BOARD OF WHO WE ARE DIRECTORS PETER SCHNALL, CHAIRMAN The Capital Area Food Bank is the region’s largest hunger relief organization and Community Advocate DAN MARETT, VICE CHAIR the hub for food sourcing, food distribution and nutrition education across the Harris Teeter, LLC JOHN HUFFMAN, TREASURER Washington metro area. In Washington, D.C. and the six counties of MD & VA that Pepco Energy Services, Inc. CARL L. VACKETTA, surround it, there are nearly 700,000 individuals at risk of hunger; about 150,000 SECRETARY DLA Piper are children. PETER ACKERMAN Rockport Capital, Inc. DENISE DOMBAY Marriott International In FY 2014, the CAFB distributed 42 million pounds of food —more than 35 ADAM GOLDBERG Trident Advisors, PLLC million meals — to 540,300 individuals through direct service and a network of HANNAH HAWKINS CHILDREN OF MINE, INC. more than 500 partner agencies. The CAFB service area includes: Washington JOHN P. HYNES, JR. TASC D.C.; Montgomery County, MD; Prince George’s County, MD; Fairfax County, VA; JOHN JAEGER YRCI Prince William County, VA; Arlington County, VA; and The City of Alexandria, VA. GEORGE JONES Bread for the City, Inc. SHERI L. H. LINK Community Advisory Board TJADA MCKENNA tabLE OF CONTENTS U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Letter from the President ................................3 Food for Seniors ...........................................15 KHALIM PIANKHI What We Do .................................................. 4 Food for Everyone ........................................16 WUSA-TV 9 How We Do It ..................................................5 Data Driven Strategies .................................17 NANCY E. ROMAN PRESIDENT & CEO Sources of Food .............................................6 Food From the Bar ........................................18 Capital Area Food Bank A Regional Approach: District of Columbia ..7 Feds Feed Families ......................................19 DIANA SERRANO Independent Consultant Advocating for Food Access .........................8 Financials ......................................................20 LINDA KEENE SOLOMON A Regional Approach: Maryland ...................9 CAFB Partners by Region ............................21 Deloitte Consulting LLP We’re All Ears ................................................10 Financial Donors ...........................................25 JOHNNY A. YATACO Washington Hispanic A Regional Approach: Virginia .....................11 Food Donors .................................................30 ERIC EISENBERG Good Food & Wellness ................................12 Donor Profile .................................................34 GENERAL COUNSEL DLA Piper Food for Children and Families ....................14 How You Can Help ........................Back cover 2 2014 CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK CAFB 2014 FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO Nancy E. Roman DEAR SUPPORTERS, As I begin my third year leading the full-calorie soda and are working to the folks we are serving. And plan- Capital Area Food Bank, I again eliminate sugary snacks that can ning our crop purchase with local extend my heartfelt thanks. contribute to diet-related disease. We farmers means these partners can have also stepped up our already plan on having fresh produce for the Your generosity, compassion, and strong commitment to vegetables. people that they are reaching. commitment have made this — our 34th year — a benchmark year for This year, we distributed 42 million We also brought our urban demon- many reasons, and I am deeply pounds of food to children, families, stration garden into full bloom grateful. and seniors in need. But we looked and production this year, growing hard at the content of our inventory tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, green Reflecting back on the year, we have and worked to improve it. About beans, blackberries, raspberries, made two major shifts in the way that one third of all food distributed was and herbs, using the space to teach we approach our work. One of these fresh fruits and vegetables — more our partner agencies how to increase is the regional focus that we are of them green. We increased our their food growing capacity. using as we get food to children, se- distribution of frozen vegetables and niors, and families. We have aligned Looking to the year ahead, we plan distributed freezers to partner agen- our teams around each of the areas to continue improving and expand- cies that didn’t have them; added in which we operate: the District of ing upon our demonstration garden food that partners had requested, Columbia, Montgomery and Prince space. We also plan to pursue other including beans, fish, canned chick- George’s counties in Maryland, and innovative ideas, from engaging en, and whole grain products; and Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington volunteers in repacking large bins worked assiduously to lower salt and counties, as well as the City of Alex- of produce to creating community added sugar. andria, in Virginia. With staff dedicat- produce hubs. ed to each region, we are well-po- Families enjoyed our very first season At the food bank, we are passionate- sitioned to understand the unique of crops coming from local farmers ly committed to reducing hunger in needs, challenges, and opportunities thanks to a grant from the Marriott our region. As we do that, we more for our partners in these areas, and Foundation. The Fruits and Vegeta- deeply appreciate the powerful link the people they serve. Our regional bles Fund for Greater Washington between food and wellness and are focus also allows us to better engage sources watermelon, cantaloupe, doing all we can to help those we policymakers and other commu- squash, beans, apples, potatoes, serve live well. nity stakeholders on the issue of and a variety of other fresh produce hunger, and to form partnerships that from local growers in Maryland, I thank you from the bottom of my leverage local resources towards the Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. heart for your support in that critical common goal of solving it. We then distribute those fruits and mission. vegetables to our largest 22 food The second of these significant shifts Sincerely, assistance partners feeding those in is a real commitment to wellness, need, including DC Central Kitchen, beginning with the hard work of Martha’s Table, and Allen Chapel. improving our own food inventory. As Buying local means fresher food for part of that effort, we have eliminated 2014 CapitaL AREA FOOD BANK 3 2014 CAFB What WE DO Feeding the Community fOOD DOnOrs CAFB fOOD assistance neiGhbOrs in partners neeD • YOU! • sOUp Kitchens • chilDren • ManUfactUrers • fOOD pantries • seniOr citizens • GrOwers • eMerGencY shelters • faMilies • retailers • DaYcare centers • wOrKinG pOOr • UsDa • seniOr prOGraMs • hOMeless • GrOUp hOMes • VictiMs Of Disaster Direct fOOD DistribUtiOn prOGraMs 4 2014 CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK CAFB 2014 HOW WE DO IT Our Partners and Distribution Programs fOOD assistance partners Our Food Assistance Partners work on the ground to offer food from the CAFB to neighbors in need; these partners include faith- based organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, senior programs, daycare centers and more. Our Direct Food Distribution Programs complement the offerings of our food assistance partners: MObile MarKets KiDs after schOOl feeDinG We provide fruit, vegetables, bread prOGraMs and more to any resident of high-need We provide free, healthy meals and snacks neighborhoods at no cost, by delivering to students attending after school enrichment to safe, public places for pickup. programs. cOMMUnitY MarKetplaces KiDs sUMMer feeDinG prOGraMs At this monthly farmer’s market- We provide healthy meals and snacks in inspired event, we offer fresh, seasonal the summer at sites including faith-based produce at no cost; health, housing, organizations, camps and recreation centers. and other service providers are on site as resources for our clients. weeKenD baGs faMilY MarKets We provide kid-friendly bags of We provide families with fresh fruits, vegetables groceries weekly for children to ensure and non-perishable healthy groceries each they have enough to eat when not at month in their children’s schools. Food is school. offered market-style, and parents can choose the items they want, along with recipes to put ingredients to use seniOr brOwn baGs GrOcerY plUs We provide income-qualified seniors We provide eligible DC seniors with a bag of with a bag of groceries monthly, along healthy groceries each month. In summer, with recipes and nutrition education seniors also receive produce vouchers materials. redeemable at participating farmers markets. nUtritiOn eDUcatiOn Our Nutrition Education courses accompany food distributed in the community. CAFB volunteers teach food selection, budgeting, cooking and food growing to food assistance partners and the neighbors they serve. 2014 CapitaL AREA FOOD BANK 5 sOUrces Of fOOD DistribUteD bY cafb this Year partner Direct DOnateD GOVernMent cOMMODities 13.9 MilliOn pOUnDs 11.4 MilliOn pOUnDs 6.6 MilliOn pOUnDs 33% 27% 15% feeDinG aMerica pUrchaseD 5.8 MilliOn pOUnDs 4.8 MilliOn pOUnDs 14% 11% 6 2014 CapitaL AREA FOOD BANK CAFB 2014 A REGIONAL APPROACH: District of Columbia CAFB’s service area in DC includes all eight wards. 14% of DC Residents struggle to get the food they need 133 fOOD assistance partners are serving those in need in DC 15,762,427 Meals distributed in FY14 “ The faith-based organizations we work with in Ward 7 distributed over 601,000 pounds