Who We Are

Founded in 1981, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is the largest organization alleviating hunger in western and central Virginia.

In all, we serve 25 counties and 8 cities on either side of the Blue Ridge through distribution centers in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Winchester and our headquarters in Verona.

We provide nutritious food to 118,300 people each month through a far-reaching network of 207 food pantries, soup kitchens, schools, churches and nonprofit groups.

We are members of Feeding America, a national organization supporting more than 200 food banks across the country, and the largest domestic hunger relief agency in the U.S.  We are also members of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, an association of the seven food banks in Virginia.