Our mission has remained the same for the last 59 years. We work to serve those in need.
Food insecurity remains a significant challenge in Fairfax County, affecting 26% of residents. In the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads communities, more than 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Since 2020, ACCA has provided food, financial assistance, and furniture to more than 32,000 individuals across 12,000 households, partnering with county social workers to help families meet essential needs
The ACCA Child Development Center (CDC) program in FY2026 served more than 296 infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-agers, and their families by meeting or surpassing NAEYC standards and consistently providing healthy learning environments and high-quality early childhood programming.
The CDC also provided special needs services and referrals. Hearing, vision, and developmental screenings are provided to all infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
The CDC staff continues to strive to provide high-quality care to the children and has completed many hours of professional development this year. Many of our teachers have their Child Development Associate credentials, as well as associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees.
The Family Emergency Assistance Program (FEAP) ministry assists low-income individuals and families facing financial crises, including some of the most vulnerable among us: families with young children, the elderly on fixed incomes, victims of domestic violence, individuals with permanent physical and mental challenges, and veterans of military service.
345 local families received emergency funds for rent, security deposits, utilities, medical bills, and other essentials in FY2026. Since 2020, the family emergency assistance program has served 2,525 local families.
The Food and Nutrition program provides nutritious food and other essentials to families and individuals in need in our community. ACCA works with Fairfax County social workers to provide nutritious food and other essentials to families and individuals in need. Pantry volunteers deliver a 7 – 10 day supply of food and hygiene products. Our volunteers and community partners work tirelessly to stock our pantry with produce, dairy products, bread, meats, soaps, baby supplies, and a variety of canned and packaged foods. In FY2026, 1,432 households received emergency grocery supplies. Since 2020, the pantry has served 9,135 local families. View a video about the pantry and its wonderful volunteers.
The Furniture Program team collected and delivered furniture to 55 families this year. They received beds, sofas, tables, chairs, lamps, and other essentials to make their homes more livable in FY2026. Since 2020, the furniture teams have delivered to 485 homes. View a video about the ACCA furniture program.
The Housing Program worked with Rebuilding Together on repairing and upgrading two homes on the annual workday in April of 2026. With the help of 40 volunteers, we repaired and upgraded two homes. Since 1990, ACCA has repaired 136 houses and provided over 4750 volunteer hours. We also funded 4 local Rebuilding Together Express projects that provided modest home repairs. Some highlights.
The Annandale CROP Hunger Walk in October 2025 raised a total of $15,066 for Church World Service (CWS) to provide hunger, disaster, and refugee relief. CWS returned $3766 to ACCA for our local efforts to fight hunger and poverty.
Ruffing Scholarships – provided $4,000 per year for college education to four local students with disabilities.
More Outreach
- The combined Shepherd’s Center of Annandale Springfield/ACCA Transportation provided 418 round-trip rides to seniors for medical appointments and grocery shopping.
- Neighbor to Neighbor – Through financial and volunteer support, ACCA assisted refugee children with schoolwork and helped parents with English skills.
- Just Neighbors – ACCA funding helped with 7 green cards, 1 UVisa, and 2 work permits for 10 clients (including 3 children) from 4 different countries.
Volunteers
This work was made possible by our wonderful volunteers, by about 200 repeat volunteers and many one-time volunteers in addition to the staff of the Child Development Center. All of this work was made possible by our wonderful volunteers, in addition to a few paid professionals, and the staff of the Child Development Center. With 12,475 volunteer hours valued at $36.99 per hour, our volunteers have contributed the equivalent of $461,250 in time to ACCA this year alone.
Partners
We received generous support from the community, including numerous individuals, businesses, churches, and community organizations. We appreciate the help from Scouting America, Rotary, Fairfax County Fire Department, Knights of Columbus, Stuff the Bus, Whole Foods, Fairfax County Police Department, BRAWS, Fairfax Diaper Bank, Food Rescue DC, and National Active and Retired Federal Employees. We are also grateful for the support of our many partners.
Initiatives
This year, we welcomed our first full-time employee, Tamika Smith, as our inaugural executive director. Tamika brings years of non-profit experience and a fresh perspective to help us reignite volunteers and donors to become a part of ACCA’s Community Service in Action.
Behind the scenes at ACCA, we are automating our processes to serve our community more efficiently. With the technical skills of many new volunteers, we are working to improve our processes through the use of new technologies. We have also been fortunate to partner with several local sources for diapers and feminine hygiene products to provide these essential items to families. We are working to improve our on-site vegetable garden and working with a local food rescue group to help provide fresh food to clients while reducing waste in our community.
Finances
For complete information on ACCA’s finances, including audits and IRS forms, visit this page.
