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ACPS offers free summer meals for kids 18 and younger across Alexandria

Published June 16, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated June 16, 2026 at 4:51PM

Packed lunches at T.C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School), March 16, 2020. (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria City Public Schools will continue providing free meals to students this summer.

The school system is giving away free breakfast and lunch for children and teens 18 and under as part of its 2026 Summer Food Service Program. The program runs Mondays through Thursdays, from June 22 to July 16, at six schools across the city. School-age kids can get free meals at any of the sites and do not need to register in advance.

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Housing Alexandria distributes 300 Thanksgiving meals to families in need

By Katie Taranto

Published November 18, 2025 at 9:15AM

Thanksgiving meal items for donation by Housing Alexandria (courtesy of Housing Alexandria)

A nonprofit affordable housing provider in Alexandria has distributed Thanksgiving meals to 300 families in need, following its annual holiday food drive.

The drive organized by Housing Alexandria surpassed its collection efforts in 2024 by 15%, according to a release. Each meal provides enough food to feed a family of four, totaling more than 1,000 servings of food.