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Free and affordable food and meals

This page will be updated as needed.

Free food on the NNK is a new-ish map of free food sources on the Northern Neck. Use it 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 food

Beulah Baptist Church Free Community Meal, Tuesday, April 21, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, 130 Beulah Lane, Warsaw. Eat in or take out. All welcome. Learn more on Facebook.


St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Free Drive-thru Community Meal, Friday, April 24, 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 their FB page.


Community meals for a fee

Melrose Methodist Church’s monthly drive-through fundraiser dinner (FB) is taking place Wednesday, April 22 from 4:30 - 6:00 pm and benefits Brennon Saunders for medical expenses. Dinner is ham, green beans and potatoes, roll, and dessert for a donation. 1317 Lewisetta Rd, Lottsburg.


Reedville American Legion Post 117’s Chicken Dinner Monday, May 4, 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 person. More info: (804) 453-5158. (NOTE: New start time)


Lancaster Union Lodge No. 88’s All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet, Saturday, May 9, 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, May 20, 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.



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.


Updated: 4/15/26




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