Metro launches annual Fill-A-Bus campaign to combat hunger

Each January, Metro partners with the Capital Area Food Bank to help combat hunger by providing meals across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Through the Fill-A-Bus campaign, Metro honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by turning service into action.

With the generosity of Metro employees and community members, we collect nonperishable food items to support families throughout the region.

Metro is collaborating with Giant Food and America250 to help reach our goals of $20,000 raised and 2,000 pounds of food collected through Fill-A-Bus

For the eighth year in a row, Metro will bring a bus to Giant Food locations across the DMV. 

How to Participate

Visit a Fill-A-Bus Community Giving Day Location

• Join us Saturday, Jan. 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a participating Giant Food store to purchase and drop off food donations and help fill a Metro Bus! 
   
  Washington, D.C., Location: 
  Giant Food 
  3336 Wisconsin Ave NW 
  Washington, DC 20016 
   
  Maryland Location: 
  Giant Food 
  3521 East-West Highway 
  Hyattsville, MD 20782 
   
  Virginia Location: 
  Giant Food 
  3450 Washington Blvd 
  Arlington, VA 22201

• You can also stop by those participating Giant Food locations between Jan. 9 and Jan. 17, 2026, to donate food.

Give Online

Anyone can make a donation to the Fill-A-Bus campaign online by Jan. 18, 2026.

• Any donation amount is welcome.
• Donations are tax deductible.
• Share the link with your networks and encourage friends and family members to donate.

About Metro  

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known as Metro, is the region’s leading public transportation provider, serving a population of approximately four million people across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia within a 2,054-square-mile jurisdiction. With a network of six rail lines, 98 stations, 125 bus routes, and a door-to-door paratransit service, Metro is the second busiest transit system in the United States serving more than 269 million trips in 2025 with a $5 billion operating and capital budget. Since 2022, Metro has completed multiple transit-oriented development projects that have brought $15 million in tax revenue to the region from housing, office, and retail space in our community.  Safety and security are core values at Metro. Over 30,000 cameras monitor the system, and Metro currently has the lowest crime rate in history with fare evasion down 82%. In 2025, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Metro the Transit Agency of the Year in recognition of industry-leading ridership growth, record high customer satisfaction, a newly redesigned Bus network, expanded rail service, and improved customer experience.