We recently recognized the dedication and years of service from ALIVE!’s retiring Treasurer Rick Glassco, as well as the contributions of Debbie Schaffer, Tony Tighe, and Mike & Linda Oliver.
It has been a blessing to be able to work alongside Rick, Debbie, Tony, Mike and Linda and to see the organization they guided for so many years continue to thrive.
From sorting and packing food for our distribution events to working at the Food Hub. Every aspect of ALIVE!’s work depends on volunteers like you! That’s why we’ve been looking for new tools that makes it easier to register for events, to view your schedule, and to track your hours.
Starting in July, ALIVE! will be switching to a new volunteer event registration system. Click here to create your new volunteer profile and to register for upcoming events with ALIVE! 

ALIVE!’s Volunteer Coordinator, Xiomara Hernandez, will be hosting two zoom trainings on Tuesday, June 28th to demonstrate the features of our new volunteer sign up tool. Please click the links below to register for one of the upcoming virtual trainings.
Fight hunger in Alexandria with every purchase of a Giant Food Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet!
Each time someone purchases the Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet with the purple hanging tag, $1 will be donated to ALIVE! during the month of July. Visit the Giant Food location at 621 East Glebe Street to pick one up.

ALIVE! Housewares Program assists persons in housing transition by providing basic housewares received from generous donors like you. Think about what you needed setting up your first apartment.

Right now our greatest needs are medium-size sauce pans, skillets, bed pillows, and queen-size bedding.
Donations that are clean and in good condition can be dropped off at the Sunrise Senior Living of Old Town front desk (400 N. Washington Street) daily from 10am to 3pm.

The Virginia Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications for their cooling assistance program.

From June 15 until August 15, the cooling assistance program provides for the purchase or repair of cooling equipment and/or payment for electricity to operate cooling equipment.

To be eligible, a household must contain at least one vulnerable individual who is age 60 or over, is living with a disability, or is under age 6. Assistance is based on the availability of funds.

To learn more or apply online visit Commonhelp.virginia.gov or by calling the Enterprise Customer Call center at 1-855-635-4370

 

Join the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance on Wednesday, July 12th at Noon for a virtual Lunch and Learn!

The first session “Why is it so complicated?” will focus on affordable housing finance. There will be a high level overview of the expectations of affordable housing in Northern Virginia, the challenges faced, and the menu of federal, state, and local resources to make it all happen. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please bring your lunch and join this virtual conversation!

To register for this session, contact Anna Janetos, NVAHA Director of Policy and Programs, anna.janetos@nvaha.org no later than Monday, July 11. There will be a limit of 20 people for this group to allow time for everyone to participate.

 

The Alexandria City Public School Summer Food Service Program runs from June 27-July 21. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided free to all children. Meals will be offered Monday-Thursday on a first come first served basis.

 

ALIVE!’s Food Distribution Schedule

ALIVE! strives to provide nutritious foods through direct distribution to our clients and by supporting Alexandria’s food pantries, meal kitchens, public schools, recreation centers, and other community partners.

ALIVE! Food Distribution Calendar – July 2022

Weekend Food Distribution:
ALIVE! distributes bags of food (groceries, produce, chicken, eggs, bread) at 3 sites one Saturday per month in the parking lot at each site. ALIVE! food distributions are for City of Alexandria residents. No ID required.

Reusable Bags:
Please encourage referrals or clients to bring reusable bags to food distribution events so that ALIVE! can recycle them for future events. All reusable bags are accepted.

Saturday, July 30 from 8:30am – 10:30am
Drive-through:

  • Cora Kelly Elementary School (3600 Commonwealth Ave)
  • NVCC Alexandria Campus (parking lot B-1 via 500 Dawes Ave)

Walk-up:

  • Cora Kelly Elementary School (3600 Commonwealth Ave)
  • William Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave)

Pop-Up Food Distributions:

ALIVE! provides bags of food to specific neighborhoods and apartment buildings, in collaboration with our community partners, in the parking lot at each pop-up location. Drive-through and walk-up service available depending on site.

Friday, July 8 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Casa Chirilagua (4109 Mt. Vernon Ave)

Thursday, July 14 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave)

Friday, July 15 from 10:30am – Noon
Old Town Community Church (212 S. Washington St)

Saturday, July 16 from 8:00am – 10:00am
Fairlington United Methodist Church (3900 King St)

Saturday, July 16 from 10:00am – Noon
UNCUT Youth (1501 Cameron St)

ALIVE! Food Hub (510-F South Van Dorn Street)
The ALIVE! Food Hub offers Alexandria residents food, personal items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and connections to information other services.

Hours of operation:
Tuesdays Noon – 6:30pm
Wednesdays Noon – 6:30pm
Thursdays Noon – 6:30pm
Fridays 10:00am – 1:00pm
Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm

ALIVE! Programs and Office Closures

Please note that ALIVE! offices and programs will also be closed from August 22nd through August 26th for a staff retreat.

 
Before Amazon Prime Day on July 12th and July 13th, please consider turning your next Amazon purchase into a donation to ALIVE! through AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charity every time you shop, at absolutely no additional cost to you. Donate to ALIVE! by visiting smile.amazon.com, clicking on “Your Account,” and selecting “Change your Charity.”

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Congregational Connection
We recently recognized the dedication and years of service from ALIVE!’s retiring Treasurer Rick Glassco, as well as the contributions of Debbie Schaffer, Tony Tight, and Mike & Linda Oliver.
It has been a blessing to be able to work alongside Rick, Debbie, Tony, Mike and Linda and to see the organization they guided for so many years continue to thrive.
From sorting and packing food for our distribution events to working at the Food Hub. Every aspect of ALIVE!’s work depends on volunteers like you! That’s why we’ve been looking for new tools that makes it easier to register for events, to view your schedule, and to track your hours.
Starting in July, ALIVE! will be switching to a new volunteer event registration system. Click here to create your new volunteer profile and to register for upcoming events with ALIVE! 

ALIVE!’s Volunteer Coordinator, Xiomara Hernandez, will be hosting two zoom trainings on Tuesday, June 28th to demonstrate the features of our new volunteer sign up tool. Please click the links below to register for one of the upcoming virtual trainings.
Fight hunger in Alexandria with every purchase of a Giant Food Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet!
Each time someone purchases the Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet with the purple hanging tag, $1 will be donated to ALIVE! during the month of July. Visit the Giant Food location at 621 East Glebe Street to pick one up.

ALIVE! Housewares Program assists persons in housing transition by providing basic housewares received from generous donors like you. Think about what you needed setting up your first apartment.

Right now our greatest needs are medium-size sauce pans, skillets, bed pillows, and queen-size bedding.
Donations that are clean and in good condition can be dropped off at the Sunrise Senior Living of Old Town front desk (400 N. Washington Street) daily from 10am to 3pm.

The Virginia Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications for their cooling assistance program.

From June 15 until August 15, the cooling assistance program provides for the purchase or repair of cooling equipment and/or payment for electricity to operate cooling equipment.

To be eligible, a household must contain at least one vulnerable individual who is age 60 or over, is living with a disability, or is under age 6. Assistance is based on the availability of funds.

To learn more or apply online visit Commonhelp.virginia.gov or by calling the Enterprise Customer Call center at 1-855-635-4370

Join the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance on Wednesday, July 12th at Noon for a virtual Lunch and Learn!

The first session “Why is it so complicated?” will focus on affordable housing finance. There will be a high level overview of the expectations of affordable housing in Northern Virginia, the challenges faced, and the menu of federal, state, and local resources to make it all happen. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please bring your lunch and join this virtual conversation!

To register for this session, contact Anna Janetos, NVAHA Director of Policy and Programs, anna.janetos@nvaha.org no later than Monday, July 11. There will be a limit of 20 people for this group to allow time for everyone to participate.

The Alexandria City Public School Summer Food Service Program runs from June 27-July 21. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided free to all children. Meals will be offered Monday-Thursday on a first come first served basis.

ALIVE!’s Food Distribution Schedule

ALIVE! strives to provide nutritious foods through direct distribution to our clients and by supporting Alexandria’s food pantries, meal kitchens, public schools, recreation centers, and other community partners.

ALIVE! Food Distribution Calendar – July 2022

Weekend Food Distribution:
ALIVE! distributes bags of food (groceries, produce, chicken, eggs, bread) at 3 sites one Saturday per month in the parking lot at each site. ALIVE! food distributions are for City of Alexandria residents. No ID required.

Reusable Bags:
Please encourage referrals or clients to bring reusable bags to food distribution events so that ALIVE! can recycle them for future events. All reusable bags are accepted.

Saturday, July 30 from 8:30am – 10:30am
Drive-through:

  • Cora Kelly Elementary School (3600 Commonwealth Ave)
  • NVCC Alexandria Campus (parking lot B-1 via 500 Dawes Ave)

Walk-up:

  • Cora Kelly Elementary School (3600 Commonwealth Ave)
  • William Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave)

Pop-Up Food Distributions:

ALIVE! provides bags of food to specific neighborhoods and apartment buildings, in collaboration with our community partners, in the parking lot at each pop-up location. Drive-through and walk-up service available depending on site.

Friday, July 8 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Casa Chirilagua (4109 Mt. Vernon Ave)

Thursday, July 14 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave)

Friday, July 15 from 10:30am – Noon
Old Town Community Church (212 S. Washington St)

Saturday, July 16 from 8:00am – 10:00am
Fairlington United Methodist Church (3900 King St)

Saturday, July 16 from 10:00am – Noon
UNCUT Youth (1501 Cameron St)

ALIVE! Food Hub (510-F South Van Dorn Street)
The ALIVE! Food Hub offers Alexandria residents food, personal items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and connections to information other services.

Hours of operation:
Tuesdays Noon – 6:30pm
Wednesdays Noon – 6:30pm
Thursdays Noon – 6:30pm
Fridays 10:00am – 1:00pm
Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm

ALIVE! Programs and Office Closures

Please note that ALIVE! offices and programs will also be closed from August 22nd through August 26th for a staff retreat.
Before Amazon Prime Day on July 12th and July 13th, please consider turning your next Amazon purchase into a donation to ALIVE! through AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charity every time you shop, at absolutely no additional cost to you. Donate to ALIVE! by visiting smile.amazon.com, clicking on “Your Account,” and selecting “Change your Charity.”