Happy New Year – Reflections and Gratitude Message from our Executive Director, Meg Phillips Dear DSFP Friends, As the DSFP Team and volunteers wrapped up our final distribution of the year last month, we all let out an exhale and said “Wow!”. Wow, because we served more individuals in 2022 than ever before, and, wow, because…
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Thank you for your steadfast support this year… The outpouring of support and generosity this year have filled our hearts and allowed us to maintain our quality and quantity of assistance even as guest counts surged. The Pantry team and our guests are so grateful that you are a part of our mission of Neighbors Feeding…
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This year's Thanksgiving Distribution sees record growth… It is with full and grateful hearts that we report serving 361 families (1,570 people) last week for our Thanksgiving distribution. This number reflects an 80% increase in the number of families over last year's Thanksgiving distribution! Read more in the November Newsletter…
Local Charity Raises Food Insecurity Awareness and Support with Empty Bowls! Our team enjoyed a lovely evening with many Pantry supporters at this year's event at Stone Tower Winery on September 15th. Read more in the October Newsletter…
September is Hunger Action Month! Our national food bank partner, Feeding America, has designated September as Hunger Action Month. Will you join the fight to end hunger? Read more in the September Newsletter…
Your Giving Matters! WUSA9 food drive makes a huge impact in Dulles South! A big highlight for us in July was being the first food pantry in the DMV area to participate in the WUSA9 (CBS) #GivingMatters series! Read more in the August Newsletter…
Giving Matters | WUSA9 in South Riding! WUSA9 will be hosting a food drive on behalf of the Pantry to kickstart their food insecurity relief initiative. We are so excited to be the first food pantry in the DMV area to participate in the WUSA9 (CBS) #GivingMatters series! Read more in the July Newsletter…
Driving Out Hunger in South Riding! Our 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament took place on May 13th at the South Riding Golf Club and was a huge success: Over $30k was raised to support our operations! This helps to ensure we can continue to provide guests with nourishing food such as milk, eggs, fresh produce, and…
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Best Retirement Wishes to Trish Lewis and WELCOME to Suzanne Lyles, our new Self-Sufficiency Coordinator! In April, we said farewell to Trish Lewis, our first ever Self Sufficiency Coordinator. We will miss her warm presence and can-do attitude but are thrilled for her as she enters this new chapter called retirement. We are excited to share that…
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Check out the ways the Pantry has gone “Green” and how you can help, too! Green is not just one of our 'brand' colors here at the Pantry. As the US recognizes Earth Day on April 22nd, we wanted to tell you about a few ways we do our part to operate the Pantry in a…
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