Food Pantries Open to All Flyer
This flyer provides information on all food pantries in Arlington that are open to the public. Available in an English/Spanish bilingual version and in nine additional languages.
- English/Spanish | Ingles/Español(PDF, 507KB)
- አማርኛ (Amharic)(PDF, 241KB)
- عربى (Arabic)(PDF, 212KB)
- বাংলা (Bengali)(PDF, 255KB)
- درى (Dari)(PDF, 226KB)
- 한국어 (Korean)(PDF, 551KB)
- Монгол (Mongolian)(PDF, 218KB)
- Русский (Russian)(PDF, 219KB)
- ትግሪኛ (Tigrinya)(PDF, 237KB)
- اردو (Urdu)(PDF, 229KB)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)(PDF, 233KB)
- Française (French)(PDF, 198KB)
Some food distributions occur once a month. View this list to see the specific dates of these distributions in 2024.
Need to direct people to the flyers? Use this QR code flyer that links to each of the flyers above: Food Assistance Flyers QR Codes(PDF, 663KB)
Food Assistance Tri-Fold Brochures
This brochure lists all food pantries in Arlington, including those that are restricted to certain community members, such as residents of an apartment building or families with students at a specific school. Resources are organized by accessibility - open to all, open to all with a referral, only open to members of a certain community.
Last Updated: January 2025
Food Assistance Resource Guide
This guide is a resource primarily for service navigators and those helping residents access services. It provides information about each available program and service to help determine the best fit for the household served. This guide provides information on federal nutrition programs, such as SNAP and WIC, and local programs, like Meals on Wheels of Arlington. Local food pantries, including Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) and Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) are listed as well as additional food pantry sites and drop-in meal programs.
Last Updated: May 2024
Food Security Coalition Focus Group Feedback
Download the Food Security Coalition Focus Group Feedback(PPTX, 987KB) slide deck to learn more about the objectives, results, and feedback from the December 2024 focus groups.
FY 2024 Food Security Mini-Grant Impact Report
The grant program provided funding to 10 organizations who served 7,115 households. The report(PDF, 3MB) shows which aspects of the strategic plan the organizations addressed and where their work was done. In addition, there are project details, photos, and quotes describing the work of each grantee.
(PDF, 3MB)
Cultural Holidays Calendar (2024)
Download and view the 2024 Cultural Holidays Calendar(PDF, 530KB) as reference for the cultural holidays observed around Arlington and the types of meals eaten during each holiday. Food and meal providers can use this calendar to see when demand for certain food items may arise.
(PDF, 530KB)
2024 Food Security Coalition Annual Report
In the fall of 2022, Arlington County released its first food security strategic plan. The plan takes a wide-angle view at food security and includes strategies that are designed to improve access to food for low-income residents, identifies opportunities for capacity building for organizations providing food assistance, and address coordination and communication. This report offers an update on progress made in 2024.(PDF, 8MB)
(PDF, 8MB)
Past Annual Reports
(PDF, 8MB)
Food Security Strategic Plan
Arlington’s first strategic plan to improve food security will ensure that investments and efforts are coordinated to meet the community’s food needs.
View the strategic plan.
Food Security Coalition Meeting Materials
All Coalition meeting materials are saved in the Coalition Google Drive folder.