CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC
4900 PUERTO RICO AVENUE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20017 www.capitalareafoodbank.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK (THE FOOD BANK) IS TO FEED THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM HUNGER IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA BY ACQUIRING FOOD AND DISTRIBUTING DIRECTLY AND THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES; AND TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND ENLIGHTEN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ISSUES OF HUNGER AND NUTRITION.

THE MISSION OF THE FOOD BANK IS TO CREATE ACCESS TO GOOD, HEALTHY FOOD IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

FOOD RESOURCING AND LOGISTICS:AGENCY SHOPPING MART/PARTNER LINK: THE AGENCY SHOPPING MART/PARTNER LINK ENABLES CAFB'S PARTNER AGENCIES TO CONSERVE THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES BY ORDERING DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD FROM CAFB AT PRICES SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN RETAIL COST.PARTNER DIRECT: CAFB FACILITATES RETAIL PICK-UP DIRECTLY BETWEEN 50 FOOD BANK PARTNERS AND FOOD DONORS. THIS ALLOWS AGENCIES TO COLLECT DONATIONS DIRECTLY FROM STORES, SAVING ON TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER COSTS.JANUARY 2020 MARKED CAFB'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TORE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES. THE PANDEMIC WREAKED HAVOC ON THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE ECONOMY. AND IT UPENDED THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND FOOD SECURITY OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR REGION. EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WOULD COME FROM WAS UNACCEPTABLY HIGH AT 400,000 PEOPLE. BY FALL OF 2020, IT HAD RISEN TO NEARLY 600,000 AN INCREASE OF 50%. BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2020, NEARLY HALF OF OUR NETWORK OF 450 PARTNER AGENCIES HAD CLOSED, EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.FROM THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, CAFB FOCUSED ON QUICKLY MODIFYING OUR OPERATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION METHODS; ESTABLISHING NEW PARTNERSHIPS; AND FINDING NEW FOOD SOURCES TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEALS PROVIDED. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC, WE INCREASED OUR USE OF PURCHASED FOOD TO REPLACE THE NEARLY 75% REDUCTION IN FOOD DONATIONS.THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED A COMBINED 21,321,703 MEALS IN FY 2020, AN INCREASE OF 47% OVER FY 2019.

GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIONS:COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP): CAFB PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 5,400 D.C. SENIORS AND 500 MARYLAND SENIORS WITH A BAG OF HEALTHY GROCERIES EACH MONTH. IN THE SUMMER, PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE PRODUCE VOUCHERS REDEEMABLE AT PARTICIPATING FARMER'S MARKETS.THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP): CAFB RECEIVES USDA COMMODITIES AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED AGENCIES WITHOUT ANY SERVICE FEES.THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED A COMBINED 5,552,695 MEALS IN FY 2020.

COMMUNITY DIRECT DISTRIBUTION:THROUGH CAFB'S COMMUNITY DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES, WE DISTRIBUTE FOOD DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY IN INSTANCES WHERE A BRICK AND MORTAR PARTNER ISN'T AVAILABLE, OR WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PARTNER CAPACITY TO MEET DEMAND.SENIOR BROWN BAG: CAFB PROVIDES ALMOST 5,000 SENIORS WITH A 30 - 40 POUND BAG OF GROCERIES EACH MONTH. HEALTHY RECIPES, A NUTRITION NEWSLETTER AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.WEEKEND BAG: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES KID-FRIENDLY BAGS OF GROCERIES FOR CHILDREN TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT WHEN NOT AT SCHOOL. THIS PROGRAM SERVES NEARLY 2,500 CHILDREN WEEKLY AT NEARLY 40 SITES AROUND THE REGION.FAMILY MARKETS: CAFB OPERATES 45 CLIENT-CHOICE STYLE FOOD MARKETS IN AREA SCHOOLS, CURRENTLY SERVING OVER 10,000 FAMILIES PER MONTH IN D.C., MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.MOBILE MARKETS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY SITES SUCH AS RECREATION CENTERS AND CHURCHES, CAFB HOSTS 89 MONTHLY MOBILE MARKETS FOR RESIDENTS TO ATTEND AND RECEIVE ASSISTANCE.COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE: AT THIS MONTHLY FARMER'S MARKET-INSPIRED EVENT, CAFB OFFERS FRESH, SEASONAL PRODUCE AT NO COST. HEALTH, HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO ON SITE AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS. CURRENTLY, THREE COMMUNITY MARKETPLACES SERVE HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS ONE SATURDAY A MONTH; ONE EACH IN VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND D.C.JOYFUL FOOD MARKETS: THIS MONTHLY POP-UP GROCERY MARKET TAKES PLACE AT OVER 50 SCHOOLS IN DC'S WARDS 7 AND 8. EACH MARKET PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH HEALTHY, NON-PERISHABLE GROCERIES AND FRESH PRODUCE.BRIGHTER BITES: APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH OUR WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIONS AT FIVE SCHOOL SITES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.WHILE THE PANDEMIC FORCED US TO SUSPEND OR SCALE BACK MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN THE LATER HALF OF FY 2020, THESE ACTIVITIES DISTRIBUTED A COMBINED 8,256,534 MEALS IN FY 2020, A DECREASE OF 17% FROM FY 2019.

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