West End residents now have a new hub to to take care of food insecurity and other basic living needs.
On Thursday morning (May 26), nonprofit and city leaders cut the ribbon for the ALIVE! West End Food Hub at 510 S. Van Dorn Street in the Van Dorn Station Shopping Center. The brick and mortar location was made possible by funding from the American Rescue Plan.
Residents will now be able to pick up free food five days a week, in addition to personal items, cleaning and school supplies, and connections to other city and federal services.
“I’m very excited about this,” Mayor Justin Wilson said at the ribbon cutting. “It’s addressing a critical need that multiplied exponentially at the beginning of COVID — our food insecurity, but it allows us to try to meet that need long into the future.”
Rolf Blank, is the vice president of the ALIVE! board, which is made up of dozens of representatives from religious congregations.
“For a long time, the board and a member of congregations have been looking for another way to be able to distribute food and interact with our community,” Blank said. “It’s really more than about food. It’s a way for people to interact with our staff.”
The Food Hub is open from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
ALIVE! has given away millions of pounds of food during the pandemic, and needs donations and volunteers.
Celebrating the opening of @ALIVE4AlexVA's new food hub on the West End! Alexandrians in need can access free food and be connected to support services in this beautiful new space. pic.twitter.com/Ub84MKFSFg
— Canek Aguirre (@CanekForCouncil) May 26, 2022
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