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 sizesneeded
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.