Alexandria residents who get free meals from ALIVE!’s West End Food Hub will have to seek other accommodations.
Last week, ALIVE! announced that the food hub at 510 S. Van Dorn Street will be “closed until further notice” due to an ongoing HVAC replacement. Still, there are plenty of ways to get free food this month in Alexandria.
“Unfortunately, ALIVE!’s West End Food Hub will be closed until further notice due to ongoing HVAC replacement,” the nonprofit said on social media. “We hope to be open as soon as possible.”
The Del Ray Food Hub, located at 2601 Mt. Vernon Avenue, is open Tuesday through Saturday. Residents can visit a food hub or distribution event once a month.
ALIVE! is giving away food at these events in July:
- Wednesday, July 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Fairlington United Methodist Church (3900 King Street)
- Thursday, July 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Francis C. Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road)
- Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with UNCUT Youth at Jefferson-Houston School (1501 Cameron Street)
- Saturday, July 26, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., walk-up only at Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 West Reed Avenue) and William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue)
A four-person household can expect to take home:
- 2 packages of meat/poultry
- 4-6 produce items
- 2 packages of rice or pasta
- 2 dozen eggs
- 2 cans each of soup, tomato product, meat/fish, peanut butter
- 4 cans each of beans & vegetables
- 2 dairy items
- 2 bread/bakery products
