Donate Food to ALIVE!
Donations must be from the current list of Accepted Food Donations & Most Needed Food Items. Personal size, non-bulk portions. No glass containers. No expired food.
ALIVE! collects food donations at the ALIVE! Food Warehouse (801 South Payne St).
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays: 9 am – 4 pm
Saturdays: 9 am – 12 pm
Featured Food Drive: After School Meal Drive
Are you planning a food drive or would like to drop off a food donation? Consider donating food for ALIVE! to pack in after school meal kits and help Alexandria families in need.
Items in highest demand include (Please avoid donations in glass containers):
Cereal bowl packs single serve boxes
Boxes of oatmeal packets
Kid-friendly microwavable food cups (like Macaroni and Cheese, or soups)
Tuna and cracker snack packs
Goldfish cracker snack packs
Ramen
All donations can be dropped off at the ALIVE! Warehouse (801 South Payne Street):
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays: 9am – 4pm
Saturdays: 9am – 12pm
Or Click Here to Donate Items from the Online Store
Organize A Food Drive
We’re excited to introduce a new way to support ALIVE!’s Food Program and help provide meals to neighbors across Alexandria.
Our new Food and Fund Drive campaign site makes it easy for individuals, congregations, businesses, and community groups to get involved—by raising funds, collecting food, or organizing a team. Every dollar and every pound donated is translated into meals provided, so you can see your impact grow in real time.
Whether you’re a longtime volunteer, board member, or new to ALIVE!, we invite you to explore the site and help us build momentum as we prepare for a full campaign launch later this summer.
Start Your Food and Fund Drive Today!
Donations must be from the current list of Accepted Food Donations & Most Needed Food Items. Personal size, non-bulk portions. No glass containers. No expired food. Donation receipts are available upon request.
ALIVE! collects food donations at the ALIVE! Food Warehouse (801 South Payne St).
Monday through Friday: 9 am – 4 pm
Saturdays: 9 am – 12 pm
| ACCEPTED FOOD DONATIONS | |
| FRUITS & VEGETABLES | GRAINS |
| Canned fruits & vegetables | Brown or wild rice, couscous, quinoa |
| Fruit or vegetable juice | Oatmeal & Cereal |
| Applesauce | Granola bars |
| Fruit cups | Whole wheat or multi-grain crackers |
| Jelly & Jam | |
| PROTEINS | OTHER |
| Canned or dried beans & peas | Liquid shelf-stable milk |
| Canned beef stew, chili, bean soup | Canola, olive, vegetable oil |
| Peanut butter | Pasta sauce |
| MOST NEEDED | |
| Canned fruits, vegetables, soup, beans | Kid-friendly single-serve, microwavable entrees (soup, ravioli, mac & cheese) |
| Canned meat and fish (chili, chicken, tuna, salmon, beef ravioli) | Pasta (spaghetti, other noodles, mac & cheese) |
| Cereal (including oatmeal) | Peanut butter and jam/jelly |
| Complete pancake mix (just add water) & syrup | Rice |
| Cooking oil (vegetable, canola) | Spaghetti, pasta sauce, canned tomatoes (sauce, diced, etc.) |
| Dried beans, lentils | |
