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, 531KB)
- አማርኛ (Amharic)(PDF, 335KB)
- عربى (Arabic)(PDF, 325KB)
- বাংলা (Bengali)(PDF, 547KB)
- درى (Dari)(PDF, 321KB)
- Française (French)(PDF, 525KB)
- 한국어 (Korean)(PDF, 594KB)
- Монгол (Mongolian)(PDF, 532KB)
- Русский (Russian)(PDF, 532KB)
- ትግሪኛ (Tigrinya)(PDF, 340KB)
- اردو (Urdu)(PDF, 515KB)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)(PDF, 536KB)
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, 1MB)
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: February 2025
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.
Food Security Mini-Grant Impact Reports
The Arlington County Food Security Mini-Grants are now in their third year of implementation. Read below about the impacts of the grants in the first two years.
View the FY 2025 Impact Report.(PDF, 4MB)
(PDF, 3MB)
View the FY 2024 Impact Report.(PDF, 3MB)
Cultural Holidays Calendar (2025)
Download and view the 2025 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)
Food Security Coalition Annual Reports
View annual reports to see progress towards implementation of the food security strategic plan, now in its third year of implementation
(PDF, 6MB)View the 2025 Annual Report.(PDF, 6MB)
(PDF, 8MB)
View the 2024 Annual Report.(PDF, 8MB)
(PDF, 8MB)
View the 2023 Annual Report.(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.