In just a few weeks we raised $12,500 for our 2019 Holiday Meals program. Because of the team effort between FFN and the local community, we will be able to provide 250 families with a Thanksgiving meal to enjoy. Thank you for blessing these families with your kindness and generosity!
Food For Neighbors is making headlines!
Check out our feature articles In The News.
There are now more than 900 kids receiving weekly food support
at 19 area middle and high schools!
Food For Neighbors is a non-profit organization (located in Herndon, VA) helping to feed students who struggle with hunger after school, on weekends, and during school holidays. We provide local middle and high schools with individual meals and snack items to distribute during these times when students might otherwise go hungry. We connect with their social workers and help the schools set up a weekend snack program or food pantry to distribute the food.
We provide the platform for schools to engage their local community to donate food and gather volunteers that help with picking up donations, sorting the food and dispersing to schools in their area. This is done through our Red Bag Program where we distribute Red Bags with a list of items needed and then collect the bags bimonthly on a Saturday. We also provide support and marketing materials for schools to engage their community to recieve in-kind donations from individuals, area businesses, stores and local faith organizations.
Our program began in Herndon, VA where the local community quickly responded to the need for food at our middle and high schools. Now our students are benefitting weekly from the consistent and reliable source of donated food. FFN has expanded into the Springfield, VA area, the Falls Church area, neighboring schools in Loudoun County and most recently the Fort Hunt, VA area where we are already supporting 5 schools.
We are excited to expand into other schools in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties! Our goal is to end hunger for middle and high school students who live with food-insecurity.
We appreciate your continued support!
Since the first Red Bag Collection in November 2016, Food For Neighbors® has collected over 77,800 lbs of food for local students. We started supporting two local Herndon schools and have grown to support 18 schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
We now have over 800 households, plus more than 250 drivers and volunteers, participating in the collection program.
Look how FFN has grown...thanks to YOU!
October 2019 - 9,800+ lbs of food from over 730 households
November 2016 - 550 lbs of food from 60 households
Local businesses are also making a difference by partnering with Food For Neighbors or hosting fundraisers. To learn more about how you can help support these generous organizations, click HERE.
If you would like more information on Food for Neighbors, or want to know how you can get involved, please click on the here or email us directly at contact@FoodForNeighbors.org.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that will
overwhelm the world.
- Desmond Tutu
The next bag collection will be Saturday, Jan 11th.
Please leave your filled red bag by your front door
no later than 8:30am.
Upcoming Red Bag dates, here.
Add dates to your calendar here.
If you forget to put out your bag, click HERE.
For the October 2019 collection, we received over
9,800 pounds of food
from over 730 participating households.
Thank you!
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