We need your help providing food to those in need
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 at one of our
three food pantries.
- 1 Peanut butter/2 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 vegetables
- Canned fruit or raisins
- Diced tomatoes
- Cereal or oatmeal
- Canned pasta and pasta sauce
- Shelf stable milk
- 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 to host a food drive.
- Aug 1-12 - St. Luke, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101 (Hygiene collection)
- Aug 6 and 7 - Our Lady of Hope, 46639 Algonkian Pkwy, Sterling, VA 20165
- Aug 13 - Corpus Christi, 41685 Corpus Christi Drive, Aldie VA 20105
- Aug 13 and 14 - St. Francis de Sales, 37730 St Francis Ct, Purcellville, VA 20132
- Aug 13 and 14 - Holy Spirit, 5121 Woodland Way, Annandale, VA 22003
- Aug 20 and 21 - Good Shepherd, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309
- Aug 20 and 21 - St. Clare of Assisi, 12409 Henderson Rd, Clifton, VA 20124
- Aug 27 and 28- St. Rita, 3815 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305
- Aug 27 and 28 - St. Theresa, 21370 St Theresa Ln, Ashburn, VA 20147
For more information or to schedule a drive, contact the Outreach Specialist at 703-479-2975, EXT 103;
Lori.Sikra@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; Lori.Sikra@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!