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Before We Say “Farewell” to ‘22, Here Are Our Top 22 Moments!
As we wind down this year, here are Bread for the City’s Top Moments of 2022. From everyone at Bread for the City, we wish you a gentle and restorative end to 2022 and a welcoming start to 2023!
Holiday Helpings Spotlights Growing Need Across the District
Every morning, over 1,000 DC residents lined our streets, waiting for their opportunity to pick up these much-needed supplies. The continued financial impacts of the pandemic and the looming prospect of a recession, the numbers we greeted each day laid bare the growing, and significant, need of those living on low incomes here in DC. Our initial goal was to raise $1,200,000 to sponsor 12,000 families, but we quickly realized that there was a greater need. In just two days, we had gone through over 20% of our initial Holiday Helpings stock, and by day 13, as we closed the program for this year, we had served 16,000 families.
Bread for the City grieves the loss of Jeannine Sanford
Since July, Bread for the City has been grieving the loss of our long-time chief operating officer, Jeannine Sanford. To those who knew her, Jeanine was a caring mentor. Throughout her 30-year tenure, she always offered her time, provided advice, and advocated for those in need as a well-known pillar in the legal services and pro bono community.
Bread for the City Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bread for the City has received $2,500 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help us feed its D.C neighbors. Bread for the City will use the donation to support the organization’s grocery delivery operation, which is at no cost to the clients and is one of the largest in the U.S. Since the start of the pandemic, Bread for the City went from distributing 5,000 bags a month to 5,000 in a week. The pandemic also required the organization to pivot to delivery, allowing more people to access its grocery service than ever before.
Bread for the City and Wegmans Come Together to Support DC through New Partnership
“With food insecurity at an all-time high in the District, working with area businesses in the food industry is paramount to solving hunger through a collaborative approach,” said George Jones, CEO of Bread for the City. “It takes all of us - nonprofits, government, businesses, and individuals - to tackle these complex issues. We’re excited to receive this support from Wegmans and happy to welcome them to the fight against poverty here in DC.”
Need for Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Housing Services for DV Survivors in the District of Columbia
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, recognizing, inter alia, the right of all persons to safe and affordable housing. The inclusion of housing as a human right correctly centered housing as necessary for several other fundamental facets of life: physical and mental health, access to education, attainment of economic stability, and overall well-being.
Meet Our Racial Equity Managers!
CAM (they/them) is a neuroexpansive, non-binary Black radical community organizer currently based in DC. CAM is excited to join the Bread for the City staff to support the advancement of Bread's mission and the current work of the Racial Equity Leadership Team. In their free time, CAM enjoys building community with their neighbors through community care and attempting to win baking competitions with friends.
Testimony of BFC Attorney Allison Miles-Lee, Bread for the City in Support of “Paternity Establishment Amendment Act of 2022”
On May 5, the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety had its first public hearing on the “Paternity Establishment Amendment Act of 2022.” This amendment would make it easier to obtain court-ordered DNA testing when someone has reason to believe there was a mistake in the signing of an Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP).