The 2020 John Marshall Bank Annual Report features ALIVE! as part of the bank's community work in the Alexandria region. In response to the pandemic, the Alexandria branch worked to disburse much needed City of Alexandria and CARES funds to ALIVE! and other local organizations. John Marshall Bank helped ALIVE! [...]

One year ago, as the first area residents were infected with coronavirus, ALIVE! started getting calls asking if we were “ready” to respond. Shortly after that, many more became sick and the need for basic assistance suddenly soared for those already living at or near poverty and for many just getting by. Thankfully, the next round of calls was from people asking, “How can I help?” And over the last year, your help [...]

ALIVE! Housewares socially distant drive-through Collection Day on February 6, 2021 at the parking lot of Fairlington United Methodist Church collected housewares items for the first time since the pandemic. "We have so many people in need. When people move from a shelter into public housing or public assistance housing, [...]

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 18, Browne Academy students packed 800 bags of food for the ALIVE! Food Program.  Read the full article from The Alexandria Times.