Arlington Food Assistance Center

The Cause: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of uncertainty to us all. Sports and events have been cancelled, meetings are online, and no one knows when quarantine will end. However, many of our neighbors are unable to afford the basic essentials we so often take for granted. As we rush to grocery stores to stock up on nonperishables and toilet paper, many who live pay check to pay check are not able to buy in bulk.

About AFAC: The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is a non-profit organization in Arlington, Virginia that provides supplemental groceries to those in need. Farmers markets and restaurants usually donate produce, but many are not able to during this time because of COVID-19 closures and reductions in business. When food donations fall short, AFAC relies on monetary donations to buy food and cleaning supplies, as well as paying its own employees. To meet increased demand during this crisis, AFAC has also temporarily hired laid off restaurant workers. 

How you can help: The good news is, you can help! By participating in this virtual 5k, you can get active, stay connected, get outside (or move about inside) and help your community while you're at it! You can run, bike, walk, or hike. You can participate inside, on a treadmill or spin bike, taking laps around the living room, or take the fun outside (with proper social distancing). If you are able, please donate however much you can spare. Make a donation, print the online bib, and upload a photo of yourself participating! We have to maintain physical distance to save lives, but we don't have to be socially isolated from our friends and neighbors! 

Whether you can donate or not,  please consider joining our virtual photo album and stay connected! This virtual 5k is not only about raising money to help feed our neighbors, but also about coming together as a community in these challenging times. We will come out of this pandemic stronger and more connected than ever before.


This GoFundMe page is where donations will be collected and donated to AFAC. The donations are 100% tax deductible, GoFundMe will email you a receipt for your tax records. 

To download the race bib and upload your photos, please visit the 5k's website here  . Thank you so much for your support!

Want to join the NAACP Arlington Branch #7047 in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), and any donation will help make an impact with COVID-19 relief. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to our community!

More information about AFAC: We are a community-based non-profit that provides supplemental groceries to our Arlington neighbors in need. Now, over 25 years after its founding, the Arlington Food Assistance Center remains dedicated to its simple but critical mission of obtaining and distributing groceries, directly and free of charge, to people living in Arlington who cannot afford to purchase enough food to meet their basic needs.

Team Interos,

As we transition to working remotely all of us are searching for ways to engage with our team members and make WFH a little less isolating.  Interos believes that we can come together and use the collective power of our team to do some good.

As a team we can provide help to those less fortunate who may not have the luxury of WFH or even worse, may not have food to provide to their families. The COVID-19 virus has left no community unaffected, with social distancing and quarantines giving some families limited resources and limited opportunities to receive the supplies they need, some could be forced to go without.  The community needs to come together to support one another, now more than ever.  

Interos has decided to partner with The Arlington Food Assistance Center in their efforts to help our community. The AFAC has continued to go above and beyond in providing meals for families throughout Northern Virginia during the coronavirus pandemic, and we at Interos are determined to show our support. You can use the link below to donate directly to the AFAC and make a difference, every donation made by you to the AFAC will be matched by Interos(up to a $2,500).  With these donations we hope to ensure that the AFAC will have the resources necessary to continue its positive impact on the community.

Team Interos, let’s carry on the spirit of  #sociallyconnected and prove to ourselves and the community that we are in fact, in this together.