Mission Statement
The mission of our Food Pantry, Arlington’s longest running, active food pantry: to serve as a vital source of food and fellowship for Arlingtonians who are in great need. Our goals and commitment – to provide equitable access to resources and opportunities needed for EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER to be healthy, safe, and economically secure.
Program Summary
The Food Pantry at Saint George’s Episcopal Church, the oldest in Arlington, was established in 1989. Our mission is to serve as a vital source of food and fellowship for people in need in the Arlington community. By partnering with parishioners, local organizations, and individuals in the area, we help create a community solution to a community challenge. It is a fully-volunteer, unpaid Church ministry.
We provide one bag of food items that will last a client for 2 days, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Typical items include bottled water, boxed milk, canned vegetables, canned and microwavable pasta, canned and instant soup, instant oatmeal, applesauce cups, snacks, and fresh fruit. Basic personal care staples, baby wipes and diapers are also handed out.
Impact Statement
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we serve over an average of 50Arlingtonian clients daily. During the first quarter of 2025, the highest number of guests we served in one day topped 79. Clients (who we call guests) of varied ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and physical abilities, select what they want from our shelves to cover two days of food. Visiting us each day we are open gives them food to last six days.
No one is denied food. Clients are welcome to a variety of food offerings. Baby wipes and diapers are handed out for mothers with infants.
Our Food Pantry’s clients are steadily increasing. The number of clients served doubled from 2024 to 2025.
What ways can the public get involved?
We would be most grateful for cash donations that will allow us to replenish our weekly food supplies. We appreciate food donations that include bottled water, canned and boxed food goods. We welcome volunteers who can help prepare our bagged items and feed those who come to our Food Pantry.
How are charitable dollars spent? Where does my donation go?
$100 will buy 218 instant soup packets; OR, 200 cans of corn; OR, 1,000 bottles of water.
$200 will buy 600 cheese string snacks; OR, 123 cans of black beans.
Information provided March 2025