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Mobile Food Pantry Sustains Lives
Daniel Nat-Davies, Partner Distributions Coordinator with the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), is not new to nonprofit work. “I used to work at the American Red Cross, before coming here nine months...
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Walk It Out
If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, you can have each mile of your daily walk, bike to work, or morning run energizing you and the Capital Area Food Bank’s programming. Launched on June 6th by...
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Support Homeland Food Security This Summer
What might come into your mind when you think about summer living? One might think of hot, humid days by the sprinklers or at the beach; or of stacks of hamburger buns with freshly grilled patties; or...
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Never Too Early to Raise Hunger Awareness
As summer continues to heat up, so does the broader conversation on domestic hunger issues and securing access to fresh, nutritious food for all Americans. Even in June, the Capital Area Food Bank and...
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Here We Go Again
On Wednesday, July 11th, the House of Representatives will commence debating and voting on their version of the 2012 Farm Bill. You might ask yourself, “didn’t Congress pass some draft of the Farm Bill...
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Why We Need Food Assistance Now More Than Ever
Lately, some prominent nationwide press has supported slashing funding on food assistance, including a USA Today July 4th editorial “Food stamps expansion driven by politics.” While we appreciate the...
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SNAP to Health
Politicians, doctors, health care professionals, food bank representatives and community organizers recently gathered to find ways for making food assistance more accessible and healthier. For more...
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Climate Craziness: 2012 As a Food Game Changer
As many Capital Area Food Bank clients and supporters know, stable food access means stable health as well. Historically, stable food access was the result of regular rainfall, seasons and temperatures...
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Climate Craziness and What Can Be Done
Since my last blog post on the consequences of an ever-changing climate on the availability and prices of food, Hampshire College professor and author Michael Klare has written an illuminating, if not...
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Nothing but Gratitude as I Say Good-Bye
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. —Margaret Mead The last 11 weeks have proven to be anything but a dull...
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