About Us
Additionally, we are currently purchasing a lot of what we give out daily….please continue to donate food items.
To send a monetary donation, please make check payable to:
Address: The Culpeper Food Closet
P.O. Box 343
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: 540-825-1177
e-mail: culpeperfoodcloset@gmail.com
website: www.culpeperfoodcloset.net
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. We accept donations during these times. If you have large donations or need to schedule a pick up, please call in advance to make arrangements.
NOTICE:
If you are coming in to receive food or donate food, please try to come before 12:30 p.m. so our volunteers have time to help you before the 1:00 p.m. closing.
The Culpeper Food Closet has been an outreach mission of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church since 1984. It actually began in a closet, where a few items were stored and were to be given out to folks in need. It grew to fill a Sunday school room, then a meeting room, and finally, in 2005, the church built a new building directly behind the original church and the entire first floor is now the Food Closet.
While St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church provides the housing, the equipment, management, many of the volunteers, food and other items provided, come from community-wide donations. Our own parishioners and those of many other churches in Culpeper and nearby areas bring food collected at weekly services. We see daily donations of food and other products donated by local businesses or brought in by individuals. Schools, churches, clubs, and service organizations often run their own food drives or sponsor fund-raisers. We use monetary donations to purchase items not donated in sufficient amounts to meet the growing need for help. Because of this strong community support, we have been able to meet the need for help without any government funding.
If you are interested in becoming a food-giver volunteer, they are scheduled in 2-hour shifts, with two daily shifts Mon. - Fri. (shifts are 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) We also use volunteers to substitute for people scheduled but temporarily unable to work, stocking shelves and picking up donations. Some training is required. Please contact us by phone and leave a message or email and we will return your call in a timely manner.
NEED OF THE WEEK:
- canned vegetables (except green beans & corn)
- single serving microwaveable meals (not frozen)
- canned spaghetti-o's or spaghetti and meat balls
- We still need PLASTIC BAGS, please
- No egg cartons at this time
Please note:
The Culpeper Food Closet follows the same schedule as the Department of Social Services in Culpeper. We are closed on federal holidays
CULPEPER FOOD CLOSET
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
"Sharing What God Has Given, With Glad and Generous Hearts."
The Food Closet will be CLOSED on Federal Holidays and on days when Social Services is closed. We may also closed during inclement weather, without notice.
