Donate to our Emergency Pantry

Help Our Neighbors Meet Basic Needs!

Local families and individuals who are referred to Britepaths for emergency food support are experiencing a short-term financial crisis. Your donations will help them stay in their homes and feed their children while they recover. We provide them with a grocery store gift card so they can purchase fresh, nourishing foods that meet their family's dietary needs. We supplement the gift cards with personal hygiene and household items that are not covered by SNAP benefits and can be expensive to purchase so they can focus their gift card funds on food. We have an ongoing need in our pantry for hygiene and household essentials. See the list of needed items and drop-off information below. 

Donate to Our Pantry

  • Donate Via Our Amazon Wish List: Click Here to donate supplies via Amazon that will be send directly to our office. Note that Amazon does not give us your contact information, so please include it in your order notes so that we can thank you!
  • Donate In Person: Our pantry is in our Fairfax office near Rte. 50/66. We accept donations during the hours of 10am-2pm, Monday through Friday. We are closed on most major Fairfax County/Federal holidays, as well as the week of Thanksgiving and the last week of the year.
    Our address: 3959 Pender Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030; Phone: 703.273.8829

Please contact us to coordinate a drop-off day and time in advance. We will meet you in the parking lot to collect your donation. Phone 703.273.8829 or email info@britepaths.org to coordinate the time and date of your delivery. 

PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer accepting food donations and are focusing our pantry on hygiene and household essentials. We cannot use items that have been opened or repackaged. Personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies should be in regular sized packages to be easily distributed for a household. For hygiene donations, full-sized (versus sample-sized) are preferred. We also have an ongoing need for Reusable Grocery Bags.

Greatest Needs

  • Laundry detergent
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo/Conditioner/2-in-1/Shampoo for textured hair
  • Deodorant
  • Body wash
  • Feminine hygiene products (pads/tampons)

On-Going Needs

  • Dental hygiene: Toothpaste, toothbrushes (preferably one per package), floss, mouthwash
  • Bar soap
  • Razors
  • Sponges
  • Paper towels
  • Diapers (all sizes)
  • Diaper wipes
  • All-purpose cleaning spray
  • Dish soap

More Ways to Help:

  • Donate Funds to help us purchase grocery gift cards at a bulk discount. Type "Emergency Food Support" in the donor comments to help us provide grocery cards to our families. Or mail a check made payable to "Britepaths" to Britepaths, 3959 Pender Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. Write "Emergency Food Support" in the memo line. Donation Form (MS Word) (PDF) 
  • Service Projects
    Run a Pantry/Gift Card Drive: Click Here for information on running a donation drive in your neighborhood/company/organization or at a local grocery store to collect pantry supplies and/or grocery store gift cards. Great Group/Youth Service Project!
    Create Food4Thought Packs: Click Here for information on creating Food4Thought weekend food packs to help feed students at our Fairfax County Public Schools partner schools. 
  • Run a Virtual Campaign: Create a personalized fundraising page that is easy to customize and fun to use. Share the link widely with your personal network. The setup takes 2 minutes, and ALL funds raised will feed families in need if you tell us that's the purpose. Click Here to get started.