Mitzvah Boxes

Mitzvah Box Collections

You make a difference! Each month, we collect needed donations of food and other items for area food pantries, shelters and groups with our Mitzvah of the Month program. The receiving agency and the types of items are announced in the weekly e-newsletter. Our two Mitzvah Boxes are conveniently located in our parking lot near the handicapped parking spaces and our Sanctuary lobby. Drop off anytime!

Helping Hands Boutique at Bailey’s Elementary School

May 1-31, 2025

Help supply needed items to families at Bailey’s Elementary School in the Culmore area of Falls Church. Bailey’s is a Title I school, and over 70 percent of the students come from low-income, mostly immigrant, families. Items collected will be donated to the school’s Helping Hands Boutique.

Please donate:

  • Children’s Pants – Sweatpants and leggings for boys and girls, ages 4-10.
  • New Tennis Shoes – Sizes: Little kids 8-13, big kids 1-2.
  • Hygiene Products – Adult toothbrushes, deodorant, period pads, and liners.
  • Small Laundry Detergent Bottles
  • Baby Wipes
  • Diapers – Sizes 3-6 months and 6-9 months.

Past Mitzvah Box Collections

Food and Personal Care Items for Share

Mar 1-31, 2025

Help provide low-income families with food and personal care items. Your donations will go to Share, which provides short-term and emergency assistance to our neighbors in need. The most needed non-perishable items include:

  • Canned products – fruit, tuna, chicken, beans, and tomato products
  • Dried beans (chickpea & pinto only)
  • Pasta Sauce (cans & plastic jars only) and pasta
  • Peanut butter (16 oz.)
  • Rice (1 lb. bag)
  • Macaroni & Cheese
  • Oatmeal
  • Granola bars / snacks        
  • Personal Care Items, such as
  • Diapers (sizes 5 & 6) and Pull-ups (4T – 5T)
  • Baby wipes
  • Toilet paper and paper towels
  • Shampoo
  • Toothbrushes (individually wrapped) / Toothpaste
  • New socks and new underwear (all sizes needed

Please avoid expired food, glass, and extra-large containers, and don’t leave any items other than the types requested. We also welcome re-usable grocery bags. 

Feminine Hygiene Products for Northern Virginia Family Service

April 1-30, 2025

For many women in our area, not having enough money for feminine hygiene products is a monthly problem. During April, please help these women by dropping off sanitary napkins of any size (no other type of feminine hygiene products) in the Mitzvah Boxes. Your donations will go to Northern Virginia Family Service.