ALIVE! Newsroom
July 2021
ALIVE! Food Collection Resumes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2021ALIVE! Food Collection Resumes(Alexandria, VA) – ALIVE! has resumed its Food Program’s tradition of collecting food donations from the community. Back from being suspended during pandemic, the Food Program has re-opened its doors to those looking to drop-off purchased or collected food.ALIVE! is available to receive food donations at the Food warehouse located at 801 [...]
Great.com Interviews ALIVE! about Providing the Basic Needs of People in Alexandria
Great.com Interviews ALIVE! about Providing the Basic Needs of People in AlexandriaEmil Ekvardt from Great.com interviewed ALIVE! as part of their 'Great.com Talks With...' podcast. This series is an antidote to negative news stories that aims to shed light on organizations and experts whose work is making a positive impact on the world.Food and basic necessities seem like an everyday [...]
NPR All Things Considered ft. AEPP
NPR All Things Considered: Efforts Increase To Speed Up Rental Assistance Distribution Before Moratorium Ends July 8, 2021 at 4:50 PM, NPR All Things Considered featured AEPP Case Manager Shelley Miller and Director Danien Johnson as the CDC eviction moratorium ends July 31st and efforts are underway to speed up distribution of billions of dollars in rental assistance and set up [...]
New Location Added to ALIVE! Food Distributions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2021New Location Added to ALIVE! Food Distributions (Alexandria, VA) – ALIVE! will add William Ramsay Recreation Center as a new location with walk-up service for food distributions. Beginning July 17, the outdoor basketball court at William Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave.) will be the third site for ALIVE! weekend food distributions. The other two [...]
June 2021
Community Builders Award to ALIVE! Executive Director
Henry Knox Field-John Blair Lodge #349 presented the Community Builders Award to ALIVE! Executive Director, Jennifer Ayers on June 16, 2021 for outstanding service to the community of Alexandria. ALIVE! congratulates Jennifer Ayers on her efforts towards making our community a better place to work and live. Also, in attendance were ALIVE! Vice President and Food Program Director.Henry Knox Field-John [...]
April 2021
Alexandria Times: ALIVE! Spring2ACTion Ad
Spring2ACTion 101: Get Ready to Help Your Community. Why, to whom, where, and when should I give? ALIVE! is one of the many worthy Alexandria organizations to donate to at this year's Spring2ACTion. Check out ALIVE!'s ad on page 35. Read the full print edition from the Alexandria Times, April 22, 2021.
