Food Program
ALIVE! Food Hubs
ALIVE! Food Hubs offer free food, personal items, cleaning supplies, school supplies, and referrals to other services. ALIVE! Food Hubs are for City of Alexandria residents once a month. Proof of Alexandria residency may be requested. ALIVE!’s Food Hubs are closed on Sundays, Mondays, Fridays and all federal holidays. In inclement weather, ALIVE! follows the City of Alexandria guidelines for inclement weather policies for delays and closures.
West End Food Hub at 510-F South Van Dorn Street
Tuesdays 11 am – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Wednesdays 11 am – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Thursdays 11 am – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm
Del Ray Food Hub at 2601 Mount Vernon Avenue
Tuesdays 12 pm – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Wednesdays 12 pm – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Thursdays 12 pm – 6 pm (Closed 2 pm – 3 pm)
Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm
Pop-Up Food Distributions
ALIVE! provides bags of food to neighborhoods and apartment buildings in collaboration with our community partners. Drive-through and walk-up service are available depending on the site. ALIVE! pop-up food distributions are for City of Alexandria residents. Proof of Alexandria City residency may be requested.
Saturday, August 16th 10am – 12pm with UNCUT Youth at Jefferson-Houston School (1501 Cameron Street)
Wednesday, August 20th 5pm – 6:30pm Fairlington United Methodist Church (3900 King Street)
Thursday, August 21st 4pm – 6pm Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road)
Last Saturday Food Distributions
ALIVE! distributes free bags of groceries (produce, chicken, eggs, bread) at multiple locations on the last Saturday of the month from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. Please bring reusable bags. ALIVE! food distributions are for City of Alexandria residents. Proof of Alexandria City residency may be requested. Please note that the ALIVE! Food Hubs will be closed on July 26th.
Saturday, August 23rd 8:30am – 10:30am
• Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 West Reed Avenue)
• William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue)
Food Pantries in Alexandria
ALIVE! supplies a number of community food pantries in the City of Alexandria. Find the food pantry nearest you.
West End Food Pantry (5150 Fillmore Avenue)
Mondays 5 pm – 6:30 pm (DASH Line 31, Metrobus 28A)
contact@westendfoodpantry.com
Christ House Food Pantry (131 S. West Street)
Evening Prepared Meals
Daily from 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
ccda.net/need-help/food/christ-house-evening-meal
Meade Memorial Episcopal (322 N. Alfred Street)
Bag Lunch Program
Monday – Friday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Every Saturday (Oct-Apr) 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
meadechurch.org
Oakland Baptist Church (3408 King Street)
First and third Fridays every month 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (DASH Line 31 & 36A/B)
obcalexandria.church
Ruby Tucker Family Center Food Pantry (322 Tancil Court)
Second Friday of the month 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church Food Pantry (317 N. Payne Street)
Fridays 10:00 am – 11:30 am, call 1.800.268.0448 to register for food pickup (DASH Line 30, 31 & King Street Trolley)
thegourmetangelmeals.org/
CCDA Alexandria Food Pantry (4725A Eisenhower Avenue)
Wednesdays – Thursdays 9 am – 1 pm. Please arrive by 12:30 pm
ccda.net/need-help/food/food-pantries/alexandria-food-pantry
Old Town Community Church (212 South Washington Street)
Breakfast Ministry
Wednesdays 6:00 am – 8:00 am
Open Table – Old Town Community Church
Grace Episcopal Church Food Pantry (3601 Russell Road)
Tuesdays and Fridays 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
gracealex.org/service/local-missions/food-ministries
Home Delivery Program
ALIVE! delivers food Monday-Friday afternoons to the doorsteps of those who are unable to attend emergency food distributions. Home deliveries are available to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and single parents with very young children. Clients may receive once-monthly groceries: 3-5 days of shelf-stable food, meat, milk, fresh bread, eggs, and produce.
To receive home delivery, you must be referred by the City of Alexandria Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) at 703-746-5700, an ALIVE! member congregation, or another social service agency. For more information on home delivery, complete the Contact Us online form or call 703-549-3692.
Community Partners
Community partners include food pantries, meal kitchens, and other distribution sites that together provide city-wide food resources and easier access. ALIVE! provides its partners with shelf-stable food, fresh bread, frozen meat, and produce. Find the community partner nearest you.
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | |
| Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services | Meade Memorial Church pantry |
| Alexandria Health Department | Mt. Jezreel Church pantry |
| Alexandria Housing Development Corporation | Neighborhood Health |
| Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority | Oakland Baptist Church pantry |
| Casa Chirilagua | Old Presbyterian Meeting House Open Table Breakfast |
| Child and Family Network Centers | Old Town Community Church Open Table Breakfast |
| Christ Church pantry | Our Lady Queen of Peace |
| Christ House pantry | Society of St. Vincent de Paul |
| DAR Al-Hijrah Islamic Center | St. Joseph Catholic Church pantry |
| Ethiopian Center for Peace and Progress | Washington Street United Methodist Church Open Table Breakfast |
| Ladrey Senior Housing Apartments | West End Pantry |
| Lorton Community Acton Center | |
Additional Food Access Resources
Alexandria City Public Schools
Food access for children and their families.
Hunger Free Alexandria
List of emergency food access points.
Alexandria Food Resources Directory
List of government agencies, food distributions, prepared meals, food delivery, and more.
Little Free Pantries
Always open. Mini-pantries. Grassroots crowdsourced mini pantry for immediate and local need. Always open to take or leave food. mapping.littlefreepantry.org
Free Little Pantry
901 Wythe Street (in front of Charles Houston Rec Center)
William Ramsay Recreation Center
5650 Sanger Avenue (in front of main entrance) (DASH Line 35)
Dale Street Community Garden
65 Dale Street
Alexandria Country Day School
2500 Russell Road (in front of the soccer field)
St. Rita’s Catholic Church
3704 Mt Vernon Avenue (rear corner of parking lot)
Woodlawn Elementary
8505 Highland Lane (in flowerpot in front of school on Woodlawn Street)
Duke Street
2647 Duke Street (in front of Better Termite and Pest Control)
Chirilagua
3907 Bruce Street
Girl Scout Troop 1444
6120 North Kings Highway (white, teal, blue, purple repurposed dresser)
Fairlington Presbyterian Church
3846 King Street (in front of the church) (DASH Line 31 & 36A/B)
Get Involved
You can donate items to the ALIVE! Food Program. Individuals and groups can volunteer at ALIVE! food distributions or food hubs. Financial donations go a long way to help our mission. ALIVE! sources food in bulk at significant cost reductions. We can purchase many times over the amount of food with the same $5 you spend purchasing food to donate.
Contact Us
For more information, contact the ALIVE! Food Program or call 703-837-9300
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. To file a food program complaint of discrimination, access the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form.
