Upcoming Food Drives

Inventory at the food pantry is very low, and we especially need crackers, peanut butter, jelly, cookies, and canned corn.

Where to Donate:

Stuff the Bus on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the the Giant at 7137 Columbia Pike in Annandale. Please consider picking up a few extra items for the food pantry and dropping them off at the bus parked outside the Giant. See our complete list of needed items. Thanks to Giant and Fairfax County for partnering with us for this event.

Drop off food at the Mason District Government Center on weekdays between 9 and 5. Many thanks to Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez and his staff for their support.

Remember to finish your personal Lenten Food Drive for the 40 days of Lent. Contributions can be dropped off at the food pantry on weekdays between 1:30 and 4 p.m. or at the Government Center on weekdays between 9 and 5.

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In Memoriam

One of the pillars of ACCA recently passed away. Don Dispirito acted as President and Vice President and led the furniture program at ACCA for decades along with his wife Mary Lee. This unique ACCA program collects donated furniture and household goods and delivers them to local families.

A Memorial Mass will be held at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church at noon on Sat May 4, 2024, at 3305 Glen Carlyn Rd. Falls Church, VA 22041, a reception to follow. In place of flowers, contributions in Don's memory can be made to the ACCA Furniture Program.

Pictured: Don Dispirito speaking at the ACCA 50th Anniversary celebration in 2017.

Thanks to our Newest Partners

For the past month, ACCA has benefited from a partnership with Food Rescue US and Whole Foods who have provided the food pantry with hundreds of pounds of food each week. Many thanks to Dennis Cronley for picking up each week!

Thank you also to Mason District Supervisor Jimenez for his support while we collect food at the Government center on weekdays.

Challenge Campaign Results

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we are thrilled to announce that the Challenge Campaign exceeded all goals and brought in $220,888 to ACCA this year! Donors can rest assured that 99% of ACCA's Human Services funds are used to serve our local clients. Thank you once again for your continuing support!

Eileen Garnett Civic Space Earth Day Celebration

Are you looking to learn more about being a good friend to our planet? Join the Eileen Garnett Civic Space Earth Day Celebration! Save the date for Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Annandale Pop-Up Park (7200 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003). Learn more. Other upcoming events planned for the civic space include:

May 25^th – Asian Heritage Month

June 29^th – Fitness

July 13^th – Food trucks and movie night

July 27^th – Dog Days of Summer

August 17^th – Art Appreciation

September 21^st – Taste of Annandale

October 19^th – Fall Festival

November/December – Winter Celebration/Winter Lights

Children's Clothing Collection

The Annandale Mission Center distributes children's clothing to families in need. Boys' and girls' clothing are needed in sizes from 2T through 16. Clothing may be dropped off at the Mission Center at 7901 Heritage Drive in Annandale. If a volunteer is not on site please leave clothes in the wooden box outside the double red doors. The mission center is part of one of our ACCA member churches, Annandale United Methodist Church.

Impact Report

	Individuals	Households	Amount
Family emergency assistance	138	49	$48,115
Food and Nutrition	446	127
Furniture	38	11
Transportation	29	29
Total	651	216

National Rebuilding Day

The National Rebuilding Day will be on April 27. ACCA will repair two houses this year- one team will include members of St. Barnabas’ Episcopal and Annandale United Methodist churches and the second team will include members of Ravensworth Baptist, John Calvin Presbyterian and Providence Presbyterian churches. We expect to receive our assignments in early March from Rebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Church, and the house captains who will lead the work will soon visit the houses and begin planning the project.

We welcome additional volunteers at all skill levels. Youth must be at least 14 years old. Interested volunteers should contact Ken Mittelholtz at kcmittelholtz@gmail.com or the lead from the participating churches.

Volunteer News

Save the Date

ACCA's annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic will be Saturday, May 11 at Mason District Park Picnic Shelter A, around lunchtime! All Volunteers are welcome! An invitation with details and an opportunity to RSVP will go out before the event

Opportunities

Money Captain - Fully Remote

This remote role helps coordinate the payment of funds to clients by working by email and phone with social workers from Fairfax County. Money captains work one week per quarter and should be available during business hours to receive emails and phone calls. The average amount of time per week is 8 hours. Basic computer skills are required and training is provided. Contact volunteers@accacares.org for details.

Food Captain - Fully Remote

This remote role helps coordinate the delivery of groceries to clients by working by email and phone with social workers from Fairfax County. Food captains work one week per quarter and should be available during business hours to receive emails and phone calls. The average amount of time per week is 8 hours. Basic computer skills are required and training is provided. Contact volunteers@accacares.org for details.

ACCA is a community-based organization providing day care, food, rental assistance, furniture, and other services to low-income families in the Annandale/Bailey’s Crossroads area. What counts most in ACCA is serving those in need.

Please consider dropping off food at the pantry on Tuesday-Friday afternoons between 1:30 and 4 p.m. or at the Mason District Government Center on weekdays form 9 - 5 and at many local churches. At the pantry, be sure to deliver your donations to a volunteer, please don't leave food unattended.

Can you help? ACCA needs volunteers to help with the increased demand for food by accepting donations and also for delivery drivers. Contact volunteers@accacares.org