Free Meals for Neighbors in Need

1 in 5 (19.6%) of our Radford-Fairlawn neighbors face food insecurity (Feeding America Map the Meal Gap)

What We Do With Your Support: Radford Fairlawn Daily Bread provides free meals and canned pantry items to our neighbors in need.  We’ve been serving free mid-day meals to guests at our dining room since 1992, for 30 years. We committed to the Meals on Wheels program in 2006 when it was at risk of closure and continue to deliver meals each weekday to homebound individuals in Radford and Fairlawn.  Distribution of Supplemental/Emergency Food was initiated in 2019 making easy to prepare canned or boxed foods available to stock home pantry shelves during challenging times.

We make a significant impact in the lives of disadvantaged individuals by reducing the impact of food insecurity while also providing a sense of social support.  Many of our guests do not have the resources, facilities, or ability to prepare a similar home-style meal.  Our Meals on Wheels recipients report that the delivered meals enable them to stay in their own homes longer.

A Community that Cares:  Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread is an excellent example of a community taking care of neighbors in need. Many individuals and groups give generously to help us continue our mission of reducing the impact of food insecurity in Radford and Fairlawn. We collaborate with student groups at both Radford University and Virginia Tech on special projects and volunteer opportunities.   Individuals are referred to our programs through churches, neighbors and Radford Department of Social Services.   We’ve come to believe that abundance exists when those who have enough give generously to those who have less.

In 2021,  we distributed more than 35,000 meals

Thank you for helping us reduce the impact of food insecurity!