Please help us to Fill the Fridge at Carpenter’s Shelter Hoffman Center location and Alexandria Community Shelter (ACS).
Click to download a printable PDF of donation drop-off hours and items.
Dates: Monday, February 24th to Friday, February 28th 2025
Drop-Off Hours for both locations:
- 10 am – 12 noon
- 1 pm – 4 pm
The Hoffman Center
930 N. Henry St., Alexandria, VA 22314
Instructions: A volunteer will be at the David’s Side entrance (at 1102 First St, Alexandria, VA 22314) at The Hoffman Center to accept donations.
Alexandria Community Shelter (ACS)
2355-B Mill Road, Alexandria, VA, 22314
Instructions: A volunteer will be at a table at the front entrance of ACS to accept donations.
We need your help with…
Refrigerator Items:
- Cheese sticks
- Juice
- Kids juice boxes
- Fruit cups
- Beef or chicken hot dogs
- Applesauce
- Bottled water
Freezer Items:
- Frozen Fish (Salmon filets, cod filets)
- Fish Sticks
- Frozen Family-Size Meals (Lasagna, mac and cheese, tuna casserole, vegetable casserole)
- Chicken Tenders
- Frozen Vegetables, French Fries
- Frozen Taquitos, Quesadillas or Burritos
- Breakfast items (waffles, sausage, french toast)
- Hamburger, Turkey burger, salmon burgers, veggie burger
Pantry Items
- Instant coffee
- Powder coffee creamer
- Lemonade powder mix
- Hot cocoa
- Ice tea mix
- Hot tea bags
- Oatmeal
- Individually wrapped breakfast bars, granola bars
- Kids snacks (graham crackers, apple sauce, chips)
- Canned food (soup, vegetables, tuna)
- Ramen bowls
- Cereals
- Pasta
- Pasta Sauce
- Boxed Mac and Cheese
- Maple syrup
- Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise)
- Grits
- Variety snack boxes: potato chips, popcorn
If you would like to donate other items, you can find the Carpenter’s Shelter Amazon Wish List here.
Please do not donate expired goods.