2026 Annual Member Survey

2026 Annual Member Survey

August 05, 2026

Every year, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) conducts an in-depth survey to gather member feedback. Responses help AFAC adapt its services and programs to best meet the needs of the community. Surveys were conducted in March 2026. In total, AFAC surveyed 2,052 members, a 49.1% response rate. View the summary infographic highlighting the results found in […]

2026 Annual Member Survey

August 05, 2026

Every year, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) conducts an in-depth survey to gather member feedback. Responses help AFAC adapt its services and programs to best meet the needs of the community. Surveys were conducted in March 2026. In total, AFAC surveyed 2,052 members, a 49.1% response rate. View the summary infographic highlighting the results found in […]

Westover Home Deliveries

March 23, 2026

This opportunity has been filled, thank you! AFAC’s Westover offsite needs two helpers to assist with home deliveries in the nearby neighborhood on Wednesday afternoons. You must be at least 18 years old, able to carry two bags of groceries at a time, and walk from the street to the residence (potentially up and down […]

Personal Shopper Program

March 20, 2026

Personal Shopper Program AFAC has a new program: The Personal Shopper Program on Tuesdays! It’s similar to our home delivery driving, except you wait in the AFAC line and pick up for a maximum of two clients. You arrive at AFAC between 12:30 and 1:00pm. You would bring the necessary paper bags and shopping cart […]

Waypoint Volunteers Needed

October 31, 2025

AFAC’s offsite distribution at The Waypoint could use two volunteers on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. The Waypoint is located at: 2451 Menokin Drive, Alexandria, 22302. Volunteers would need to be consistent, reliable, and available every week. At offsites, volunteers may help with: setting up tables, wheeling food from the AFAC van into […]

Offsite Distribution Help

September 16, 2025

In addition to our main location, AFAC holds distributions at 19 offsite locations throughout Arlington. Most of these sites are run by a regular crew of volunteers who commit to helping out once per week or every other week. At offsites, volunteers may help with: setting up tables, wheeling food from the AFAC van into […]

AFAC opens new public food distribution site in Westover

August 26, 2025

In partnership with True Ground Housing Partners and AHC, AFAC increases food access in an under-resourced neighborhood ARLINGTON, VA – August 26, 2025 – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), in collaboration with True Ground Housing Partners and Affordable Homes & Communities (AHC), has opened a new public food distribution site in Arlington’s Westover neighborhood to individuals and […]