This page will be updated as needed. To add free meals or food distribution programs to the Free food on the NNK map, email Susie Cambria.
Free food
Beulah Baptist Church Community Meals, Monday, November 10, 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Get a great, free meal and/or volunteer to make this unity on a plate event all it can be. Call (804) 462-5000 for more information. Address: 4448 Mary Ball Rd, Lively.
Free Food Thanksgiving Pop-up Mobile Pantry, Saturday, November 15, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Kinsale: Hundreds of Blessing Bags filled with non-perishable items, desserts, fruits and vegetables, fresh bread, frozen turkey. First come, first served until all items are gone. Location: New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 3695 Kings Mill Rd, Kinsale. Sponsored by Sowers Of Hope and Jospeh’s House.
Thanksgiving Giveaway Free Food Drive Through, Sunday, November 16, 8:00 - 10:00 am, Warsaw: Hundreds of blessing bags until gone. Turkeys, hams, perishable, non-perishable items, and much more. Location: Rappahannock High School (parking lot), 6914 Richmond Rd, Warsaw. Sponsored by Sowers Of Hope, Jospeh’s House.
MCVRS Thanksgiving Dinner, Wednesday, November 26, pickup Noon - 3:00 pm: Residents of Northumberland County aged 75 and older and living in the middle part of the county may get a free traditional Thanksgiving meal. Registration by November 21 is required. Call (804) 456-8134 or email mcvrssales911@gmail.com. Meal pickup at Mid-County volunteer Rescue Squad (7990 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville).
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Free Holiday Community Meal, Friday, December 5, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, 2961 Kings Highway, Oak Grove. Typically, the Community Meals ministry hot meals initiative takes place on the last Friday of every month. The usual schedule will resume in 2026; the first meal of 2026 will be January 30. More information is available on the church calendar, by calling (804) 224-7309, or by viewing their FB page.
Free food on the NNK is a new 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.
Community dinners for a fee
Reedville American Legion Post 117 chicken dinner Monday, November 3, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, eat-in or take-out, 39 School St, Reedville. Dinners (fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/wo gravy, green or baked beans, salad, roll, dessert, soda) take place the first Monday of the month. There may be exceptions. Cost: $12 per person. Stay tuned to the ALP 117 FB page. This is a popular event; get there early to get your dinner!
Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Drive Through Dinner, Saturday, November 8, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, 312 Colonial Ave, Colonial Beach.
MCVRS Thanksgiving Dinner, Wednesday, November 26, pickup Noon - 3:00 pm: Get a locally made traditional Thanksgiving meal by Mid-County volunteer Rescue Squad. $20 per person. Registration by November 21 is required. Call (804) 456-8134 or email mcvrssales911@gmail.com. Meal pickup at Mid-County volunteer Rescue Squad (7990 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville).
Lasagna for a Cause, Wednesday, November 26, pickup Noon - 3:00 pm: Plan ahead for the busy holiday season with made-from-scratch vegetarian and meat lasagna made with local produce. Each pan contains three generous servings. Vegetarian is $10 and meat is $12. Register by November 21. Order online, by phone ((804) 456-8134) or email mcvrssales911@gmail.com. Meal pickup at Mid-County volunteer Rescue Squad (7990 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville).
Updated: 11/3/25