Arlington Food Assistance Center

How to Receive Help

If you live in Arlington County and need food assistance, you can come to AFAC for supplemental groceries. Click on the link above to learn more about getting a referral.

Kick-off Hunger Action Month at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington, Sept 2

Click here to see a full schedule of the many events taking place during September.

Donate Food during Hunger Action Month

Over 60% of the food AFAC distributes is donated to us. For a list of food drop-off locations during September, click here. For information on organizing your own food drive, click here.

September is Hunger Action Month

Hunger Action Month is an opportunity for all of us to focus on the problem of hunger in our community. To learn more about the Actions you can take in September, click here.

Go gleaning during Hunger Action Month

Gleaning is a great activity for families and groups. Email Puwen Lee if you can help on September 11th, 18th, or 25th. Learn More about AFAC's Plot Against Hunger Project>

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About our Work

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Feeding Our Neighbors in Need

At AFAC, we provide supplemental groceries to Arlingtonians who cannot afford to purchase all the food they need.

In our Fiscal Year 2010 (7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010) we served an average of 1,208 families each week and distributed 2.3 million pounds of food. Volunteers donated over 25,000 hours of time.

We invite you to join us in helping our neighbors in need. Contributions of money, food and volunteer time are always needed. Please read on to find out how you can help.

Charles Meng
AFAC Executive Director

Permanent Home Campaign

AFAC's Permanent Home Campaign seeks to retire the mortgage on our "home" in south Arlington so we can commit all of our resources to our only, and ever-growing mission: providing supplemental groceries for our neighbors in need. Please help us to help to secure our future by making a gift to AFAC's Permanent Home Campaign. If you would like to make a donation or learn more, please click here.