Will you join us?
At Food For Neighbors, we're working closely with our school principals, social workers and parent liaisons in Fairfax and Loudoun counties to support the schools' efforts to provide weekend food to their students. We invite you to get involved.
If you or someone you know needs food assistance at this time, click here for a list of local resources that could help.
Si usted o alguien que conozca necesita asistencia alimenticia en este momento, haga clic aquí para obtener una lista de recursos locales que podrían ayudar.
At Food For Neighbors, we're helping students who struggle with hunger. Through our Red Bag Program, we provide a platform for middle and high schools to engage volunteers from their local community to work together to collect and distribute food every week. Our program began in Herndon, VA, and has since expanded into the Springfield, Falls Church and Fort Hunt areas of Fairfax County, as well as neighboring schools in Loudoun County. Our mission is to reach even more students in more schools. Learn more about how we started, where we are today and how you can help!
The next bag collection is
Please leave your bag out
no later than 8:30 a.m..
For a list of upcoming Red Bag dates (and to add dates to your calendar), click here.
Click here for a grocery list of the food items we collect.
Please note: While schools remain closed and students are working virtually, we have a modified grocery list.
For November 2020, we collected 18,167 lbs of food from over 1,110 participating households. This was another record-breaking collection for Food For Neighbors!
Since Nov 2016, we have collected over 147,371 lbs of food for local students. We started supporting two local Herndon schools and have grown to support 22 schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. We now have over 1,500 households participating in the Red Bag Program, plus more than 325 drivers and 700 volunteers, participating in the collection program throughout the year.
At our first collection in November 2016, we collected 550 lbs of food from 60 participating households.
Local businesses, faith-based organizations, school groups and foundations are making a difference by partnering with Food For Neighbors, donating resources, pledging monetary gifts, hosting food drives and hosting fundraisers.
Find out how your organization can become a Community Partner.
"Thank you so much, our families quite literally could not make it through this without the support you provide in easing this aspect of their lives."
~ School Social Worker
Food For Neighbors is having a positive impact on the local community. Read what our school counselors, social workers, program recipients, community partners and volunteers are saying about their involvement with our organization.
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
Located in Herndon, VA, and proudly serving students in Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
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Food for Neighbors® is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) public charity and your donation is tax-deductible under U.S. tax law. To claim a donation as an itemized deduction on your taxes, please keep your email donation receipt that we will send you. Any funds raised in excess of our goal for any particular project will be automatically applied to the other ongoing work of Food for Neighbors®.
