Rotary First Harvest : Hunger Relief Agencies

Hunger Relief Agencies

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Washington State Agencies
Food Lifeline

Food Lifeline is a local hunger relief organization, efficiently serving the Western Washington area by using 95% of revenue to directly feed hungry people. Last year the organization delivered more than 19 million meals to hungry people through its network of 300 neighborhood food banks, hot meal programs, shelters and other food providers. Of the more than 675,000 people Food Lifeline serves each year, 37% are children and 12% are seniors. Food Lifeline is also a member of the national organization, Feeding America.

Northwest Harvest

Northwest Harvest collects and distributes food to approximately 300 hunger programs in Washington State. In an average month, these programs provide nearly half a million services to people in need. More than half of those served are children and the elderly. Our support comes exclusively from individuals, community and religious groups, foundations, corporations, and the food industry.

Emergency Food Network

The Emergency Food Network (EFN), established in 1982, is a non-profit food distribution center in Pierce County, Washington providing food to over 70 food banks, hot meal sites, and shelters.

Our mission is to see that no person in Pierce County goes hungry.

Hunger is rarely an isolated problem. It is more often a symptom of a larger problem impacting an individual's ability to gain and maintain an adequate level of economic security.

While maintaining traditional ways of distributing food, EFN has two additional programs; the Mother Earth Farm and Cannery Project. This creates a more integrated system to deal with hunger.

Second Harvest Inland Northwest

Second Harvest, founded in 1971, is the pioneering organization that leads the fight against hunger in the Inland Northwest. Today, partnerships with more than 300 neighborhood food banks and meal centers make it possible for Second Harvest to feed 48,000 hungry people each week. Food from Second Harvest keeps children, families and seniors from going hungry, and also puts a sense of hope back into their lives. Second Harvest distributed more than 14 million pounds of food last year. Most of Second Harvest’s donated food comes from the food industry. Community contributions pay for transporting, warehousing and distributing this food to partner charities. With generous support from 2,200 volunteers, Second Harvest turns every donated dollar into six pounds of food for a hungry family.

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