St. Lucy Project
As people throughout the 21 counties of the diocese still struggle with the economic fallout from COVID-19, the need for food is ever present. Over a quarter of a million people in the Diocese of Arlington are 'food insecure' with 1 in 4 being children. Catholic Charities' St. Lucy Food Project is our way of addressing the problem of the invisible hungry within our Diocese.
Here's how you can help:
- Purchase food virtually using our Amazon
wishlist.
- Donate any of the below needed food items to a parish food drive or drop off in the safe bins located at our
Manassas warehouse or one of our
three food pantries.
- 1 Peanut butter/3 jam and jelly
- Cooking oil, sugar, flour, masa
- Spices (salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, cinnamon)
- Canned meat or tuna
- Rice and dried beans: 1-2 lb. bags
- Canned corn or green beans
- Canned fruit
- Diced tomatoes
- Cereal or oatmeal packets
- Canned pasta and pasta sauce
- Shelf stable milk
- Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise)
- Make an online
financial donation and designate the St. Lucy Food Project.
- Mail a check to CCDA, Program Director, 8426-28 Kao Circle, Manassas, VA 20110.
- Ask your parish, organization, or Council to conduct a food drive to support a CCDA pantry or other
pantry in our network.
- March 4 and 5 - Our Lady of Hope, 46639 Algonkian Pkwy, Sterling, VA 20165
- March 4 and 5 - Basilica St. Mary and St. Joseph, 310 S Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314
- March 11 - Corpus Christi, 41685 Corpus Christi Dr, Aldie, VA 20105
- March 11 and 12 - Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln, Arlington, VA 22203
- March 11 and 12 - St. Francis de Sales, 37730 St Francis Ct, Purcellville, VA 20132
- March 11 and 12 - St. Joseph, 750 Peachtree St, Herndon, VA 20170
- March 17 - St. Luke, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
- March 18 and 19 - St. John Neumann Mobile Response Drive, 11900 Lawyers Rd, Reston, VA 20191
- March 18 and 19 - Good Shepherd Sharing Sunday Collection, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309
- March 18 and 19 - St. Clare of Assisi, 12409 Henderson Rd, Clifton, VA 20124
- March 25 and 26 - Holy Spirit, 5121 Woodland Way, Annandale, VA 22003
- March 25 and 26 - St. Catherine of Siena, 1020 Springvale Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066
- March 25 and 26 - St. Theresa, 21370 St Theresa Ln, Ashburn, VA 20147
- April 1 and 2 - Our Lady of Hope, 46639 Algonkian Parkway, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
- April 8 and 9 - St. Francis De Sales, 37730 St Francis Ct, Purcellville, VA 20132
- April 15 and 16 - Good Shepherd, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309
- April 15 and 16 - St. Clare of Assisi, 12409 Henderson Rd, Clifton, VA 20124
- April 22 and 23 - St. Theresa, 21370 St Theresa Ln, Ashburn, VA 20147
- April 22 and 23 - St. Ambrose, 3901 Woodburn Rd, Annandale, VA 22003
- April 29 and 30 - Holy Trinity, 8213 Linton Hall Rd, Gainesville, VA 20155
- April 29 and 30 - Ghana Catholic Community, Queen of the Apostles, 4401 Sano St, Alexandria, VA 22312
For more information or to schedule a drive, contact the Outreach Specialist at 703-479-2975, EXT 103; James.McCaskey@ccda.net
How We Serve the Hungry
Our St. Lucy Food Project supplies and operates three Catholic Charities pantries that feed the hungry within their communities:
Food can be dropped off at each
pantry. For large donations please call or email ahead.
Christ House in
Alexandria – Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday 1 - 3 p.m.
Loudoun Regional
Office - Monday thru Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Loaves and Fishes in
Front Royal – Weekdays from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
It also supplies food to 69 other
parish, interfaith, community and government pantries within the Diocese,
delivering nonperishable food, produce and meat.
For more information or to
schedule a drive, contact the Outreach Specialist at 703-479-2975, EXT
103; James.McCaskey@ccda.net
Download the Food Drive Kit to conduct a drive at your parish, school, or place of business.
If you’d like to volunteer as a driver or help at our warehouse or 3 pantry locations below, please call (703) 479-2975 ext. 100, email
maria.rodriguez@ccda.net, or click on “volunteer” button at the top of the page. Thank you for your support!