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
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.
| 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 | |
