North Helpline and Lake City Foodbank

How Can You Help

Donate Food

We're all feeling the pinch of rising food, energy, and housing costs. The higher cost of food is especially troubling for low-income families who are already surviving on the bare minimum. As more and more families are faced with unemployment and higher costs of rent, child care, and transportation, many are cutting back on necessities to make ends meet.

Over 16% (approximately 226,000) children in Washington live below the federal poverty level. Next year an estimated 40,000 new kids will drop into poverty, driving up the need for programs that help children and families.

Food donations are crucial to the operation of our food bank. Last year the number of clients we helped increased by 25%, so we need your help to increase the amount of food we gather.

**Host a food drive at your place of business, community center, or house of worship.

**Buy a little extra next time you are at the grocery store, and drop it by North Helpline.

**Invite a staff member to speak at your organization about our community need for healthy, nutritious all.

We are happy to accept donations Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 am - 4 pm. If you have an ongoing food drive, or collect to much food to transport, we can work out a time to send a volunteer to pick up your donations.

For more information on food drives, please call Lynda Locke at 206-367-3477 or email her.