Arlington Parks and Recreation will set up food drive boxes outside community centers across the county for anyone to drop off food donations. For a full list of locations, visit our event page.

AFAC's 7th Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Williams & Connolly is a few weeks away at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington. Thank you to all of our sponsors listed below! Limited sponsorships are still available. For more information, visit our event page.

Have your documents shredded for free in exchange for a food or monetary donation to AFAC! Shredding for Hunger will take place at Arlington Church of the Brethren (300 N Montague St.) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Thank you to Ann Wilson from Keller Williams Realty and Universal Title Arlington for sponsoring this event once again!

Take a short trip and visit the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum's (1901 Fort Place SE Washington, DC 20020) exhibit called Food For the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington. Take a deep dive into the food issues of the nation’s capital—past and present—with this outdoor and indoor exhibition featuring artifacts, art installations, videos, and hands-on interactives. Exhibit runs through September 27, 2022.

Let’s have some fun during September’s Hunger Action Month and join us for a virtual game night of Quiplash and Drawful2 from Jackbox Games, right from your own home! We’ll host 3 game nights: Fridays September 10, 17, and 24 at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit our event page.

Here is a group photo of our outstanding warehouse staff! They work hard everyday to make sure food distributions are ready to go for families in the morning, direct volunteers with their tasks, and assist all those who come to drop off food donations at the loading dock. More than half of the warehouse staff joined us after the start of the pandemic and have acclimated quickly. Thank you all for all your hard work!

Starting in September, AFAC will open up evening distributions on Thursday nights. This will help alleviate the number of clients visiting on Saturday mornings. Our new food distribution hours starting Tuesday, September 7 (AFAC is closed on Monday, September 6 for Labor Day) will be:

9:30 am - 1:00 pm Monday through Friday

6:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday evening

9:00 - 11:00 am Saturday morning

To read more about our distribution changes, including the closure of two offsite distribution locations, click here.

During the month of September, AFAC is partnering with Safeway through their Nourishing Neighbors campaign to help support breakfasts for Arlington students in need. When you check out at one of three Safeways in Arlington (2500 Harrison St, 1525 Wilson Blvd, and 3713 Lee Hwy), you can donate to this campaign to help AFAC purchase breakfast cereal for our weekly grocery distribution program.

After pausing volunteer submissions at the start of the summer, we are now accepting new volunteer applications on our website! Click the red "Volunteer Application" button to make your submission. If you have an active account, click the yellow "Volunteer Login" button to access the online calendar to sign up for available shifts.

We have made the decision that all volunteers must be fully vaccinated. We work with a vulnerable population and by having staff and volunteers fully vaccinated, it minimizes risk to our clients (and their families).

September is often the hardest month for AFAC to secure volunteers as the community adjusts to new schedules. Please go to our online calendar and find shifts that work for your schedule. We have added in a few extra distribution spots each weekday to facilitate giving out some extra food we have received. These are outside stations, so we sometimes have to cancel at the last minute in the event of inclement weather. If that is the case, we'll find something else for you to do!