We are Food Justice DMV… an all volunteer collective standing with thousands of immigrant neighbors throughout the DMV.
BEWARE — Your corazón 🧡 may be realigned.
Muchos volunteers become regulars. Those who are frequently vilified or criminalized are no longer an abstraction and are now the child who ran out and giggled as they helped their parent with the comida.
200 people can now add food delivery to their resumé and 50 plus volunteers keep our wheels turning.
“Kirsten brought groceries and a big beautiful birthday cake so that a 2 year-old would know that all days are not the same.”
“We had never delivered comida to a 10 year-old before. She was taking care of her six month-old hermana because her madre had Covid. Her mother contacted us because she did not want to infect her children and asked us to bring food easy for 10 year olds to make, taquitos, mac and queso, fruta, etc.”
Sign up for a volunteer opportunity below — including one that can be done without a car or de la casa.
We are your back up singer from start to finish. We prefer you are confident instead of confused. Español is a plus, but not required. We provide sample messages y teléfono support. Volunteers do deliveries by neighborhood to save time and reduce vehicle emissions. The typical delivery takes a total of 1.5 to 3 horas from the time you pick up the family’s goodies to the time you complete your last delivery.
Tuesday | Virginia
3110 Chichester Lane, Fairfax 22031
5-10 volunteers deliver to approximately 50-90 families. Surplus fruits and veggies are given to our community leaders who deliver it to schools, churches, barrios, restaurant workers, survivors of fires, etc.
10 to 11:30 am pick up window - Easy-peasy arrangements can be made for mid-day or post-work deliveries.
To volunteer for Tuesday Distribution text Denise Woods at: (202) 415-9757
Thursday | Maryland
Iglesia Episcopal San Mateo / St. Mathew’s Parish
5901 36th Avenue Hyattsville, MD
Our power house 30 Black and Brown, Latin, Haitian and Nigerian community leaders, many who are marginalized make mirages out of food deserts! They deliver to approximately 3,000 families monthly including 18 churches, 9 barrios, 5 apartment complex, 2 schools, 1 university, restaurant workers, just released hospital patients via our partnership with Medstar, survivors of fires and more!
If that weren’t enough, deeply dedicated San Mateo volunteers provide food to appropriately 200 congregants who walk or wheel up once a month
To volunteer for Thursday Distribution text Denise Woods at: (202) 415-9757
Saturday | D.C.
St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church
1525 Newton St. NW, DC 20010
20 volunteers deliver to 60 to 80 families and 100 impacted community members
10:00am-11:30am pick up window
Need to sign up by 9am Tuesday before the distribution
Delivery options:
Regular driver - Deliver to 4-10 familías in MD & DC
On-Site Food Distribution Volunteer Opportunities in DC:
1525 Newton Street NW, DC 20010
Sign up by 6pm Wednesday
Packing Food Boxes: Thursday/5:45pm-8:00pm
6-8 volunteers pack boxes of food/essentials & help load fresh produce
Box Loading: Saturday/9:00am-12:00pm
6-8 volunteers load food boxes & produce into cars
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
If interested, please contact Denise Woods at denise@foodjusticedmv.org or text (202)-415-9757. Mil gracias!
Social Media: Our Spanish-speaking Facebook page Justicia Alimentaria DMV needs someone to create posts that cover the range of issues impacting migrant families including activism opportunities for our Liberation pipeline
Fundraising Volunteers: We have an incredible need for funds. 100% of our funds goes directly to the families and there is a vast need. Food insecurity and fundraising your twin passions? Join us!