ALIVE! Newsroom
March 2023
Congregational Connection for March 22nd
Congregational Connection Spring2ACTion Will Be Here Soon 2023 Spring2ACTion is scheduled for April 26 with early giving starting on April 12. This annual day of giving is when Alexandrians come together to support local organizations through ACT for Alexandria. Last year, because of your incredible support we exceeded our goal and raised more than $95,000. In addition to encouraging donations [...]
Congregational Connection for March 3rd
Congregational Connection ALIVE! Prepares for Decreases in SNAP Benefits Thank you to DC News Now for highlighting how the end of additional pandemic era SNAP benefits could impact food insecurity in Alexandria. In the month of February alone we distributed food to more than 5,000 households. This demand for food assistance is at similar levels to what we saw during [...]
February 2023
February Volunteer Events with ALIVE!
Saturday, February 25th- ALIVE! 6th Annual Empty Bowls fundraising event is back! This wonderful event supports the work ALIVE! does to help people in need and includes an evening of entertainment, soups donated from local restaurants, and raffle prizes. Each participant will be taking home a hand-crafted bowl by a local artist! Join us to help host this event and [...]
Alexandria Patch: ALIVE Food Hub Planned At Proposed Samuel Madden Redevelopment
The Samuel Madden redevelopment from 66 to 532 units, which is up for city review in February, would have an ALIVE food hub. Emily Leayman, Patch Staff Posted Fri, Feb 3, 2023 Read the Full Story Here ALEXANDRIA, VA — If the proposed redevelopment of the Samuel Madden public housing is approved in the City of Alexandria, it would include [...]
January 2023
Alexandria Gazette Packet: Low-Income Families Struggle as Benefits End
By Shirley Ruhe Thursday, January 19, 2023 It is almost the end of the month. The family’s plastic EBT card used for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance is empty. SNAP is a Federally funded program used to help families that meet income and residency requirements criteria to have money to purchase food. The high cost [...]
Congregational Connection for January 19th
Congregational Connection Honoring MLK's Legacy Through Service ALIVE! was founded when a group of faith leaders were inspired by the Poor People’s March on Washington organized by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From their effort ALIVE! was formed, and for more than 50 years, generations of caring community members have passed the torch and worked to continue our mission. On [...]
