Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)

#BiketoWorkDay is only 10 days away! Take part in this #FREE event for a fun and healthy way to start your day on Friday, May 17, 2024 with more than 100 pit stops throughout DC, MD, and VA! The first 16,000 who register and attend at a pit stop receive a FREE T-shirt. Free giveaways, food, and beverages at participating locations, while supplies last. Visit biketoworkmetrodc.org for more information. #afacfeeds #volunteer4afac

We are looking for a Development Associate to join our team! To read and download the full job description, click the link! https://lnkd.in/g6Dr9iRS To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to development@afac.org with the position title in the subject line. #afacfeeds

The 32nd Annual #StampOutHunger Food Drive is only ONE week away! "The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive comes at an important time for our country's school children and their families," says Postmaster General of the USPS, Louis DeJoy. "Holding the collection in spring enables communities to provide timely assistance to millions who face a gap when school lunch programs are not available during the summer months." Leave your non-perishable #fooddonations by your mailbox the morning of May 11 - local letter carriers will collect the food on their normal route, and all of the food gathered in Arlington County will be donated to AFAC! Together, we can meet our goal of collecting 15,000 pounds of food for AFAC’s families! #afacfeeds #fooddrive #volunteer4afac

#CheerstoVolunteers! This April was extra special as we celebrated National #VolunteerAppreciationWeek to show our gratitude for the over 2,000 individuals who donate their time to AFAC throughout the year. Our volunteers are the backbone of our organization and allow us to provide essential services to the more than 3,700 families in need coming to our doors weekly. We were happy to be able to provide our volunteers with some treats and prizes throughout the week to show our thanks. #volunteer4afac #afacfeeds

A HUGE thank you to everyone who sponsored, attended, and volunteered their time to help make our #35thAnniversary Spring Celebration the best one yet! Your support of this event will help AFAC provide groceries to the 3700+ families that are coming to our doors weekly. Click the link to view the full photo album: https://lnkd.in/eN3hdBbQ #afacshine #afacfeeds #volunteer4afac

Happy National #VolunteerAppreciationWeek from AFAC! We are always grateful for our dedicated band of volunteers who collectively donate more than 45,000 hours to AFAC every year, but we wanted to celebrate them with some extra special treats this week. Thank you to Starbucks for donating baked goods and warm coffee for our volunteers to enjoy, as well as to the following for providing us with awesome prizes for our Volunteer Raffle: Signature Theatre, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., Erin T. for her homemade preserves, and local author Madelyn Rosenberg for donating a collection of books. Additionally, several staff members (and some VIPs) enjoyed snacks and libations at Cornerstone, a new eatery on Columbia Pike. Its owner is long-time #volunteer Kathryn McAbee. We all give it two thumbs up. #afacfeeds #volunteer4afac

#HappyEarthDay! At AFAC, we ask that our clients bring their own reusable bags when they shop rather than using plastic grocery bags. However, sometimes those reusable bags can be in rough shape. If you have bags that are in good condition (recently laundered, no rips, clean) and are the right size for groceries (no lunch bags, backpacks, or wine totes), we'd welcome them at AFAC. Help us do our part to reduce plastic waste this Earth Day and please refrain from donating disposable plastic bags! You can drop them off during our regular food drive donation hours (8:30-4:30 M-F and 9:00-1:00 on Saturday). #afacfeeds #volunteer4afac #fooddrive

AFAC needs your help spreading the word about the upcoming NALC Stamp Out Hunger #FoodDrive on Saturday, May 11! - Between April 29 - May 4: Pick up 5-10 yard signs from AFAC's S. Nelson St. warehouse during our business hours (8:30-4:30 M-F ; 8:30-1 Sat). -May 5: Place signs in Arlington on grassy medians and public land only, unless permitted otherwise. Try to avoid areas with existing SOH signs! -May 12: Remove your signs. -Between May 13-18: Return signs to AFAC's warehouse during our business hours. Interested? Email volunteer@afac.org. #afacfeeds #stampouthunger #volunteer4afac

The countdown is ON to AFAC's 35th Anniversary #SpringCelebration! Thank you to our Equinox Sponsor, Amazon, as well as to all of our sponsors for their continuous support of AFAC. We are so excited to see you all at Army Navy Country Club next Thursday for an evening celebrating #35years of fulfilling our mission and feeding our neighbors in need. It's not too late to secure your spot - click the link to purchase sponsorships and tickets: https://lnkd.in/eZ94shkv #afacfeeds #afacshine

The 3rd Annual Arlington Little League Baseball Take a Swing at Hunger #FoodDrive was a home run! Thank you to the Wakefield High School Warriors Baseball Team for stepping up to the plate for AFAC's neighbors in need and collecting more than 1,300 pounds of food. Another huge thank you to AAA Red Sox coach, Geoff Beier, whose team jerseys say "Support AFAC"! We are so grateful for partnerships like these that engage the entire Arlington community to help AFAC fulfill our mission of feeding every family that comes to our doors. #afacfeeds #volunteer4afac #donate