Recently, Jocalyn celebrated her last day here at AFAC. As a Volunteer Coordinator for the past 4.5 years, she helped recruit, train, manage, and engage thousands of volunteers to help us feed our neighbors in need. We will miss her dearly and wish her the best in her future endeavors!

The secret to long-lasting relationships is finding activities that you both enjoy. Click here to see our Valentine's Day post featuring volunteers who serve together at AFAC on a regular basis!

In honor of National Nutrition Month in March, Spring into Action and host a food drive at your place of business, school, apartment complex, etc. Click here to plan ahead and register a food drive!

Thank you to everyone who took part in Volunteer Arlington's MLK Day of Service project to benefit AFAC families! We received over 300 winter care kits, which were distributed to our home delivery clients (extras were given out at food distributions). Special thanks to Stephanie Hopkins, Arlington County's Food Security Coordinator for leading an engaging presentation on hunger and food insecurity in Arlington!

Thank you to students from Jamestown Elementary School for creating special Valentine's Day food kits, filled with cooking oil, flour, sugar, other baking needs, and more! What a very thoughtful gift for our families in need!

AFAC's annual Spring Event, Shining a Light on Hunger, will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the Army Navy Country Club. To become a sponsor or to learn more, click here.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Empty Bowls raffle! Click here to see the list of winners.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors (listed below), donors, and our local ceramicists for making this "virtual event" a success!

We hope to Empty Bowls will be back to an in-person event next year!

Friends of Urban Agriculture formally invite you to their spring garden kick off at the Central Library from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There will be a panel discussion, garden tours, seed giveaways and more! Click here to register.

Thank you to local restaurants, William Jeffrey's Tavern and Ragtime Restaurant, both part of the Vintage Restaurant Group. On January 21st, William Jeffrey's Tavern celebrated their 10th anniversary and donated 10% of all food sales, while Ragtime Restaurant celebrated their 20th anniversary on February 5th and donated 20% of their food sales. Thank you both for your continued support of AFAC!