Need help finding resources?
Call the ALIVE RVA Warm Line to talk with a Peer Recovery Specialist who can help you find services.
Additional Resources
Meetings
Meeting Guide | Alcoholics Anonymous
Call to speak to someone 24/7.
Trauma Anonymous
A peer-led recovery and support concept
Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m.
1011 E Main St, Suite 310
MARA (Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous)
MARA is a judgment-free space for healing, connection, and growth. All pathways to recovery and a safe lifestyle are welcome at MARA, including those using medications. The only requirement for membership is a desire to live safely today.
www.mara-international.org/onlinemeetings
Riffs and Recovery
Riffs and Recovery is a sobriety support group for anyone who loves music on any path of sobriety. We have 1-hour topic-based discussion meetings every Monday at Gallery5.
Mutual Aid Resources
FeedMore Hunger
There are 50+ food pantries in the Greater Richmond area.
Locator: Agency Locator – Feed More
Hunger hotline form: Submit Inquiry
You may be required to:
- Contact the agency before your visit
- Reside in the same zip code as the agency
- Provide a photo ID
- Provide proof of residency
- Be 18 years old or older
Meadowbridge Community Market (MADRVA)
Saturdays 10am–4pm
Free groceries, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, and baby items
Open to all, no requirements
Also has a community fridge and free pet pantry accessible 24/7
3613 Meadowbridge Road, Richmond, VA 23222
Closed February 14 and February 21, 2026
Little Free Food Pantries
Anytime, outside, open to all
- Forest Hill Presbyterian Church: 4401 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225
- Health Brigade: 1010 N Thompson St, Richmond, VA 23230
- Humphrey Calder Community Center: 414 N Thompson St, Richmond, VA 23221
- Carytown: 3129 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
- Abner Clay Park: 317 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220 (across from Station 5)
- Randolph Community Center: 1415 Grayland Ave, Richmond, VA 23220
- Battery Park Christian Church: 4201 Brook Rd, Richmond, VA 23227
- Union Hill: Near E Marshall St & Jefferson Ave, Richmond, VA 23223
- Chimborazo: 3000 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23223
- Southside: 2409 Bainbridge St, Richmond, VA 23225
- Richmond Goodfellows: 36725 Division St, Richmond, VA 23224
- Bon Air United Methodist Church: 1645 Buford Rd, Richmond, VA 23235 (behind church on Logan St)
- Seventh-Day Adventist Church: 530 Courthouse Rd, North Chesterfield, VA 23236
Little Free Hygiene Pantries
Hygiene supplies such as toothpaste, menstrual products, deodorant, etc.
Anytime, outside, open to all
- Mt. Olivet Church: 1223 N 25th St, Richmond, VA 23223 (behind church near basketball court)
- Charles S. Gilpin Farm: 1420 St Paul St, Richmond, VA 23220
Little Free Pet Pantries
Food and other supplies for pets
Anytime, outside, open to all
- Corner of N 31st St and R St
- 1800 block of National St (off Creedmore St, near Restoration Fellowship Christian Center)
- 3613 Meadowbridge Rd (next to community fridge)
Housing
Homeless Connection Line
If you are at risk or currently experiencing homelessness, please call the Homeless Connection Line.
Housing Resource Line
The Housing Resource Line (HRL) provides a centralized access point to help connect Richmond-area residents to programs and services that will help address their housing needs. The HRL is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
804-422-5061