Mobile Meals

Mobile Meals focus is to provide meals-ready-to-eat to the displaced underserved population throughout the area (i.e.: safe, public places for pick-up). Volunteers will be dressed in TGNCK community outreach t-shirts and distribute packaged meals at set “hub” locations on a weekly basis. The summer meals will include two sandwiches (limited vegetarian sandwiches will be available), healthy snack and bottled water. Fall and winter meals will include a bowl of soup, sandwich, healthy snack, bottled water and a utensil. Meal kit supplies are contingent upon funding and donations.

Effective April 1, 2024, our Virginia Mobile Meals program will only service families referred by our partnered Fairfax and Prince William County Schools.

Effective December 1, 2023, all Mobile Meals recipients will receive either a $25 gift card or Safeway grocery pick-up, biweekly, to empower our families during their transition and/or during their temporary time of need. On a case-by-case basis, some households may receive a one-time scheduled pick-up of Safeway, Jewel, or Food Lion groceries. Walmart e-gift cards may be sent directly to your spam or junk email box. Your e-gift card will be transferred back to TGNCK if the Walmart audit identifies you have not opened or used your e-gift card within 30 calendar days. It is your responsibility to check both boxes and to keep current with your registered email account. We will not allow your to change your email account.

Gift card vendors include but are not limited to: Walmart, Safeway, Giant, Aldi, Food Lion, Jewel, and/or Mariano’s. It is at the discretion of TGNCK to identify which vendor will be used.

Effective June 1, 2020, All Mobile Meals volunteers are required to successfully complete the ServSafe Food Handler’s Course within their first 30 days on the team.

Meals 2 Go Kits

Our Meals 2 Go kits were specifically designed after visiting one of our community partner elementary schools. We observed a Guidance Counselor making meal bags in a hallway for school-aged children who identified food insecurity outside of school hours. We decided that we would assist, within our ability, to provide meal bags for the students in hopes of relinquishing the Guidance Counselor's time. Our kits consist of seven (7) items that are healthy, interchangeable, will last several days and only require water as an additive.

Each kit consists of: 1(cn) creamy peanut butter, 1(bx) flavored oatmeal, 2(cn) vegetable soup and 2(cn) Chefboyardee pasta (any flavor), 2(cn) vegetables and 2(cn) tuna fish.

During COVID-19, to assist households, we placed Snack Packs inside of each Meal Kit. A Snack Pack is a Ziploc bag that contains 4 to 5 pre-packaged snacks (ex: fruit snacks, granola bar, chips, or a Rice Krispie treat). Anyone can pack Snack Packs and drop them off at the office. DISCONTINUED.

TGNCK ONLY provides SERVICES for six (6) months to allow other households access to our services.

DC Mobile meals

Prepared meals will be sealed and distributed, along with Hygiene Hero Kits, to the City of Fairfax and DC Metropolitan unsheltered homeless population. DISCONTINUED.

HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

Holiday baskets will be prepared to serve households located in our service areas. Households may be nominated and/or submit direct requests when announced. Announcements are only posted on our FaceBook and Instagram account.

To coordinate a donation please contact office@tgnck.org

Participation Compliance

• Participants must provide an electronic copy of a valid state issued identification (ID) to initiate services.

• Veterans and/or Veteran Case Managers must provide a redacted electronic copy of their DD 214 Form to initiate services.

• Services will only last six months from the start of any TGNCK funded service (groceries and/or gift-cards).

• Failure to utilize gift-cards within 30 calendar days will result in the gift card being returned to TGNCK and removal from services.

• Disrespectful behavior and/or treatment of TGNCK team members will result in immediate removal from all TGNCK services.

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