Food for Others, Inc.: Feeding the Poor People of Northern Virginia

Food for Others is a non-profit organization that provides food assistance as well as manages food bank operations to help feed the poor people residing in the Northern Virginia area.

The organization traces its roots back to 1984 in Falls Church where a man named Dr. George McManmon founded Lazarus at the Gate, a feeding program that provides emergency food services to the poor. The program moved to Merrifield in 1993, but abruptly stopped operations in 1995. With Lazarus at the Gate no longer operating, a group of volunteers from that program along with the Fairfax County’s Department of Community Action continued with the feeding activities. They then decided to create their own organization called Food for Others which was incorporated in October 1995. By December, the organization began operating and added more programs to their roster of services.

Today, Food for Others provides low-income families living in the Northern Virginia area with food through programs such as the Power Pack Programs for elementary school children, and a variety of food distribution programs and networks.