Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC)

Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. Belvoir, the southern portion of the Route 1 corridor and portions of Newington.

Our goal is to break the cycle of poverty in southeast Fairfax County and prevent homelessness. LCAC has provided food, clothing, emergency financial assistance and outreach programs to southeastern Fairfax County for over 40 years. Found in 1975 as an all-volunteer organization, LCAC has grown to a staff of 10 (full and part-time) relying on more than 800 volunteers to serve over 300 families eac

h week through our programs. LCAC serves residents that live in the following areas of southeast Fairfax County: Lorton, Ft.

The Lorton Farmer's Market reopened for the season in May. Over the course of the month, our partner vendors Little Gree...
06/01/2026

The Lorton Farmer's Market reopened for the season in May. Over the course of the month, our partner vendors Little Green Farm, Ochoa Produce, and Linda Vista Farm donated over 6,000 pounds of fresh produce! Thank you!

We wrapped up the 3rd quarter of our fiscal year! You can read about our accomplishments for January - March 2026 here!
05/27/2026

We wrapped up the 3rd quarter of our fiscal year! You can read about our accomplishments for January - March 2026 here!

Over the week of May 5th, we distributed potting soil and fabric grow bags for clients who received green bean plant kit...
05/20/2026

Over the week of May 5th, we distributed potting soil and fabric grow bags for clients who received green bean plant kits in March. The original kit included a small bag of soil, 2–3 bean seeds, and a growing container to help families get started growing at home.

As the bean plants have hopefully sprouted, Master Gardener and volunteer Zita Buky created a follow-up on how to transplant the seedlings to the new and bigger grow bags we distributed. Watch the new video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/mP6ipvvVWM4?si=1li_eRXBQfEinaHh

Thank you to Rising Star Trans LLC for donating a pallet full of nectarines earlier this week! These 660 pounds of fresh...
05/13/2026

Thank you to Rising Star Trans LLC for donating a pallet full of nectarines earlier this week! These 660 pounds of fresh fruit will be very appreciated by our pantry patrons!

1-2 times a month, our Client Services Administrator, Elsa, hands out recipe cards to go with pre-made bundles of ingred...
05/04/2026

1-2 times a month, our Client Services Administrator, Elsa, hands out recipe cards to go with pre-made bundles of ingredients. We thought we would share this recipe with you!

Ingredients:
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of tuna
1/2 red onion, diced
1 tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Lemon Mustard Dressing:
Juice of lemon
4 tsp olive oil
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Place the chickpeas, tuna, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro into a salad bowl. Add the lemon mustard dressing and mix well

We hand out hundreds of snack packs every week for LCAC kiddos! Although we receive many snack donations, it is harder t...
04/28/2026

We hand out hundreds of snack packs every week for LCAC kiddos! Although we receive many snack donations, it is harder to stock these packs with halal items. Will you help by donating items for our halal snack packs?

Here is a list of acceptable items:
- Mott's or Annie's Fruit Snack Gummies
- Individually packed raisins
- Individual nut packs
- Applesauce or fruit cups
- Snack-sized bags of Pirate's B***y, Pringles, Veggie Straws, Cheez-its, or Pepperidge Farm Goldfish.
- Microwave popcorn bags.

Shoutout to James from Lorton Towing for bringing a bunch of bread to our food pantry after towing a bread delivery truc...
04/09/2026

Shoutout to James from Lorton Towing for bringing a bunch of bread to our food pantry after towing a bread delivery truck! We love surprises like these!

On Sunday, March 15th, we hosted our annual LCAC Community Health Fair, bringing together 21 community health partners f...
04/08/2026

On Sunday, March 15th, we hosted our annual LCAC Community Health Fair, bringing together 21 community health partners from all over Northern Virginia. LCAC clients and community members alike checked out the wide range of information and free services, including vision screenings, mammograms, grip strength testing, glucose level testing, and more. This event was organized by our Health Navigator Elizabeth Hernandez, whose coordination made the day possible.

Reflecting on the event, Elizabeth shared: “When planning the health fair, I aimed to bring in a good mix of resources and services for our clients. One thing that was very important to me was having partners who could offer on-site testing, since many of our families don’t have easy access to health services. Overall, I think the event was a success! It was great seeing clients leave happy and with useful information and resources.”

Amazon Fresh stores closed nationwide at the end of January, so we have unfortunately lost our local Amazon Fresh as a g...
03/26/2026

Amazon Fresh stores closed nationwide at the end of January, so we have unfortunately lost our local Amazon Fresh as a grocery partner. Through this fiscal year (July 2025 - present) we received 27,854 pounds of food from Amazon Fresh.

In order to address this loss of food donations we have forged a new partnership with the Giant Food on Huntsman Blvd. This is the third Giant with which we have a partnership (in addition to the Ox Rd and Saratoga stores) and we look forward to working with them to keep our pantry stocked!

Address

9520 Richmond Highway
Lorton, VA
22079

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+17033395161

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