The mission of the Capital Area Food Bank is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger.
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- Founded:
- 1981
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Legacy of Giving "Day of Service"Created 4 hours ago
Senator John Cornyn and Mayor Lee LeffingwellCreated on Monday
Events
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- Austin Empty Bowl Project
Mexican American Cultural Center
Sunday, November 22 at 11:00am - Driveway Bike Race Series
The Driveway
Wednesday, July 1 at 5:00pm - My Meatball and Me Contest
Austin, TX
Tuesday, August 25 at 8:00am - 19th Annual Austin Chronicle H...
Waterloo Park
Sunday, August 30 at 11:00am - CBS-42 KEYE/Scouting for Food
Austin-area Randalls
Monday, July 20 at 5:00am - Sort it Out
Capital Area Food Bank
Thursday, May 21 at 1:00pm - Stamp Out Hunger
Austin area mailboxes
Saturday, May 9 at 12:00am - 16th Annual Austin Reggae Fest...
Auditorium Shores
Saturday, April 18 at 12:00pm - Pledge to End Hunger
Everywhere
Thursday, March 5 at 12:00am - 31st Annual Austin Crop Hunger...
Roy Guerrero Park
Saturday, March 7 at 9:30am
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- The CANstruction “Reader’s Choice” winner is… 9:23am Nov 24
- Austin Empty Bowl Project 10:46am Nov 22
- Vote your favorite CANstruction! 7:57am Nov 19
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Several hundred students and teachers volunteering at the Food Bank for the first Legacy of Giving "Day of Service."
A wonderful opportunity for children to learn the value of philanthropy. (Event supports Coats for Kids and the Food Bank.)
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The Very Hungry CANerpillar by Hardin Construction, Bury + Partners and Structures! Last week we posted a CANstruction “Reader’s Choice” contest for the annual CANstruction event. CANs...
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Several hundred students and teachers will be at the Food Bank tomorrow for the first Legacy of Giving "Day of Service." Cool opp. for children to learn the value of philanthropy. (Event supports Coats for Kids and the Food Bank.)
Howdy from the Empty Bowl Project! We’re hanging out at the Mexican American Cultural Center from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Come on out and enjoy some cool pottery, great soups and good times. Proceeds benefit hungry Central Texas children. P...
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Doors are open! 3,611 bowls, yummy soups. Feed your tummy and your soul; help feed hungry Central Texas children. Follow us here today or on Twitter #EmptyBowl
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas "Here I was, hungry and homeless, and they fed me." Listen and share your hunger story with us on our new podcast series. http://www.austinfoodbank.org/stories/
www.austinfoodbank.org
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK OF TEXAS 8201 S. Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78745 Phone: 512-282-2111 Fax: 512-282-6606 Toll Free: 800-786-2616 E-mail Us
Did you miss the opportunity to vote your favorite CANstruction at the mall? No problem! From now through Sunday, Nov. 22,tell uswhichCANstruction you think is the best. Check out the pictures below, and click here to vote! We’ll post the CAFB Reader’s Choicewinner on our blog next week. Th...
Teams of design and construction professionals and students had only eight hours(8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) to defy expectations, logic and gravity as they built fantastic sculptures from thousands of cans of food for the annual CANstruction event on Saturday, November 14 at Barton CreekSquare Mall. ...
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas When you think of someone who's hungry, what comes to mind?
David Davenport President and CEO Around this time of year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its annual report on the state of hunger in America. The results are usually dismaying, but not surprising...
Paige DeLeon, Sr. Director of Volunteer Resources, and nurse The Food Bank cares about the well-being of everyone we serve, including our staff. This morning, and as part of American Diabetes Month,our Wellness Committeeorganized free on-site diabetes testing...
Lisa Goddard Advocacy and Online Marketing Director A new study released by the George Warren Brown School of Social work at Washington University in St...
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
We are thankful for our volunteer community.
We celebrate the year-round work of our volunteers with our annual Volunteer Potluck. All our volunteers: students, administrative, community event and donation sorting volunteers took part in the fun. Each volunteer brought his/her favorite holiday treat to share as a way of... celebrating and saying thanks for our 77,000 volunteer hours last year.
Join our Food Bank volunteer community: www.austinfoodbank.org/volunteer
