Free and affordable food and meals

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Free food on the NNK maps free food sources on the Northern Neck. It a list is better for you, go to the Crowdsourced list and look at the Food Pantry/Bank/Meals tab. Use them to find food and to donate food/cash to food pantries, meal providers, etc. To add free meals or food distribution programs to the Free food on the NNK map, email Susie Cambria. NOTE: The map is only fully accessible in Chrome.



Free meals

Free Community Dinner at Menokin Baptist Church, Monday, June 8, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, 4459 Menokin Rd, Warsaw. All welcome. More info by calling (804) 333-4317 and on MBC’s FB.

Beulah Baptist Church Free Community Meal, Tuesday, June 16, 5:15 - 6:30 pm, 130 Beulah Lane, Warsaw. Menu: Hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, baked beans, dessert, and a drink. Eat in or take out. All welcome. Learn more on Beulah’s FB page.

Oak Grove Baptist Church Community Dinner Thursday, June 18, 5:00 - 6:00 pm 8096 Leedstown Rd, Colonial Beach. All welcome. Regularly held on the third Thursday of the month.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Free Drive-thru Community Meal, Friday, June 26, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, 2961 Kings Highway, Oak Grove. More information is available on the church calendar, by calling (804) 224-7309, or by viewing the St Peter's Episcopal Thrift Shop, Colonial Beach VA FB page.


Community meals for a fee

Lancaster Union Masonic Lodge No. 88’s All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet, Saturday, June 13, 7:00 - 10:00 am, 48 N. Main St., Kilmarnock. Dine with family, friends, and neighbors. $14 per person; 5 and under eat free. Buffet items: Scrambled eggs, biscuits, bacon, sausage, fatback, sausage gravy, fried potatoes, fried apples, cheese grits, breakfast burrito, beverages (regular and decaf coffee, orange juice, milk, hot chocolate, hot and iced tea, iced water), pancakes (plain, fresh blueberry, and monthly special). Breakfast buffet takes place every second Saturday.

Kilmarnock United Methodist Church Mission Dinner, Wednesday, June 17, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, 89 E. Church St, Kilmarnock. The meal will benefit a local nonprofit organization. Eat in and take out. By donation. Direct questions via phone, (804) 435-1797, or email. Mission Dinners take place the third Wednesday of each month; 100% of the proceeds go directly to a chosen charity each month.

Reedville American Legion Post 117’s Chicken Dinner Monday, July 6, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, 39 School St, Reedville. Dine in or take out. Menu: Fried chicken, mashed potato, gravy, baked beans or green beans, salad, dessert, roll, beverage of your choice. $12 per adult, $6 for children. More info: (804) 453-5158.


Tell us about your community meal


If your organization or business is having a free or low-cost community dinner or eat-in/take-out dinner, let us know and we’ll add to this list and share on socials. Send the details to Susie Cambria via email.


Donating food and/or money to food pantries/meal programs

I’ve asked those who provide food for free (pantries and/or meals) to share ways to donate to them so that those who can know how to. As I receive information, I will add it here and in the Food Pantry/Bank/Meals tab of (Crowdsourced) Outreach on the NNK. If you want to be added, email me.


Bethany Baptist Church, 16256 Richmond Rd, Callao: Financial support: Make check out to Bethany Baptist Food Pantry and mail to PO Box 641, Callao, VA 22435. Shelf-stable food: NOT OUT OF DATE. Leave in the church vestibule.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 203 Dennison St, Colonial Beach: Monetary Donations can be made via the website: Ways to Give | St Mary – a) Choose “Support the Ministry of St. Mary’s”, b) Select the frequency and amount, c) In the comment box, please mention whether the donation is for the Food Pantry or Thrift Store, d) Alternatively, we also take cash and checks, which can be mailed in. Physical Donations can be made directly to the church/food pantry/thrift store on Monday-Saturday – a) Drop-off location: 203 Dennison St., Colonial Beach, VA 22443, b) Any shelf-stable food or personal care items can be placed on the bench outside of the Thrift Store after hours, c) visit our website to learn more about the Food Pantry or Thrift Store.

Upper Lancaster County Food Pantry, 8484 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster: There are lots of ways you can support the pantry: 1) Make financial donation. 2) Donate shelf-stable food (canned goods, pasta sauce, peanut butter, pasta, etc.); drop food by Little Pink Pantry at the Trinity Pavilion. 3) Host a food drive. 4) For more about any of these options, please reach out: (804) 462-5908 or email.

Kilmarnock United Methodist Church food collection for Healthy Harvest Food Bank, the first Sunday of the month, 89 E. Church St, Kilmarnock. Collection baskets will be in the sanctuary. Direct questions via phone, (804) 435-1797, or email.


Updated: June 3, 2026