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ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER SERVES OVER 4,000 FAMILIES IN ONE WEEK

October 30, 2024
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) has now distributed groceries to more than 4,000 families in need in a single week – the first time ever hitting this unprecedented milestone for the nonprofit food bank. Not only did the number of weekly family visits break an AFAC record, the count of families being referred for AFAC resources
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ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER UNVEILS NEWLY REDESIGNED WEBSITE

October 23, 2024
New Features for Donors and Clients Make it Easier than Ever to Donate and Receive Food ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, offering upgraded capabilities to optimize donor giving and clients’ accessibility to food resources. Exclusive visual media content featured throughout the site allows visitors to
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The Arlington Food Assistance Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary With a Tribute to Its Roots

May 1, 2024
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) commemorated its 35th Anniversary during their annual “Shining a Light on Hunger” Spring Celebration on Thursday, April 18, with a tribute to the six churches that established the food bank’s presence in Arlington County. After AFAC opened its doors to the public in 1988, these congregations laid the groundwork for what
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Arlington Food Assistance Center Breaks Record in Providing Thanksgiving Supporting During “Chicken Week”

November 27, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), a nonprofit organization with a mission to address long term food insecurity in Arlington County and Northern Virginia, served a record number of 3,807 families in need of food assistance during their Thanksgiving “Chicken Week.” The week of November 13-18, 2023, AFAC gave out 3,579 whole chicken roasters in addition to
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AFAC Broadens Outreach to West End of Columbia Pike in Partnership With AHC INC.

September 21, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is excited to announce the opening of their new grocery distribution location at The Shell Apartments in Arlington, Virginia. This initiative comes at a critical time when the need for AFAC’s food assistance continues to rise at an exponential rate, marked by a record-breaking weekly client count of over 3,300 families
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AFAC Embraces Whatsapp to Enhance Client Communications

August 3, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), a leading nonprofit organization committed to alleviating long term food insecurity in Arlington County and Northern Virginia, is proud to announce its adoption of WhatsApp, a popular and free messaging app, to strengthen communication with clients. This strategic move aims to provide clients with easier access to vital information and a
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AFAC Celebrates 35 Years of Fighting Hunger

June 30, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating long term food insecurity in Arlington County, proudly announces its 35th Anniversary of serving the community on June 30, 2023. Since its inception in 1988, AFAC has been at the forefront of providing vital food resources to individuals and families in need in Arlington and Northern Virginia, and
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AFAC Client Referral Software – Did You Know?

April 13, 2023
AFAC utilizes a customized, password-protected software program to process referrals and track frequency of family visits. The program, called CCRTS, was designed by AFAC and built by Cobb Systems Group (CSG) in 2019. Last month, CSG released a set of updates to streamline the program including text alerts, duplicate merging, and more. CCRTS allows the Arlington Department of Human Services and other local social service agencies to
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