September - November
With your help, over 450 families a month can put food on the table.
pounds of food collected for the 2025 Fall Food Drive
Help us collect even more this year.
Help Stock the Shelves
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Donations
Lacy Hurst
571.748.2672
Volunteering
Navara Cannon
571.748.2536
Help feed your neighbors this fall and winter with our Fall Food Drive
Presented by AWS
Every fall, our community comes together to stock the shelves of our Hunger Resource Center for the busy holiday season, so families can access fresh produce, pantry staples, proteins, and gift cards.
4 ways to give
Find the giving option that works best for you
Drop off Food
Organize a food drive
Donate online
Volunteer
1. Drop off food
Most needed items include:
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- Canned fruit (in natural juices, not syrup)
- Canned soup (low sodium; vegetable soups and soups/stews with meat)
- Canned tuna
- Canned chicken
- Dried beans (black, pinto, kidney, garbanzo)
- Pasta
- Pasta sauce (low/no sugar added)
- Peanut butter (low/no sugar)
- Low sugar cereals and oatmeal (examples: Kix, Cheerios
- Cooking oil
Gluten-free, low-sodium, and low-sugar items are always welcome.
We also accept perishables* like:
- Fresh produce
- Dairy
- Packaged meat, poultry & eggs
- Commercial bread & baked goods
*Must be sealed, labeled, within expiry date, and delivered cold or frozen.
Drop-off location:
NVFS Hunger Resource Center
10058 Dean Dr.
Manassas, VA 20110
Heads up: GPS may route you to a closed section of Dean Drive due to construction. Use the turnoff from Nokesville Road/Rt. 28 for reliable access.
2026 Drop-off Dates (10am-5pm):
Monday, November 9th
Monday, November 16th
Wednesday, November 18th
Friday, November 20th
2. Organize a food drive
Start a movement!
Rally your workplace, school, faith community, or neighborhood to do something truly meaningful for your neighbors.
We'll share the Food Drive Toolkit here soon to get started. It will have resources, templates, and tips to help you launch your food drive.
Email us for assistance or to let us know about your campaign. We’d love to hear from you.
3. Donate online
Looking for a way to donate food online?
Looking for a way to donate food online? Give virtually through GiveHealthy.com to donate the food items most needed by our community. It’s a simple way to help provide nourishing groceries to HRC clients, even from afar.
Can't make it happen in person?
Can't make it in person? A financial gift lets us purchase exactly what's most needed — including grocery store gift cards provided to HRC clients before the holidays.
Prefer to give a check or a grocery store gift card?
Make checks payable to "NVFS," note "Fall Food Drive" in the memo, and mail to:
Northern Virginia Family Services
ATTN: Finance
3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 500
Falls Church, VA 22042
Grocery Store Gift Cards are a top need. We suggest an amount of $25 to Giant, Walmart, Safeway, or Target. Mail to:
Northern Virginia Family Services
ATTN: Development
3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 500
Falls Church, VA 22042
Questions?
Contact Lacy Hurst
571.748.2672
4. Volunteer
Want to give your time?
Help sort, pack, and distribute food at the Hunger Resource Center. Individual and group opportunities available.
Volunteer opportunities will open on October 1st.
Questions?
Contact Navara Cannon
571.748.2536
Note: If contributions exceed budgeted need, gifts will be directed where they're needed most to support children and families in poverty throughout Northern Virginia.
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