Easter Virtual Drive Raising Money to Fight Hunger

| By Kate Kennedy
Categories: Feature, Food Assistance, Giving, Other
These changing times have brought new burdens for people across the Washington, D.C., area. Catholic Charities DC is seeing an extraordinary increase in requests for food assistance. These calls for help are coming from the thousands of people we help every year — and the many now facing food insecurity after losing their jobs in …

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A Friendship Forged Through Food

| By Alex Schauffler
Categories: Feature, Food Assistance, Other
To many, Beverly and Lois seem like any other longtime friends. But for them, the friendship goes much deeper and comes from a place of community fellowship. Their friendship was forged through their weekly visits to the Southern Maryland Food Bank’s Meals & Hope Food Truck. The duo, like so many others in our region, …

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Food is Love

| By Alex Schauffler
Categories: Community Outreach, Feature, Food Assistance
They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. At Catholic Charities, this is absolutely true. We know that a warm meal can fill the heart in addition to the stomach. Not only does food nourish our bodies, but it provides a sense of community as we break bread with our families …

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