The Bedford Falls Foundation Northern Virginia Distribution Center is officially open! As the orange ribbon was cut, the doors of our new loading docks rolled up, unveiling the expansive and improved space that’s ready to serve our community.
Our recent ribbon cutting ceremony marked the official opening of a space that’s been long in the making, replacing a warehouse on that same site that had become far too small to support the amount of food we distribute each year. It comes at a critical time, with our latest Hunger Report showing that food insecurity increased last year in Northern Virginia and across the Greater Washington region.
Dedicated supporters from across the public and private sectors joined us for the event to celebrate what this facility will mean for our ability to need for food assistance.
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Rahsaan Bernard, Board Chair, Capital Area Food Bank |
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Virginia’s 11th District |
Jeff McKay, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors |
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Anne Kress, President, Northern Virginia Community College |
Bill Conway, Bedford Falls Foundation |
Radha Muthiah, CEO, Capital Area Food Bank |
We were excited to welcome our community into the new building and showcase its expanded capacity — nearly four times the size of our previous facility. This new space allows us to greatly increase the amount of food we can store and distribute, including more fresh produce and protein. We’ll now be able to provide the food for more than 13 million meals directly from our Lorton facility — a 220% increase from the previous site’s capacity.
It also offers expanded areas for staff and partners to collaborate, additional truck bays for receiving deliveries, and, for the first time, a dedicated space for volunteers to give back to their community in Northern Virginia.
Staff members from various departments, including our Operations and Food Resources teams, were on hand to share the latest on key programs across the food bank — and offer samples of the fresh watermelon that we’re able to provide to our clients and a black bean and corn salad that was created by our Nutrition Education team.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this new facility and those who made its construction possible. Together, we’re able to provide good food today and brighter futures tomorrow, in Northern Virginia and across our region.
