Shirley Ruhe

New Partnership to Provide Affordable Housing

Melwood and Wesley Housing have partnered to convert a current Arlington Melwood property into an affordable and inclusive housing project combined with programs and services for people with disabilities. This project is located at 750 23rd Street S in Arlington.

Donate a Toy, Make a Child Happy

Toy drive

Holiday Goes On, But with Chickens

Arlington Food Assistance Center provides Thanksgiving chicken instead of the usual holiday turkey

Chickens

You’ll Never Guess—The Common Theme is Cranberries

Thanksgiving

It’s Never Too Cold for Ice Cream

Ice cream

Good Turnout Despite Few Contested Races

Election

New Culpepper Food Pantry Shows Off Hands On Art

Culpepper Garden has not had a permanent pantry to serve its residents facing food insecurity. Now a grant of $2,700 from Field to Table has allowed Culpepper Garden to build a permanent food pantry which will be stocked with supplemental non-perishable groceries made available to Culpepper residents.

Community Fills ACPD Truck for Arlington Unsheltered

This essentials drive is one of a series of community events hosted by the Community Engagement Division of the ACPD. Other events include the Christmas toy drive, the back-to-school supplies collection in the fall and the non-perishable food drive for AFAC which provides supplemental groceries to Arlington’s low-income families.