🚨 We're Hiring at Food for Others! 🚨 Are you passionate about food security? Do you have experience in nutrition education and food procurement? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Apply now for our Food Resource & Nutrition Coordinator position! 📍 Location: Merrifield, VA 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eDqSWsxS Be part of a team that believes everyone deserves access to healthy, nourishing food. Let’s build a more food-secure future—together! #FairfaxCounty #FoodSecurity #Community #NonprofitJobs
Food for Others
Non-profit Organizations
Fairfax, Virginia 1,362 followers
Our mission is to distribute food to our neighbors in need by mobilizing our giving community and volunteers.
About us
No one should have to choose between paying a bill or putting food on the table for their family. Food for Others is one of the largest distributors of free groceries in Northern Virginia, serving as a safety net for food insecure families. We provide food through 4 programs: 1. Emergency Food operations at our warehouse (open Monday-Friday, 9:30am-5pm) provide 3-5 days’ worth of non-perishables as well as milk, eggs and other fresh food to people referred to Food for Others by Fairfax County CSP and various social service providers. Those clients who qualify based on low income may also receive monthly food supplements that we order on their behalf from the USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). 2. Neighborhood Site distributions provide food to individuals and families via volunteers who pick up food at our warehouse and deliver groceries to low-income neighborhoods. This occurs every evening, Monday through Friday, serving 11 sites. 3. The Community Partners program provides bulk food items to over 22 community partners on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. This includes faith-based organizations, homeless shelters and other groups serving at-risk residents facing food insecurity in northern Virginia. 4. The Power Pack Program (P3) provides weekend backpack food to Fairfax County public elementary school students identified by school social workers as in need of supplemental food. Over 117,000 packs were distributed last school year, and we're currently serving over 3,900 students each week.
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http://www.foodforothers.org/
External link for Food for Others
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
Locations
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Primary
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2938 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, Virginia 22031, US
Employees at Food for Others
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Kristen Riemenschneider
Partner, Life Sciences Transactions at Freshfields
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Ronnie Shaw
Managing Principal, Shaw Advisory Services LLC | Member Board of Directors, Food for Others
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Maritel Dasco, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
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William Rees
Principal Investigator at PI-COOR Clinical Research LLC
Updates
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🌟 Spotlight Alert! 🌱 A HUGE shoutout to FRESHFARM for being an incredible partner in the fight against hunger! Thanks to their amazing team, we've been able to connect with local farmers to source fresh, beautiful produce—nourishing our neighbors in need, supporting local agriculture, and helping build a more equitable, food-secure future right here in our community. 💚 Check out FRESHFARM’s latest blog featuring Food for Others and highlighting the power of collaboration in driving community impact! Special shoutout to Lina Salazar Ortegon for joining us and sharing this story! #Foodforothers #FairfaxCounty #Community #LocalFarms #FoodAccess
A few weeks ago, I visited the team at Food for Others—and left deeply inspired by their passion and commitment. They love serving their community, and it shows. Food for Others is one of the 100+ organizations FRESHFARM's Pop-Up Food Hub collaborates with. Together, we help move the abundance of our farmers markets beyond the market—getting fresh, local food to the people who need it most. Organizations like FFO are essential. They support neighbors facing food insecurity by sourcing from our network of small, regional farmers—creating a ripple effect that strengthens local farms, nourishes families, and builds a more equitable food system. That’s the kind of win-win-win we’re proud to be part of! Check out the blog I wrote to see how FRESHFARM is working to build a food system that works for everyone. https://lnkd.in/e4438jER
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🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨 Food for Others is looking for a Warehouse & Facilities Manager to lead our warehouse operations and help us fight hunger across Northern Virginia. If you're organized, hands-on, and mission-driven, we want to hear from you! 📍 Fairfax, VA | Full-time 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezsfWR3Y #FairfaxCounty #NowHiring #FoodforOthers
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🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨 Food for Others is looking for a Warehouse & Facilities Manager to lead our warehouse operations and help us fight hunger across Northern Virginia. If you're organized, hands-on, and mission-driven, we want to hear from you! 📍 Fairfax, VA | Full-time 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezsfWR3Y #FairfaxCounty #NowHiring #FoodforOthers
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✨Join us for our Annual Tysons 5K & Fun Run on Saturday, September 27th at Tysons Corner Center! It’s the perfect team-building outing that gets hearts racing and gives back — all in support of our mission to fight hunger here in Northern Virginia. 🏃♂️Join 500+ neighbors for a morning of movement, community, and impact. Whether you’re in it to win it or just here for the fun, every step helps fill our pantry shelves and support families in need. 💥Want to go the extra mile? Explore our sponsorship opportunities and show your organization’s commitment to building a food-secure future. Learn more & register HERE: https://lnkd.in/emZTG4x2 Let’s race against hunger — together!
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Food for Others was recently featured on Patch.com! Our Executive Director, Deb, shared insights on how rising grocery prices and changes in USDA funding are impacting our work and the families we serve. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dG7waTu2 #FoodforOthers #FairfaxCounty #FoodBank #FoodInsecurity #GetInvolve
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WTOP News recently visited Food for Others to learn about the impact of federal funding cuts. When asked about the impact of USDA cuts, Executive Director Deb Haynes shared, “About 20% of the food that we distribute is through that program. We feed, at peak, about 4,500 families in a month with that food.” Learn more by visiting WTOP News to read the article: https://lnkd.in/e5KDje29 #fairfaxcounty #community #foodforothers
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Food for Others was thrilled to join Expectation Church this weekend for their 5th Annual Feed Fairfax 5K! Over 600 participants showed up in support of our Power Pack Program & Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Free Food Fridge. Thank you to everyone & all of the amazing event sponsors for standing with us in the fight against hunger! Our Power Pack Program supports over 3,900 students across 46 Fairfax County Public Schools by providing reliable weekend meals. This program depends on community support — and on Saturday, that support showed up in a big way, with participants packing over 3,000 meal packs for our program! A special shout out to Superior Paving Corp. for going above & beyond to support our onsite packing event, to Freedom Bank of Virginia for their generous support of our mission & to all our amazing volunteers who made it possible! Together, we can build a food secure future here in our community!💪🌟 #Community #FoodforOthers #PowerPackProgram #FairfaxCounty
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Last night, our Executive Director, Deb Haynes, had the honor of joining the Giving Together team at their Annual Spring Gala! With food security at the heart of the evening, we were humbled to receive a generous grant from their community in support of our mission. Together, we can make a lasting impact in the fight against hunger. Thank you, Giving Together, for standing with us and helping strengthen our community! #Community #FoodForOthers #GivingTogether
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On Tuesday, we joined George Mason University – Costello College of Business at their Humanitarian Happy Hour benefiting Food for Others! Thank you Thompson Greenspon for sponsoring the event and supporting Food for Others! #FoodforOthers #GeorgeMasonUniversity #GetInvolved
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