Children’s Alliance Emergency Food Network 3318 92nd St S Lakewood, WA 98499 Phone: 253-584-1040 Email: emergency-food-network [at] msn.com Web: http://www.efoodnet.org The Emergency Food Network distributes food to more than 70 food banks, hot meal sites, and shelters in Pierce County. The Network preserves food through its Cannery Project and has an 8 acre organic farm called Mother Earth Farm where volunteers grow, glean, gather, transport, sort and pack 100,000 pounds of fresh produce for low-income children and families in their community. Food Lifeline Contact: Linda Nageotte, President & CEO 1702 NE 150th St Shoreline, WA 98155 Phone: 206-545-6600 Email: lindan [at] fll.org Web: http://www.foodlifeline.org Utilizing a variety of innovative programs, Food Lifeline distributes 18.5 million pounds of surplus food each year to more than 630,000 people through a network of 253 emergency feeding programs in Western Washington. Food Resource Network Federation PO Box 2903 Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: 206-223-1774 Email: frnf [at] scn.org Web: http://www.scn.org/frnf This Seattle-based federation links five major food banks, a home delivery food service, and community gardens. In addition to responding to emergency needs, one of the Federation’s goals is to empower people to become self-sufficient. Member organizations provide infant foods and supplies, gardening instruction and seeds, foods for special dietary needs, instruction on food preparation, and referrals for those needing additional services. Hopelink PO Box 3577 Redmond WA 98073-3577 Phone: 425-485-6521 Email: hopelink [at] hope-link.org Web: http://www.hope-link.org/programs/food.htm Hopelink assists families become self-sufficient through a wide variety of programs, including housing, transportation, literacy and child development. Hopelink’s food program distributes to six food banks. Interbay Food Bank Garden Contact: Deb Rock 2501-73 15th Ave W Seattle, WA Phone: 206-234-2861 Email: interbayfoodbank [at] hotmail.com Web: http://pugetsoundschoolgardens.org/interbay/index.php The Interbay Food Bank Garden is a specially designated section of the Interbay P–Patch, one of a network of 70 community gardens in the city of Seattle. Food Bank gardening in Seattle started over 30 years ago to help provide better nutrition for persons with terminal illness. At Interbay, we are famous for growing 4,000–5,000 pounds of organic produce every year for local area food banks, meals on wheels programs, transitional housing and women and children’s shelters. For photos of the garden, check out their slide show. Lettuce Link Contact: Michelle B. Benetua, Program Manager 1501 N 45th St Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-694-6754 Email: michelleb [at] solid-ground.org Web: http://solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce/Pages/default.aspx Lettuce Link helps low-income families access fresh produce by providing free seeds, plant starts and gardening information, by growing and donating over 12,000 pounds of organic produce each year, by encouraging and assisting community gardeners grow and donate fresh produce, and by offering a free nutrition and gardening education program to children in the South Park neighborhood. Lettuce Link is a program of Solid Ground (see listing below). Northwest Harvest Shelley Rotondo, Executive Director PO Box 12272 Seattle WA 98102 Phone: 206-625-0755 Email: info [at] northwestharvest.org Web: http://www.northwestharvest.org Northwest Harvest supplies 16 million pounds of food per year to over 300 food banks and meal programs across the state through warehouses in King, Grays Harbor, Stevens, and Yakima counties. In an average month, these programs provide approximately one-half million services to people in need. More than half of those served are children and the elderly. Rotary First Harvest Contact: David Bobanick PO Box 94117 Seattle, WA 98124 Phone: 206-236-0408 Email: david [at] firstharvest.org Web: http://www.firstharvest.org Since 1982, Rotary First Harvest has gathered nearly 120 million pounds of produce from farmers, packers and processors for food bank groups in Washington state and other areas in the Western US. Solid Ground Contact: Trish Twomey, Food Resources 1501 N 45th St Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-694-6757 Email: trisht [at] solid-ground.org Web: http://www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Resources/Pages/default.aspx Solid Ground (formerly the Fremont Public Association) provides for a wide variety of community needs through a diverse array of food programs for adults and children served by 27 food banks. Operation Fontline offers free cooking classes, taught by volunteer chefs and nutritionists, to low-income individuals and their families. Solid Ground helps people learn to garden and encourage local gardeners to donate to the food bank system through Lettuce Link (see listing above). See also the listing for Marra Farm in the Urban Agriculture section. Washington Food Coalition Contact: Barry Cannon, Executive Director PO Box 95752 Seattle, WA 98145 Phone: 206-729-0501 Toll Free: 877-729-0501 Email: barry [at] wafoodcoalition.org Web: http://www.wafoodcoalition.org The Washington Food Coalition serves as the collective voice of food banks, meal programs, distribution systems, and anti-hunger advocates in the state of Washington. WFC actively educates and networks with organizations that strive to alleviate hunger throughout our state. In the summer of 2007 the Washington Food Coalition published a major report on challenges facing the emergency food system. For the full report see: A Fork in the Road: Emergency Food Assistance in the State of Washington ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty Emergency Food Programs - Seattle/King County Hunger category edited by Find more organizations on WiserEarth. |
