Steve Gaskins, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ McLean/Old Dominion office, announced that his staff and Sales Associates collected nearly 1,000 pounds of food and an additional $1,100 in cash donations, for the non-profit organization Food For Others, the largest distributor of free food directly to people in need in Northern Virginia.
Food for Others provides the assistance vitally needed by the unemployed and low-income members of the community. To do so, they offer three points of access:
*Warehouse Distributions – Free emergency food distributions are made from their warehouse and are given to people who are referred by social service providers throughout the area. Through this service, they can provide nutrition for a family until other forms of assistance become available.
*Neighborhood Site Distributions – Direct free food distributions are made at 16 street site locations in low-income neighborhoods. Each night, Food for Others provides vital nutrition to approximately 395 families.
*Community Partner Distributions – Food for Others provides bulk distribution of food to more than 30 other charitable organizations that support homeless shelters, and deliveries to the elderly, as well as church and community center pantries.
For more information, or to make a donation, feel free to stop by the Weichert, Realtors’ McLean/Old Dominion office located at 6257 Old Dominion Drive, or call at 703-821-8300.