Blog
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August 23, 2016Morgan Stanley Gives Back
Morgan Stanley has supported the food bank, and the community it serves, with more than $300,000 in financial support since 2010!
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August 17, 2016Comidas Para Nuestros Clientes Hispanos
Para muchas de las familias que reciben comida del Capital Area Food Bank, el tener acceso a alimentos saludables es clave para cocinar todos los días. Por eso, recientemente el Capital Area Food Bank se ha comprometido tener harina de maíz, frijoles y arroz, accesibles para los Latinoamericanos que servimos.
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August 15, 2016Back to School After a Joyful, Food-filled Summer
Just like we do during the school year, we provide nourishing foods like chicken, black-eyed peas, lentils, whole wheat spaghetti, apple sauce, and cereal for families to select together at Joyful Food Markets.
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July 18, 2016LULAC, CAFB y Generación Z
La juventud no se ha olvidado de las necesidad de este mundo. Ayer, llegaron aproximadamente 130 jóvenes hispanos al Capital Area Food Bank, de todas partes de los Estados Unidos, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, y representando muchos países de Centro América, para ayudarnos a combatir el hambre en esta región.
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July 13, 2016How one corporate partner impacted Weekend Bags for the summer
The Verizon Center was buzzing with activity as nearly 600 volunteers gathered to pack 12,500 bags of food for the Capital Area Food Bank’s Weekend Bag Program on June 17.
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July 13, 2016LULAC, CAFB and Generation Z
LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) brought young people between the ages of 13 and 19 and we had the chance to ask them: “What does hunger mean to you?”
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June 27, 2016Capital Area Food Bank closes most successful Food From the Bar campaign to date
This year's Food From the Bar, a month-long donation campaign led by the legal community, yielded a record breaking $275,000.
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June 22, 2016Cross City Collaboration to End Hunger
After experiencing hunger as a child, Ranell Davis decided to open up a pantry to make sure that others would not go hungry in her NE DC community.
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June 14, 2016Can Feds Feed Even More Families?
“Hunger happens 24 hours a day, 365 days a year—but giving by the community is often highest between Thanksgiving and New Year’s,” said CAFB President and CEO Nancy E. Roman. “So Feds Feed Families helps us get the resources our neighbors need, when they’re needed.”
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June 8, 2016The Meals on the Bus Go Round
The Capital Area Food Bank is working all across the metro DC region to provide food for children during the summer – including children who live in areas that are far from the brick and mortar rec centers and other community sites by partnering with Shoppers Food and Pharmacy to take meals on the road.