WASHINGTON – A new study highlights the disturbing details of just how big a problem hunger is in the Washington area. In fact, the need for food at food banks is often much greater than the supply. The Capital Area Food Bank serves some 700 programs across the Metropolitan area and says that while giving is up 15 percent over the last year, the need is double that. “…The food is coming in but the demand has enormously increased,” said Lynn Brantley, Capital Area Food Bank. According to census figures, the food bank estimates one in two D.C. children are at risk … Continue reading Hunger Grows in the D.C. Area