AFAC Updates
Columbia Grove & Marbella 2021 Update
Starting October 5, 2021, the AFAC food distributions at APAH apartments have a new schedule. A partir del 5 de octubre de 2021, las distribuciones de alimentos de AFAC en…
Read More →AFAC Restructures Food Distribution Schedule and Off Site Locations
AFAC will resume evening distributions, starting on Thursday, September 9. This will help alleviate the number of clients visiting on Saturday mornings. Starting on September 7 (AFAC will be closed…
Read More →AFAC Announces Promotions of Four Staff Members
The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is pleased to announce the promotion of four of its employees, effective July 1, 2021. Coming off a year when the demand for food…
Read More →AFAC Voted Favorite Local Nonprofit
AFAC was voted “Favorite Local Nonprofit” in the Spring 2021 Arlies Community Awards by readers of ARLNow! We are truly honored. Thank you to everyone who voted and for helping…
Read More →AFAC Renovation Update, April 2021
In October 2020, the owner of the building at 2704 & 2706 S. Nelson Street (next door to AFAC) decided to sell the warehouse to AFAC. We had been leasing…
Read More →Annual Client Survey, 2021 Report
Every year, AFAC conducts an in-depth survey to gather client feedback. Responses can help AFAC adapt its services and programs to best meet the needs of the community appropriately and…
Read More →Parking Update
Across from AFAC, construction at Jennie Dean Park has begun. Its parking lot has been closed, as well as access to 27th St. from S. Nelson St. If you are…
Read More →Plot Against Hunger Finds a New Home in 2021
This month, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) will transition ownership of its Plot Against Hunger program to the Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA). Since its inception in 2007,…
Read More →AFAC Featured in National Media
Recently, AFAC was featured on national and international media broadcasts to share how food pantries like AFAC are serving an increased number of families with food due to the pandemic.…
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