2013 Archives - Bread for the City

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NBC 4’s 12 Days of Giving Special

CEO George A. Jones and Client Advisory Board member Denice Speed represented Bread for the City.

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Waiting for the 8th

The months seem a bit longer for a D.C. woman and her family after recent cuts to the food stamps they rely on.

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Charities brace for higher demand this Thanksgiving as Congress contemplates more cuts to food stamps

The United States celebrates its “land of plenty” Thanksgiving Day this week, but for the poor and most vulnerable, there is less food on the table after Congress cut aid.

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O Street Market

Symbol of violence becomes a marker for D.C.’s resurgence

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Millions on Food Stamps Facing Benefits Cuts

It is late October, so Adrianne Flowers is out of money to buy food for her family. That is no surprise. Feeding five kids is expensive, and the roughly $600 in food stamps she gets from the federal government never lasts the whole month. "I'm barely making it," said the 31-year-old Washington, D.C., resident and single mother.

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Blue Catfish

Overabundant, and the key to a new nonprofit group’s mission

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Homeless Shelter In Alexandria Will Hold Service Day For Furloughed Workers

From the department of great ideas: A homeless shelter in Alexandria, Va. will hold a special day of service next week for furloughed workers affected by the shutdown.

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Martin Luther King’s Dream yet to become reality in US

In south-east Washington DC, in a bar on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, two very impressive children are showing off their knowledge in a dazzling performance.

The Food Department will be closed beginning, Mon March 20th until our Grand Reopening on Tues, April 18th.  Our program is being restructured in order to serve you better.  Additional food resources are available at our reception desk and on our website.  Thank you for your patience and understanding and we look forward to serving you in our new spaces in April!

El Departamento de Alimentación permanecerá cerrado desde el lunes 20 de marzo hasta nuestra gran reapertura el martes 18 de abril. Nuestro programa se está reestructurando para poder servirle mejor. En la recepción y en nuestro sitio web encontrará recursos adicionales sobre alimentación. Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión, estamos deseosos de servirles en nuestros nuevos espacios en abril.

የምግብ ክፍሉ ከሰኞ መጋቢት 20 ጀምሮ ዝግ ሆኖ፣ ማክሰኞ ሚያዝያ 18 በደማቅ ሁኔታ በድጋሚ ይከፈታል። እርስዎን በተሻለ ሁኔታ ለማገልገል ያስችለን ዘንድ ፕሮግራሞቻችን እንደ አዲስ እየተዋቀሩ ነው። ተጨማሪ የምግብ ግብዓቶች በእንግዳ መቀበያ ዴስኮቻችን እና በድረ ገጻችን ላይ ይገኛሉ። ስለ ትዕግስትዎ እና ስለ ግንዛቤዎ ምስጋና እናአቀርባለን እንድሁም በሚያዝያ ውስጥ በአዲሶቹ ክፍሎቻችን ውስጥ እርስዎን ለማገልገል በጉጉት እንጠባበቃለን!

食品部门将于3月20日星期一开始关闭,直至4月18日星期二我们的盛大重新开幕。我们的项目正在进行重组,以更好地为您服务。我们的接待台和网站上提供了额外的食品资源。感谢您的耐心和理解,我们期待在四月的新场所为您服务!

 

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