ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER
2708 South Nelson Street, Arlington, VA 222060261 afac.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To feed our neighbors in need by providing dignified access to nutritious supplemental groceries.

In fiscal year 2020 AFAC served 5,913 families made up of 14,150 individuals residing in Arlington County - 33.3% of these individuals were children (4,718) under the age of 18. An average of 2,395 families were served each week at S Nelson St or at one of 18 other distribution sites around the County for a total of 107,929 annual visits to receive their weekly food supplies. As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, active referrals increased by 45% from pre-Pandemic levels and the average number of families served each week rose to 3,537, an increase of 47.7%.During a visit a family will be able to select a variety of healthy, nutritious food including milk, eggs, beef, chicken and fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta, sauces, cereals, breads, and a number of miscellaneous items. In addition, AFAC provides backpacks of food to students in the Arlington Public Schools who do not have sufficient food supplies over weekends and long holidays (this has been suspended while the schools are closed). AFAC received 1,315,982 lbs through food donations from individuals, business, congregations, and other community organizations and purchased another 1,689,090 lbs of food for distribution to our families. In total 3,005,072 lbs of food were distributed to Arlington residents in need.

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