Capital Area Food Bank Announces Free Meals During the Summer for Children in Washington, DC, Northern VA and Prince George’s County, MD 

By cafb • June 23, 2023

 Meals will be provided to all children free of charge.

Washington DC, June 23, 2023 – Capital Area Food Bank announces the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided free to eligible children, 18 years of age and younger, and are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  A foster child and children who are members of households receiving SNAP or TCA benefits are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits at eligible program sites. Visit www.mdsummermeals.org, www.kidsmealsdmv.org, or call 202-644-9864 for more information. 

About the Capital Area Food Bank 

The Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank will provide 50+ million meals to people in need this year by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations, including Martha’s Table, SOME – So Others Might Eat, DC Central Kitchen, Food for Others, Manna, and others. To learn more, visit https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/ or call (202.644.9864) 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. 

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 

1. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442;  

1. email:  

program.intake@usda.gov