ALIVE INC
2723 KING STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22302 www.alive-inc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ALIVE! IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST PRIVATE SAFETY NET FOR ALEXANDRIANS LIVING IN POVERTY AND WITH HUNGER IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. ADDRESSING SHORT TO LONG-TERM NEEDS FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE, ALIVE! HELPS PEOPLE FACED WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OR LONG-TERM NEEDS BECOME CAPABLE OF ASSUMING SELF-RELIANT ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY. ALIVE!'S WORK FOCUSES ON FOOD, SHELTER, EMERGENCY HELP AND EDUCATION.

ALIVE! HELPS ALEXANDRIANS BECOME CAPABLE OF ASSUMING SELF-RELIANT ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE ALIVE! FOOD PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AS THE LARGEST FOOD PROVIDER IN ALEXANDRIA, ALIVE! PROVIDES FOOD TO OVER 2,500 PEOPLE EACH MONTH THROUGH FOUR FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: 1) LAST SATURDAY FOOD DISTRIBUTION, A MASS FOOD DISTRIBUTION HELD AT THREE SITES IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, 11 MONTHS A YEAR, PROVIDES 5-DAY SUPPLIES OF FOOD; 2) HOME DELIVERIES, PROVIDES 3- TO 5-DAY SUPPLIES OF FOOD, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, TO SENIORS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; 3) SCHOOL WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM, OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PROVIDES WEEKEND SUPPLIES OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH FOOD INSECURITY AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR; AND 4) PARTNERS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS WITH FOOD EACH WEEK FOR ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICAL AND OTHER EMERGENCY EXPENSES, AS REQUESTED BY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES OR FAITH LEADERS OF MEMBER CONGREGATIONS. FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS SUCH AS BEDS, TABLES, CHAIRS, DRESSERS, LINENS, BEDDING, POTS, PANS, DISHES AND OTHER ITEMS ARE DONATED TO ALIVE! AND DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEERS TO THOSE IN NEED.

THE ALIVE! CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC) IS ALEXANDRIA'S ONLY NATIONALLY ACCREDITIED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND, FULL-DAY PRESCHOOL FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN FROM WORKING FAMILIES, WITH A SLIDING SCALE FEE TUITION OPTION. THE CDC PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO CHILDREN; ENHANCEMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE TO PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND; HEALTH EDUCATION IN AREAS OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND HEALTHY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS; AND REFERRALS FOR FAMILY SERVICES.

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