Capital Area Food Bank

Many families rely on meals provided at school to help ensure their children are able to access enough nutritious food to learn and grow. But what happens when the school day ends? To help ensure...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/04/12/bringing-colorful-nutritious-meals-to-kids-after-the-school-day-ends/

Iman has a recipe for everything.  During a visit to the Diabetes Care Clinic at Children’s National Hospital, the 19-year-old – who has been diagnosed with prediabetes – lights up when on...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/03/12/empowering-patients-to-manager-their-health-through-food/

Joanne Barkett Conway focused much of her own life on improving the lives of others. That work has left a lasting legacy that now, thanks to a significant new gift from her husband William “Bil...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/03/05/honoring-joanne-barkett-conways-legacy-through-a-transformational-gift-to-address-hunger/

Tope Fajingbesi has a consistent standard when it comes to the food that she and her husband, Niyi, distribute from their farm: if any of their produce isn’t of high-enough quality to be sold a...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/02/13/building-community-through-fresh-produce-from-dodo-farms/

“Do you think it would be a good idea to change our fundraising goal from $25,000 to $30,000?”   It’s unusual for groups holding an online fundraiser for the food bank to increase the tot...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/01/18/crowdfunding-spotlight-temple-sinais-high-holy-days-fundraiser/

A former telephone switchboard operator from Silver Spring, Cheryl worked all of her life. Then an illness forced her into early retirement.  “I always worked so I never thought I would have t...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/01/10/cheryls-story-part-of-our-hunger-is-here-psa-campaign/

A new year is underway. Kick off 2024 with this at-a-glance guide for how to help people in your community each month of the year: January In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, create you...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2024/01/01/a-year-of-giving-back-12-ways-to-help-in-2024/

Local farms are a vital part of how we are able to make fresh produce available to our neighbors. Since the establishment of the Local Food Purchase Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) in Maryla...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2023/12/20/fast-facts-local-farms-over-the-year/

Only about half of people who need food assistance are getting it, according to data from our 2023 Hunger Report. We’re dedicated to addressing the barriers to food assistance, so we can reach ...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2023/12/12/numbers-that-reduce-hunger-the-hunger-heat-map/

Giving Tuesday is an annual celebration of global generosity and a chance for people across the globe to make a positive impact. You can make a huge impact right where you live through your suppo...

https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/blog/2023/11/20/where-does-your-giving-tuesday-dollar-go/