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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. A planned gift can also save money spent on taxes, increase your spendable income, preserve your assets, allow you to continue to use your assets during your lifetime. Two of the food bank's visionary donors, Jayne and Warren Lux, recently shared why they planned for the future with the food bank in mind.

Up until last March, Gabriel and Constancia Merrill had both worked for an organization that brought food to seniors in Washington, D.C. They had never needed food assistance before, but the pandemic caused them to lose their jobs due to curbed operations. For the Merrills, and so many impacted by the pandemic, receiving emergency food boxes helps them to stretch their available resources and make ends meet each month.

Kick off 2021 with this at-a-glance guide for how to help people in your community each month of the year.

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.

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!

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.

Like so many people this past Spring, Tess Weinreich had her junior year of high school turned upside down when the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic caused classes to move online and extracurricular activities to be cancelled indefinitely. But rather than let these circumstances get her down, the rising senior rallies her community to help support her neighbors in need.

With many of our neighbors more vulnerable than ever during this pandemic, our community has stepped up in big ways to help. Check out these 5 amazing ways the local community has come together to assist those struggling during these uncertain times.

When you give, you’ll be strengthening the community by getting meals to neighbors across Washington and the surrounding Virginia and Maryland suburbs who need them.