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Free food banks and pantries Stafford County

Updated October 21, 2025 • 4 min read • 774 words
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Stafford County food pantries.

The food pantries in Stafford County often provide a number of assistance programs. They focus on feeding the hungry and poor, ensure they have basic needs such as clothes, and some even have soup kitchens on site. The resources available from a pantry may include some or all of the following. Bags or boxes of groceries. Basic clothing items. Seasonal meals, including Thanksgiving turkeys, holiday meal boxes of food, and Christmas programs. Non-food items may be available at pantries in Stafford County, and that may be cleaning supplies, hygiene items, and similar goods. The primary locations in the county are below. Even if a center is not near you, they may have referrals to other local food banks or assistance programs. This even includes public aid such as SNAP food stamps, WIC vouchers, or USDA government resources.

Ramoth Baptist Church

478 Ramoth Church Rd

Stafford, VA 22554 Telephone number : (540) 659-4588

  • E.R.V.E.
  • Upton Lane

Stafford VA 22554 Phone:(540)288-9603 Free, emergency boxes of food. There may also be baby formula, fruits, vegetables, pasta, and much more. The charity also provides financial aid and social services along with winter clothes. Special holiday meals are served too. Distributes USDA Product as well, and they are also a FRFB Brown Box site.

Mobile Pantries in Stafford County

Widewater Elementary is at 101 Den Rich Rd, Stafford, VA 22554. The main phone number is (540) 371-7666. Mobile Pantry – North Stafford region. This may move and hours are limited. But the site is 500 Shelton Shop Rd, Stafford, Virginia 22554. Call (540) 371-7666. Mobile Pantry – Stafford Junction - 791 Truslow Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22406, dial (540) 371-7666.

Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging

Location is 171 Warrenton Rd Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405 Main phone - (540) 371-3375 They serve senior citizens, no matter their income. Congregate meals, recreational activities, information on Medicare, and more is on site. They also operate a low cost Meals on Wheels service. Applicants to the senior program need to be age 60 or older, or married to someone that age.

Real Life Community Church

  • Smokehouse Dr, Ste 103

Fredericksburg, VA 22406 Phone number is (540) 479-1767

Adventist Community Center

Main address: 550 Joshua Rd Stafford, Virginia 22556 Phone: (540) 286-2616 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 1201 Courthouse Rd Stafford, VA 22554 Phone number of the charity is (540) 659-6366

Stafford Church of God Food Pantry

649 Garrisonville Road Stafford Virginia 22554 Dial (540)659-3854 Distribution is Tuesday from 10AM to 11:20AM.

Abundant Life Assembly of God

Main address is 200 Onville Road Stafford VA 22556 Main phone number is (540)720-2437 Appointments are needed to use the food bank. Non-perishable and canned groceries are what is given out to clients.

Emmanuel AME Church

240 Chatham Heights Rd

Fredericksburg, VA 22405 Phone: (540)371-9222 An emergency food pantry and clothing bank are on site.

Abundant Life Assembly of God

200 Onville Rd Stafford, VA 22556 Phone number for an appointment is (540) 720-2437 Hollywood Church of the Brethren Main site is at 225 Ferry Rd Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405 Phone: (540) 373-4064 Garden of Delight/Iglesia Jardin de Delicias

279 Bells Hill Rd

Stafford, Virginia 22254 The pantry is open every Wednesday. Free groceries, including for immigrants and non-English speakers, are passed out. Some may be for their diets too. They also provide referrals to SNAP food stamps, housing, and other benefits.

Shiloh Baptist Church

801 Sophia Street Fredericksburg Virginia 22401 Call (540)656-2395

The Salvation Army

(540)373-3431 In addition to financial aid and housing, they offer Thanksgiving and Christmas meal boxes. There are also clothes, hygiene items (soap, detergent, etc.), cleaning supplies and more.

The Storehouse Ministry of Stafford County

1013 Spotsyvania Avenue Fredericksburg VA 22404 Phone number is (540)841-3850

Hartwood Presbyterian Church

  • Hartwood Church Rd

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406 Phone Main (540) 752-4671 They only open the pantry on Tuesday afternoon. For more locations, dial (540) 371-7666. This is the regional Stafford County feeding America site. They can help families get groceries in an emergency, direct them to USDA feeding programs for them or kids, and more. By