List of Food Access Resources

Looking to access and/or support local food nonprofits? Learn more about these 8 organizations, what they offer community members, and how to connect with them.

Compiled by Adelaide Easter, Spur Local’s Summer 2025 Nonprofit Management Programs Intern

Meals on Wheels of Takoma Park/Silver Spring

• Contact: (301) 434-1922, meals@mowtakoma.org
• Located: 7410 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
• Offers: Home delivery of two fresh, heart-healthy meals per weekday
• Available: Mon-Fri for homebound residents within service area. Meals delivered between noon and 2pm

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries

• Contact: (703) 988-9656, clientservices@wfcmva.org
• Located: Free Food Markets in Chantilly (4511 Daly Dr Suite J) and Centreville (5948 Centreville Crest Ln)
• Offers: Food by appointment every 30 days with fresh produce, shelf-stable goods, and toiletries. Emergency food available without appointment. Also offer financial assistance for rent/utilities for qualified households and other wrap-around services. Serve residents of 9 zip codes in western Fairfax County
• Available: Chantilly: Mon/Tue/Thu from 10:30am-6:30pm and Wed/Fri from 10:30am-2pm, Centreville: Tues/Wed from 10:30am-6:30pm and Thurs from 10:30am-2pm

The Father McKenna Center

• Contact: (202) 842-1112, info@fathermckennacenter.org
• Located: 900 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20002
• Offers: Fresh produce and groceries in a market format on Mondays-Thursdays (first visit, you need a photo ID and proof of DC residence)
• Available: Mon-Thu from 1:30-2:30pm, and visits every 3 weeks, for low-income DC residents with senior households as priority. DC residents only: DC photo ID and proof of residency are required
• Additional Services: Breakfast 7:30-8:30am; Lunch from 12-12:30pm, case management, computers available from 8:30-11am, laundry available for the first 8 people, showers for the first 15 people, mail services, phone from 8:30-11am, clothing first and third Thursdays of the month

Nourishing Bethesda

• Contact: (301) 664-4630, food@nourishingbethesda.org
• Located: 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
• Offers: Bi-weekly appointment-based food distribution market with fresh produce, protein, and shelf-stable goods
• Available: By appointment Thu between 6-7:45pm, Fri between 10am-5:30pm, for residents of certain Bethesda zip codes

Kitchen of Purpose

• Contact: (703) 596-1557, info@kitchenofpurpose.org
• Located: 918 S Lincoln St #2, Arlington, VA 22204
• Offers: Culinary job training, after-school meals, “meals with dignity” for vulnerable residents
• Available: Training on Mon-Fri, and food assistance, for immigrants, children, and low-income residents

Community FarmShare

• Contact: (301) 377-4267, info@communityfarmshare.org
• Located: Montgomery County, MD
• Offers: Mobile farm markets with local fresh produce, as well as internships
• Available: Mobile market schedule varies at each location, open to the public

FRESHFARM

• Contact: (202) 391-7353, hello@freshfarm.org
• Located: 1380 Monroe Street NW, #605, Washington, DC 20010 (mailing address)
• Offers: 26 DMV farmers markets and farm stands: visit freshfarm.org/markets for full schedule
• Available: Produce Plus Program | SNAP/EBT and WIC are accepted and doubled, while funding allows

Shepherd’s Table

• Contact: (301) 585-6463, info@shepherdstable.org
• Located: 8106 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Offers: Daily Meals, Resource Center, Eye Clinic, Clothing Closet and Culinary Skills Training Program
• Available: Breakfast on Mon-Fri from 7:30-8:25am, lunch on Mon-Fri from 11:45am-1pm, dinner every day from 5:30-6:55pm, and brunch on weekends from 10-10:55am, open to all

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