Tag: ALIVE!
ALIVE! to open two new food distribution centers
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The local nonprofit ALIVE! is set to open two new food distribution centers this spring for residents in the West...
Old Town Festival of Speed and Style donates $20K to charities
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The organizers behind the Old Town Festival of Speed and Style, Alexandria’s annual classic car show, donated $20,000 to local...
ALIVE! food distribution now at William Ramsay
By Katherine Hapgood | [email protected]
Beginning July 17, William Ramsay Recreation Center, 5650 Sanger Ave., will become the third site for local nonprofit ALIVE!’s walk-up...
Local nonprofit ALIVE! plays key role in pandemic food distribution
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City Council extended a license agreement with local nonprofit ALIVE! to allow the organization to continue using a portion of...
Council approves funding for food security, eviction prevention
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
At its legislative meeting on Tuesday, City Council approved $1 million in funding for the extension of food security and...
Virtual Turkey Trot kicks off on Saturday
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Alexandria’s annual Thanksgiving race, the Turkey Trot, has been restructured in response to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The race...
ALIVE! receives 40-foot refrigerated container as a donation
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
As part of its food program, local nonprofit ALIVE! is used to receiving food donations, but one donor took things...
ALIVE! to host virtual walking event
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Alexandria organization ALIVE! is organizing a virtual walkathon, StepALIVE!, for residents across the city starting on Sept. 11, according...
Local organizations supply food during coronavirus pandemic
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
As Alexandrians struggle with financial difficulties, health concerns, job security and other anxieties during the coronavirus pandemic, several local organizations...
ALIVE! celebrates 50 years
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
There were few resources for Alexandrians living in poverty in the 1960s. At the time, there were no local institutions...