LINK Against Hunger

It was a beautiful day here at LINK. We were blessed to be the recipient of a very large and generous donation from The Scouts who did their annual Scouting for Food Drive. We thank everyone who donated non-perishable items and also want to thank the scouts and parents who picked-up and delivered all the donations to us at LINK. Thank you for helping serve the community! God's Blessings to all!❤️

Volunteers are needed on various dates to sort food, straighten up the recyclable bags, check food for expiration dates and more!

This sign up is for the pantry in Herndon at 701 Bennett Street.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044EA9A7292-52902697-december #/

If there is no availability on the date you wish to volunteer, please email or text Lisa or Barb to let them know the date/time you wish to volunteer.

There is a NEW SIGN IN SHEET for volunteers at the Herndon pantry. Even though you signed up through SignUpGenius, please sign in. The sheet is located on the wall by the outgoing shelves.

PRIOR TRAINING REQUIRED!

If this is your first time volunteering at the Herndon Food Pantry, prior training is required. Do not sign up for a volunteer slot until training has been completed

Please contact Barb Pierce (703) 969-9543 (text is preferred) or [email protected] or
Lisa (703-973-4444)

Thank you!

We are in need of volunteers to deliver food to our clients. LINK delivers 5 days a week - every Tuesday through Saturday. It is easy to do! The night before you are signed up to deliver, you will receive an email listing the client's name, address, phone number, number of people in the family, & any special instructions. We ask that you call each client to let them know an approximate time that you will be delivering the next day. The day of the delivery, you pick up the groceries at the LINK pantry, which sits in the parking lot of Herndon United Methodist Church (701 Bennett Street.) Groceries are ready by 3 PM during the week and ready by 12 PM on Saturdays. If you wish to take more than 2 deliveries, you are welcome to sign-up for more than 1 slot. We have many times available over the next few months.

If you are interested in having your school, workplace, scout troop, church or club host a food drive to support LINK Against Hunger, please email Cristina at [email protected] for information to get started and help those suffering from food insecurity in our local community. Thank you!!!

Auntie Anne's Food Donations are an approved process which encourages local stores to donate their surplus food that has reached internal hold times to local, non-profit organizations who feed those in need.

LINK needs volunteers to pick up on Thursdays between 11 am - 1 pm. The store location is - 21100 Dulles Town Cir (Dulles Mall).

PROCEDURES FOR PICKING UP DONATIONS:
1.) Go to Auntie Anne's in Dulles Mall. Auntie Anne's is located in the Food Court on the 2nd level.
2.) You will need to bring a wagon or you can use the shopping carts from JC Penney (please reach out to them to let them know that you will bring the cart back to the store).
3.) Transport products to the LINK pantry (located in Herndon, off Dranesville Road) and put into our freezers.

Store Contact - ask for Joan Hurson (manager) 571-926-8322.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa at 703-973-4444 or click this link to sign-up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044EA9A7292-45488156-auntie/2193001 #/

Location: Auntie Anne's Pretzels
21100 Dulles Town Cir
Dulles, VA 20166

Volunteers are needed on various dates to sort food, straighten up the recyclable bags, check food for expiration dates and more!

This sign up is for the pantry in Herndon at 701 Bennett Street. Here is the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044EA9A7292-52902696-november/2193001 #/

If there is no availability on the date you wish to volunteer, please email or text Lisa or Barb to let them know the date/time you wish to help out.

There is a NEW SIGN IN SHEET for volunteers at the Herndon pantry. Even though you signed up through SignUpGenius, please sign in. The sheet is located on the wall by the outgoing shelves.

PRIOR TRAINING REQUIRED!

If this is your first time volunteering at the Herndon Food Pantry, prior training is required. Do not sign up for a volunteer slot until training has been completed

Please contact Barb Pierce (703) 969-9543 (text is preferred) or [email protected]

Thank you!

Earlier this month LINK was blessed to have more inventory of a particular type than we can quickly distribute. In these cases, we look for additional ways to redistribute it to those in need. We checked our shelves and were fortunate to be able to send some items to North Carolina to assist with hurricane relief with the help of Kuhn Aviation in Leesburg.

Come out to The Herndon Farmers Market today (700 Block Lynn Street Herndon, VA 20170) and help support LINK!

🥦 Fill a basket to help those in need and the basket is yours to keep!

😀 We hope to see you there!

LINK would like to thank all of the many volunteers who give their time in helping us serve our community. This organization needs many people to ensure it runs smoothly serving those in need. We have volunteers who manage the phone line & requests for help, take in donations, sort the incoming donations, stock the pantry, pack the bags, deliver the groceries, provide special occasion cakes to children, do paperwork, attend monthly meetings and run the website. None of this could be done without YOUR support. We again would like to thank all those who choose to serve. God's Blessings to all!❤️

If you are interested in having your school, workplace, scout troop, church or club host a food drive to support LINK Against Hunger, please email Cristina at [email protected] for information to get started and help those suffering from food insecurity in our local community. Thank you!!

Thank you Trinity Presbyterian for the generous donation of over 20 bags of much needed items!

Thank you HUMC Women's retreat for the donation of feminine products and toiletries!

Thank you to Union Church and Keshawana for the generous donations of Mac n cheese, instant potatoes, canned tuna, canned beans and soups. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will go a long way in helping our communities!

The all-volunteer staff at LINK provides food to people in need in the Herndon and Sterling, Virginia communities. If you have a food request, please call LINK at 703-437-1776 and leave a message in the mailbox for food assistance. If you are able to donate non-perishable food they can be placed in the lobby of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church (46833 Harry Byrd Hwy Sterling, VA) or they can be dropped off at Trinity Presbyterian Church (Dranesville Road, Herndon, VA) in the barrel outside the main doors on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am-12 noon or inside the entrance on Sunday mornings or you can drop off donations in the bins outside the front door of Herndon United Methodist Church 701 Bennett Street, Herndon, VA 20170. Thank you for your generosity!

LINK was honored to be part of the Fairfax County virtual Stuff The Bus Program! The event ran from September 1-30. We appreciate everyone’s generosity and support of LINK during this virtual event and appreciate the help serving those in need in our community!

LINK is looking to assist a young woman and her five-year-old son who are currently sleeping on the floor.

We are looking for the donation of two twin mattresses for this family.

If you can help, please reach out to LINK via this post, private message, or call the helpline.
703-437-1776

Thank you!

The Capital Area Food Bank donates food monthly to our Mobile Food Pantry.

If you are in need of food you can come to receive assistance tomorrow (10/8) at 10:00am (until the food runs out).

Distribution takes place in the parking lot of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church.
46833 Harry Byrd Hwy, Sterling, VA 20164

See you there!

We are in need of volunteers to deliver food to our clients. LINK delivers 5 days a week - every Tuesday through Saturday. It is easy to do! The night before you are signed up to deliver, you will receive an email listing the client's name, address, phone number, number of people in the family, & any special instructions. We ask that you call each client to let them know an approximate time that you will be delivering the next day. The day of the delivery, you pick up the groceries at the LINK pantry, which sits in the parking lot of Herndon United Methodist Church (701 Bennett Street.) Groceries are ready by 3 PM during the week and ready by 12 PM on Saturdays. If you wish to take more than 2 deliveries, you are welcome to sign-up for more than 1 slot. We have many times available over the next few months.

If you are a high school student in need of service hours or a project for your club or organization, LINK can use your help too!!!

If you would like to sign-up, you can contact Lisa at [email protected] or go to our sign-up genius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044EA9A7292-47004632-october #/