ALIVE! is giving away free food to needy residents at multiple locations this month, and volunteers are needed to help.
The nonprofit issued a call for volunteers this week on social media, and the free food distributions are specifically for city residents. Attendees are asked to bring reusable grocery bags and proof of city residency. The locations and hours of the distributions are below.
ALIVE! is hosting two free food distributions this week in Alexandria.
The nonprofit gives away free food to approximately 20,000 families in the city every month. No registration is needed, although proof of city residency may be requested. The walk-up distributions will be on Saturday (July 26) from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 West Reed Avenue) and William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue).
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.
ALIVE!, Alexandria’s largest organization preventing food and housing insecurity, has announced new leadership for its executive committee as the organization enters fiscal year 2026.
The nonprofit, founded in 1969, serves approximately 20,000 individuals each month by providing food, transitional shelter, financial assistance, eviction prevention, and furniture and household essentials. Carlton Willis, a fifth-generation member of Alfred Street Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon, has been elected as the new board president, following his previous service as vice president.
