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With your help, nearly 450 families a month can put food on the table throughout the spring and summer.
pounds of food collected for the 2025 Fall Food Drive
Help us collect even more this year.
Call us to enroll or learn more.
Donations
Lacy Hurst
571.748.2672
Volunteering
Navara Cannon
571.748.2536
Help feed your neighbors this spring and summer
Hunger doesn't take a season off. While the holidays often bring attention to food insecurity, the need in our community is just as real in spring and summer, especially when kids are home from school and families lose access to school meal programs.
Help us stock the shelves of our Hunger Resource Center so families can access fresh produce, pantry staples, and proteins all season long.
4 ways to give
Find the giving option that works best for you
Drop off Food
Organize a food drive
Donate online
Volunteer
Where & when to drop off food
Location
NVFS Hunger Resource Center
10058 Dean Dr.
Manassas, VA 20110
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday:
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wednesday:
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closed for donations on Saturday and Sunday.
Parking and Unloading
When you enter the lot, go to the right and to the back of the HRC to the loading dock where staff and volunteers will assist you with unloading your donations. Please do not park in the front circle as we leave that open for clients.
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.
Can't make it happen in person?
An online donation helps us purchase what's most needed.
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.
1. Donate 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.
Looking to deepen your impact?
Sponsor NVFS giving drives year-round.
Questions?
Contact Ethan Vick
Sponsorship packet
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