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🍎 Providing dependable food support to children & families across Central Alabama.

🤝 Get food • Volunteer • Give • Partner

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Our mission is to provide comprehensive and compassionate HungerCare whenever and wherever it is needed to safeguard the health, well-being and productivity of food-insecure families and their children, as well as senior citizens, the homeless and the chronically ill and improvised among us.

11/05/2026

A lot has changed since 2011. The reason we serve hasn't. 🌱

That year, our founders, Jim and Linda Jones, began distributing weekend food bags from the back of their pickup truck. Today, what they started continues through Kids Bags prepared for students, food provided to families, and a community generously giving its time and resources.

But this story isn't just about how far we've come. It's about the children and families who are counting on us today and the work still ahead.

GivingTuesday is December 1, a global day of generosity! At ACFS, there are many ways to make a difference through Serve. Share. Care. Give.

🎯This year, we're working toward a $125,000 fundraising goal, with a $60,000 matching gift, to help continue providing dependable food support across Central Alabama.

What started with Jim and Linda continues because of people like you. Will you help us write the next chapter?

📣 You don't have to wait until December 1! Make a gift today through our GivingTuesday page:

Generosity Feeds Hope.
One Community. Many Ways to Give.

11/04/2026

Our first afternoon Build-a-Bag was a success, and we’re ready to do it again! 🙌

With 2,740 students receiving Kids Bags each week, there are lots of bags to prepare, and we need your help to make it happen!

Can't make it in the mornings? Our new afternoon Build-a-Bag opportunities are a great way to get involved and make a difference!

Join us on Tuesday, November 17, from 1–4 PM as we work together to prepare Kids Bags for students across Central Alabama. 📦

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first afternoon Build-a-Bag possible! We’d love to see even more of our community join us on November 17!

👉 Ready to join us? Click here to sign up: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/volunteer

11/02/2026

Generosity Feeds Hope! 💙

At ACFS, we see what generosity makes possible every week. From Kids Bags prepared for students to food boxes provided to families, our community plays an important role in making it all happen.

Last GivingTuesday, your generosity helped raise an incredible $195,818.08! This year, we're coming together again with a new goal and more opportunities to make an impact.

GivingTuesday is December 1, but generosity goes beyond one day or one donation. Whether you choose to Serve. Share. Care. Give., there's a way for everyone to be part of supporting children and families across Central Alabama.

One Community. Many Ways to Give.

Learn more about this year's GivingTuesday goals, matching gift, and ways to get involved by visiting our website: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/givingtuesday

11/01/2026

A new week is here, and we have plenty happening at ACFS! 🥫

Our regular volunteer schedule continues throughout the week, but we’re especially excited about two opportunities coming up.

On Tuesday, we’re kicking off our first afternoon Build-a-Bag session from 1:00–4:00 PM. This is the beginning of a new 1st and 3rd Tuesday afternoon opportunity, and we’d love to have volunteers join us as we get it started.

Then on Saturday, it’s time for First Saturday Family Distribution as we welcome children and families from across our community.

If you’ve been looking for a time to get involved, this is a great week to join us! 🙌

Sign up to serve at alabamachildhoodfood.com/volunteer

10/28/2026

🎒 There's still time to help bridge the weekend hunger gap!

As we wrap up our three-week Adopt a Child campaign, we're making one final push toward our October goal!

With requests for weekend Kids Bags growing this school year, the support of our community continues to make a difference. For just $24 a month, you can help provide one student with weekend food for the entire month.

🎯 Help us reach our goal of 40 students adopted by this Saturday, October 31!

📖 Want to see how our community is helping support students this school year? From our school partners to the volunteers and drivers who help get Kids Bags to students each week, it takes a community to make this possible. Read more in A Fantastic Start to the School Year!

https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/post/a-fantastic-start-to-the-school-year

👉Will you help us reach our goal? Adopt a Child today: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/adopt-a-child

10/26/2026

⛳ Thank you to everyone who helped make our 9th Annual ACFS Golf Tournament a success!

With 88 golfers participating, this year's tournament raised $109,478 to support the mission of ACFS!

That amount is equivalent to more than 33,000 Kids Bags, helping provide dependable weekend food support to students across Central Alabama.

A special thank-you to Tom Wood for leading this year's tournament and Phil Duke for his assistance in making the event possible. We are grateful for every sponsor, golfer, and volunteer who contributed to its success!

📅 Save the date! Join us next year on Tuesday, October 5, 2027!

10/25/2026

This week brings a special opportunity to serve at ACFS! ✨

On Thursday, volunteers will help us prepare 1,800 Break Bites bags for November, providing food support for students during school breaks.

As ACFS continues serving 2,740 students each week, we’re also creating more opportunities for volunteers to get involved.

🎒Beginning in November, a new afternoon Build-a-Bag opportunity will give volunteers another time to help prepare Kids Bags each month.

And looking ahead to Thanksgiving week, we’ll have another chance to serve together and help prepare for the weeks ahead.

We’d love to have you join us!

🥫Volunteer with us this week: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/volunteer

🌙 Evening of Impact Sign Up:
https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/5080E4FA4A62CAB9-59211865-evening

10/20/2026

🎒 Help us bridge the weekend hunger gap, one student at a time!

Through ACFS's Adopt a Child Program, just $24 a month helps provide weekend food for one student for the entire month.

🎯 Our goal is to have 40 students adopted by the end of October! Will you help us reach it?

Every monthly gift helps ACFS continue providing dependable weekend food support to students throughout the school year.

👉Click here to learn more or Adopt a Child: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/adopt-a-child

10/18/2026

There’s a lot happening at ACFS, and we’re excited about the new ways volunteers can get involved in the weeks ahead! 📢

From preparing food for students during school breaks to adding a new afternoon Build-a-Bag shift, we’re continuing to create more opportunities for individuals and groups to serve in a way that fits their schedule.

And with Thanksgiving week coming up, we’ll have another chance to spend part of the holiday week serving together and preparing Kids Bags for the weeks ahead.

Whether you serve with us regularly or you’ve been looking for a good time to jump in, we’d love to have you at ACFS! 🙌

🥫Volunteer with us this week: https://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/volunteer

🌙 Evening of Impact Sign Up:
https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/5080E4FA4A62CAB9-59211865-evening

10/15/2026

A simple snack can make a difference during the school day!🍎

Each week, ACFS picks up 4–6 pallets of snacks provided through our partners at Bimbo Bakeries in Pelham and the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.

Each month, these snacks help support the 1,350 families we serve through Family Distribution and provide more than 1,425 snacks to students at our local partner schools.

We’re grateful for partners who help us continue providing dependable food support to students and families across our community. 💙

Address

114 Canyon Ridge Road
Sylacauga, AL
35151

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 12:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 12:30pm
Thursday	8am - 12:30pm
Friday	8am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+12563463490

Website

http://www.alabamachildhoodfood.com/

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