7 Ways to Use Hardy Greens
Chop 1 bunch of kale. Toss with juice from 1 lemon, garlic, a dash of soy sauce, and olive oil for a salad. Heat oil… Read More
7 Ways to Use Roasted Broccoli
Top a baked sweet potato with roasted broccoli and your favorite shredded cheese Brush olive oil on a large flour tortilla. Top with roasted broccoli… Read More
7 Ways to Use Stovetop Cabbage
Toss stovetop cabbage with black beans, juice of 1 lime, and cilantro. Use as a burrito filling. Mix in chopped mushrooms and garlic, and cook… Read More
Voices of Advocacy: Shauna Gray
Shauna Gray has taken care of people for most of her life—first as a home health aide, and then as a caretaker for family members. Now, she feels driven to keep her community safe and fed. She's getting started on that work as part of the CAFB’s Client Leadership Council (CLC), a group of like-minded individuals taking part in a ten-month advocacy training program aimed at empowering them to serve as effective agents of change. Read More
’Tis the Season for Giving: Coming Together to Help Feed Neighbors
Since the beginning of the pandemic, our community has stepped up in big ways to help feed the growing number of our neighbors finding themselves in need. As we wrap up a year unlike any we've experienced before, we are so grateful for those who are helping to ensure no one goes hungry this holiday season and beyond. Here are just a few of the amazing ways the local community has come together to help. Read More
Spread the Joy of the Holidays
Donate in someone's honor during our holiday gift program and they'll receive a special holiday card courtesy of the Capital Area Food Bank! Read More
Leaving A Legacy of Caring: Why I’m Making A Planned Gift
Planned giving is visionary thinking. It means that, as a donor, you can help the food bank meet future needs that may not occur during your lifetime. One of the food bank’s visionary donors, Andrew E. Barrer, recently shared why he’s planned for the future with the food bank in mind. Read More
Voices of Advocacy: James Littlejohn
As a veteran who has experienced homelessness and food insecurity, James Littlejohn understands what it means to keep persevering in tough circumstances. He also knows how important it is to connect people with the resources they need. And as a member of the Capital Area Food Bank’s 2020 Client Leadership Council, his goal is to use his unique perspective to advocate for more funding to go to resources that serve our society’s most vulnerable. Read More
Voices of Advocacy: Vanessa Pierre
Vanessa Pierre has lived in White Oak, a neighborhood in Silver Spring, Maryland, for four years. In that short time, she’s made her mark advocating for access to healthy and affordable food — and the resources to grow it — in her community. She’s among the new members of the CAFB's Client Leadership Council (CLC), a group of like-minded individuals from across the food bank's service area taking part in a ten-month advocacy training program aimed at empowering them to serve as effective agents of change in their communities. Read More
“My Name Is Hunger”: Reflections of Aaron R, the CAFB’s Poet in Residence
World Food Day is a day of collective global action focused on the promotion of worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all. To highlight this critical issue through the art of poetry and storytelling, the Capital Area Food Bank partnered with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office for North America and Poetry X Hunger to host Virginia-based poet Aaron R as its first Poet in Residence during Hunger Action Month. Read More
