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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.


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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.