FOX teams up with Capital Area Food Bank to give back
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FOX has teamed up with Capital Area Food Bank to give back. WASHINGTON - As FOX Corporation celebrates America's 250th anniversary, FOX 5 DC joined the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday to honor the spirit of neighbors helping neighbors through a day of volunteer service and community outreach. What we know: The effort comes as the Capital Area Food Bank reports a growing need for food assistance across the Washington region. According to the organization, one in three people in the D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia area experiences some level of food insecurity. Officials say the need has continued to rise in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic and has been compounded by economic uncertainty, workforce reductions and disruptions affecting the region. "Folks who were experiencing food insecurity five years ago are probably now experiencing even more food insecurity," said Abby Fenton, the Capital Area Food Bank's Chief Advancement Officer. "I don't think we ever rebounded from COVID, and now we're in the situation where we've had reductions in the workforce, we've had government shutdowns, so the region is really being impacted quite intensely." On Wednesday, FOX 5 employees joined food bank staff and volunteers to pack 400 boxes of food destined for low-income seniors across the D.C. region. Those boxes represent just a small fraction of the organization's daily...
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