As we approach the summer, I can’t help but reflect on how far we have come since the start of the pandemic over two years ago. Here at AFAC, we saw a record high number of clients at the peak of the pandemic, with many families accessing food assistance for the very first time in…

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After being apart last holiday season, many of us will reunite with family and friends to celebrate this year. We’ll feast on seasonal favorites of turkey, candied yams, and roasted vegetables while being surrounded by loved ones at the dinner table. Joyous feelings will be shared and we’ll toast to good health and prosperity in…

My name is Jeri Somers, and I am the Chair of AFAC’s volunteer-based Board of Directors. I want to personally thank you for donating to AFAC and helping to ensure those most in need have weekly access to healthy and nutritious groceries. This past year, food insecurity in Arlington rose to its highest level on…

The holiday season is a time of thankfulness, celebration, and love. It’s a time when family and friends come together to share in the joyous season of giving.  But there are many hungry Arlington families, children, and seniors, that won’t have enough food on the table to celebrate the holidays. Consider a donation to AFAC…

I hope you will join us and donate to AFAC’s Summer Hunger Challenge today. Your contributions will provide families like Sandra’s continued access to free and nutritious supplemental groceries on a weekly basis, allowing them to redirect limited funds to other essential expenditures. At the onset of the pandemic, Sandra’s retail job hours were drastically…