Food Banks in the Emerald City
Seattlest knows that not everyone is having a swell time in Bush's economy. Often people have to get some help with groceries by heading to our fine city's several food banks. We here have decided to give you a bit of a reference on these food banks if you were so inclined to donate either time, money or canned goods.
Northwest Harvest - located in Downtown Seattle at 711 Cherry St. Northwest Harvest does not receive any city, county, state or federal funding and relies solely on contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations and other organizations so they can always use some help from those of us better off than others.
Emergency Feeding Program os Seattle and King County Their mission is to provide an emergency response to the nutritional needs of people in crisis hunger situations throughout Seattle and King County. They've been under a bit of fire themselves lately, but explain the difficulties here (pdf file). They could really use some volunteers.
Operational Emergency Center Food Bank Aside from operating the largest food bank in King County, they also have other services, including Infant Mortality Reduction and Youth Employment Programs. You can locate them at 11410 Renton Ave. S.
Seattle Indian Center They deliver food to the disabled, shut-in and ill. We work with other community based programs to provide food to people of all ethnic backgrounds. Their Food bank serves nearly 1,000 people twice weekly. They work with everyone, as one of their charters is to link American Indian/Alaska Native communities with non-Indian resources. Their offices are located at 611 12th Ave S.
Food bank at St. Mary's They provide free food to people in our community who find that they are unable to provide it for themselves. They are available to anyone living within the city limits of Seattle. They average 5,500 people each month who come here for help with their groceries. For some the assistance is a temporary need, for others it's long term. The food bank has a walk-in program available three days each week. You can locate them here.
