month, we will add new photos daily to the food bank’s Flickr account to… Read more »
Unified. Testified. Fortified.
The Capital Area Food Bank’s 2012 Metropolitan Area Hunger Conference, held April 20 at The Catholic University of America, proudly united community leaders from DC, Maryland and Virginia under the theme “Unify, Testify, Fortify: Adding Value to Your Nonprofit.” During the morning, participants cheered the food bank’s impending move to its new food distribution center,… Read more »
DC Desertification
“Food deserts” are areas where it’s hard to find places to purchase or acquire affordable, healthy food. Surprisingly, this is a big problem in the Washington metro area. According to the Food Desert Locator, the northeast and southeast sections of the District of Columbia have many such areas. Food deserts are also prevalent in Montgomery… Read more »
Food Crossroads
Food Crossroads happen when different organizations come together to alleviate hunger in their community. Throughout the Capital Area Food Bank’s 32-year history, the organization has adopted the mantra “A Community Response to Hunger” and understands it takes collective partnerships to effectively address hunger in the region. Through its network of over 700 community partners, the… Read more »