Welcome to

The Abundant Harvest Season

SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2026

The Abundant Harvest Season is Cornerstones' three-month community-wide effort to ensure food security in our community through education, food collection, volunteerism, and philanthropy.

Kicking off during Hunger Action Month in September and continuing through Thanksgiving, the campaign mobilizes businesses, nonprofit partners, faith and community organizations, volunteers, and donors to help ensure that thousands of local families have access to nutritious food and essential support.

Why It Matters

Despite living in one of the nation's most affluent regions, 36% of local families experience food insecurity every day.

The need for food assistance continues to rise as families face increasing housing, childcare, transportation, and grocery costs.

Cornerstones uses a coordinated approach to build a smarter, more compassionate food system — one that feeds more people, wastes less, and uplifts the entire community.

Your support during the Abundant Harvest Season helps make that work possible.

  • Scheduled for September 15, 2026, this community conversation will bring together leaders from government, business, philanthropy, faith and community organizations, and the nonprofit sector to discuss solutions for food insecurity in our region.

  • Hosted throughout the season at Cornerstones’ FREE from Hunger Center,

    this series of intimate gatherings will provide donors with an insider's view of Cornerstones' work to ensure food security.

    Guests will hear directly from program leaders while learning how their philanthropic investments create lasting impact.

  • For decades, Cornerstones' Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive has been a cherished community tradition, bringing together neighbors, businesses, schools, faith and community organizations to ensure local families can celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy.

  • In the week leading up to Thanksgiving, Cornerstones coordinates our large-scale food distribution effort, serving families throughout our community.

    Volunteers, donors, corporate, faith and community partners come together to provide nutritious food, holiday meals, grocery gift cards, and hope to neighbors facing hardship.

    As one of Cornerstones' longest-running and most recognized community initiatives, the Thanksgiving Distribution serves as the culmination of the Abundant Harvest Season, mobilizing thousands of individuals across Fairfax and Loudoun Counties to take action against hunger.

Uniting our community around a shared goal - To ensure everyone in our region as reliable access to healthy food.

TIMELINE

September

  • Hunger Action Month

  • Food Security Forum 9/15

October

  • Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins

November

  • Food Drive Collections

  • Grocery Gift Cards Collected

  • Thanksgiving Distribution 11/21

Thank you to our Abundant Harvest Season Underwriters who make this programing possible.

LEADERSHIP INVESTORS

Marjie and Steve Alloy

Group of diverse people holding cardboard boxes in a parking lot on a cloudy day.

Lisa and Bob Van Hoecke