Support Real Food for Kids and Win Big!
Food and nutrition insecurity is rising sharply across our region. A 2025 Capital Area Food Bank/NORC study shows food insecurity in the DMV has risen from 24% in 2020 to 36% today. Families face steep inflation, a 12.1% decline in wages, and the loss of SNAP benefits for 50,000 households. These pressures are forcing impossible choices and leaving more children without access to nourishing meals, making programs like Real Food for Kids: Chefs Feeding Families more essential than ever.
This fall, we’re launching a four-week online raffle series to provide fresh, local fruits and vegetables to children and families in need across the DMV. We’ve partnered with some of the region’s most respected names in hospitality to offer four exclusive prize packages featuring one-of-a-kind culinary and luxury experiences you won’t want to miss.
- A new prize is revealed each week.
- For as little as $10, you can feed families in need and enter to win exclusive prizes.
- One winner will be randomly selected for each prize.
- The more you give, the greater your chances of winning.
Donate now and donate often. Donors are encouraged to participate in all four raffles. Be sure to check back weekly to see the latest prize announcement!
100% of your donation will support Real Food for Kids’ mission to end hunger and ensure nutrition security for children and families in the DMV.
Enter to Win Exclusive Prize Packages From Our Generous Partners and Sponsors
How It Works
Select your donation amount and earn raffle entries:
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$10 Donation = 10 entries and feeds a child nourishing meals for a weekend
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$100 Donation = 125 entries and feeds a child for two weeks
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$250 Donation = 375 entries and feeds a family of four for two weeks
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$500 Donation = 1,000 entries and feeds a family of four for a month
Bonus Entries for Sharing
- +1 entry for sharing the raffle link on social media
- +3 entries for each donation made by someone who uses your referral link
- +3 entries for donors who give through a referral link
Important Dates
- Each week, a new prize package will be revealed
- Winners will be drawn two days after the entry period for each prize closes
- The final day to enter all four raffles is October 26, 2025, at midnight
EXCLUSIVE PRIZE PACKAGES
PRIZE #1
Win a FREE year of Silver, valued at $1,560, redeemable at Silver Diner, Silver Social, or Silver New American Brasserie.
Silver Brands has something for every taste and lifestyle. From Chef Ype’s Flexitarian™ menu at Silver Diner, to elevated small plates and cocktails at Silver Social, to a modern spin on comfort food at Silver New American Brasserie, there’s always something fresh and flavorful to enjoy.
With ingredients sourced from more than 15 local farms and locations across the DMV, Silver makes it easy to gather with friends, dine with family, or treat yourself.
Donate just $10 for your chance to win — every dollar helps provide fresh, local produce to children and families in need.
Enter today, and often! The deadline to enter is September 26, 2025, at midnight EST.
About Silver Brands
Silver Brands operates a family of restaurants throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey, offering high-quality, healthier dining options rooted in integrity, quality, and putting people first. The first Silver Diner was established in 1989 in Rockville, Maryland, and has since grown to own and operate 21 locations, serving over three million customers annually across the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. Chef Ype Von Hengst leads Silver Brands’ culinary vision, incorporating fresh, locally sourced ingredients wherever possible, including hormone-free, all-natural meats, milk free of bovine growth hormone, and free-range chickens. Silver Diner’s innovative Flexitarian™ menu caters to a variety of dietary needs, offering vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and low-calorie options. The Silver Diner Kids Menu has received national recognition for its healthy options and has been part of a Tufts University research study on encouraging healthy eating in children.In addition to Silver Diner, Silver Brands includes Silver Social, an elevated cocktail bar and small plates concept, and Silver New American Brasserie, a modern take on classic comfort food with locally sourced ingredients.
Since 2017, Silver Brands has partnered with Real Food for Kids to support the annual Culinary Challenge, a student-based competition focused on creating healthier meals in schools. Since 2020, Silver Brands has helped provide over 150,000 nourishing meals to food-insecure school children and their families and raised over $300,000 in individual donations. Learn more at SilverBrands.com.
Launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Real Food for Kids: Chefs Feeding Families is a joint initiative with Washington, D.C. metro-area chefs, and restaurants to provide nutrition security to school children and their families. Chefs Feeding Families, which began as an emergency response, providing hot, prepared meals to alleviate the unprecedented demand for food assistance, also employed restaurant workers who might otherwise have been furloughed. The program has evolved to a more sustainable model, providing meal kits and produce bags that include recipes, easy preparation tips, and nutrition information in a bilingual format to inform and inspire the preparation of nourishing meals at home.
Since March 2020, Real Food for Kids: Chefs Feeding Families has provided over 500,000 nourishing, plant-forward meals to school children and their families facing food insecurity.
