This program is sponsored by the AIA NoVA Community Service Committee and Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB).

Please join the Community Service Committee and our partner, Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) for a tour of the new Bedford Falls Foundation Northern Virginia Distribution Center in Lorton, VA on Friday, April 25th from 4:00-6:00 PM.  

CAFB opened their new 43,000 square foot modernized distribution center late last summer which enables the food bank to better address and combat the rising rates of hunger and food insecurities across the greater Northern Virginia region.  The new facility is roughly 3.5 times larger than their previous building that was on the property and includes key design features such as: an expanded and upgraded warehouse with additional refrigerators/freezers, higher storage racks, and space for maneuvering large pallets; administrative office, spacious lobby, and volunteer training space with ample natural daylighting; versatile conference and outdoor terrace spaces overlooking the warehouse; and a new parking garage. The added size and upgraded technology/equipment allows CAFB to store and distribute more than twice the amount of food, including fresh food, in Northern Virginia, provides more work space and flexibility for CAFB staff to work and host clients/partners, and allows more opportunities for the organization to engage with the community.  So whether you are participating in Canstruction or just interested in learning more about the efficient, sustainable, and community engaging aspects of warehouse design, join us and share in the excitement as CAFB works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for our neighbors across the region!

Registration is $5.00 and all the proceeds will go toward the Canstruction event.  

Parking is available in front of the facility or on the upper deck of the parking garage attached to the building. Participants will receive an email with more information after registration.

For more information about the facility, please check out the articles on the CAFB’s website: 

• Getting to know our new NOVA facility: more capacity to meet the need
• Capital Area Food Bank celebrates opening of newly expanded Northern Virginia facility
• Now open to serve our community: a new, expanded NOVA facility
• An inside look at our warehouse during the holiday season

Additional Articles:

• DCS Design: Capital Area Food Bank
• MGAC Managing Delivery of Capital Area Food Bank Northern Virginia Facility Expansion