ALIVE! Newsroom
August 2021
Alexandria Gazette: Feed Hungry Children in Alexandria
ALIVE! resumes food collection from the community. Food donations from the community help ALIVE! get high demand, seasonal, and fresh foods that are hard to buy in bulk. At this time of year, breakfast, lunch, and healthy snack food donations go towards summer bags of food for school-aged children. This summer's ALIVE! bags of food are thanks to a grant [...]
July 2021
Zebra: ALIVE! Resumes Food Collection to Help Alexandrians In Need
Earlier today, ALIVE! announced that it has resumed food collection. The Food Program, suspended because of the pandemic, serves Alexandrians in need and is one of the nonprofit’s longstanding traditions. Read the full article from The Zebra.
ALIVE! Food Collection Resumes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2021ALIVE! Food Collection Resumes(Alexandria, VA) – ALIVE! has resumed its Food Program’s tradition of collecting food donations from the community. Back from being suspended during pandemic, the Food Program has re-opened its doors to those looking to drop-off purchased or collected food.ALIVE! is available to receive food donations at the Food warehouse located at 801 [...]
Great.com Interviews ALIVE! about Providing the Basic Needs of People in Alexandria
Great.com Interviews ALIVE! about Providing the Basic Needs of People in AlexandriaEmil Ekvardt from Great.com interviewed ALIVE! as part of their 'Great.com Talks With...' podcast. This series is an antidote to negative news stories that aims to shed light on organizations and experts whose work is making a positive impact on the world.Food and basic necessities seem like an everyday [...]
NPR All Things Considered ft. AEPP
NPR All Things Considered: Efforts Increase To Speed Up Rental Assistance Distribution Before Moratorium Ends July 8, 2021 at 4:50 PM, NPR All Things Considered featured AEPP Case Manager Shelley Miller and Director Danien Johnson as the CDC eviction moratorium ends July 31st and efforts are underway to speed up distribution of billions of dollars in rental assistance and set up [...]
New Location Added to ALIVE! Food Distributions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2021New Location Added to ALIVE! Food Distributions (Alexandria, VA) – ALIVE! will add William Ramsay Recreation Center as a new location with walk-up service for food distributions. Beginning July 17, the outdoor basketball court at William Ramsay Rec Center (5650 Sanger Ave.) will be the third site for ALIVE! weekend food distributions. The other two [...]
