The Federation of Virginia Food Banks has sent out its first newsletter, highlighting our programs and our work on the 2021 Impact Report. If you missed it, view a copy here , and don’t forget to subscribe in the footer below!
Gleaning Gives
Farm-fresh produce gleaned for Virginians in need is a complicated, expensive, but worthwhile effort.
Legal Community Raises Record 1.4 Million Pounds of Food for Virginia’s Food Banks
More than 120 Firms Participated in State-Wide Campaign Richmond, Va.– June 17, 2021– This April, law firms, legal departments, government offices, and law schools across Virginia renewed their annual tradition of supporting the Commonwealth’s food banks through a friendly statewide competition in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office and Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. […]
Families are facing a food crisis. Without federal action, food banks will face one, too.
The Executive Director of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks just published an opinion piece in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Less food plus more need: This is an equation that translates to people being turned away from food banks without the help they need. This devastating outcome can be avoided if the federal government revisits the cut to the amount of necessary […]
2020 Impact Report
COVID-19 has spiked the demand for emergency food assistance across Virginia. Read how the Federation has responded to an unprecedented demand this year.