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Nutritious Food
Skyrocketing food costs and the nation’s economic crisis are making it harder for people to obtain the nutritious food they need to survive and lead healthy lives. Through food banks, school programs and farmers markets we can reduce hunger and improve health throughout our region.
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nutritious food
Support collaboration among food programs in order to better respond to hunger needs
Provide funding to help food banks consistently offer nutritious food
Support the availability of food for vulnerable residents
Support free, cultural appropriate meal programs for children year-round
Support efforts to connect local farmers markets with immigrant growers, food banks and use of food stamps
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Vashon Maury Community Food Bank
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We provide an important source of basic food, and some toiletries, to anyone struggling with the impossible choices of paying for other basic life essentials and food.
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Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank
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We serve over 1,100 predominantly low-income and homeless seniors annually. Clients face the challenges of aging while enduring the social isolation that can accompany poverty, mental illness, or struggles with addiction.
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Immanuel Community Services
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Immanuel Community Services operates four programs to serve people who are hungry, homeless, or recovering from addiction to drugs and/or alcohol.
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In 2010, there were more than 7.8 million visits to food banks in Washington and more than 2.2 million visits in King County.
Success Story
Urban Community Farm Feeds Low-income Families and Creates Jobs
Located in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle, Marra Farm is a model urban community farm. The farm grows organic produce to feed low-income families, provide food for South Park Elementary after-school programs, distribute to a senior citizen lunch program and sell at the University District Farmers Market through an employment program for at-risk youth.
Stay Informed:
Hunger and Homelessness Survey
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) is the Washington funding program for food banks, distribution centers, and tribal food voucher programs.
Hunger in America 2010
Hunger in America 2010 is one of the largest studies of domestic hunger, providing comprehensive and statistically valid data on the emergency food distribution system and the people that Feeding America serves.
Eastside Story
Overview of the state of many areas of basic needs in East King County
Household Food Security in the United States, 2007
This report presents statistics on households’ food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs for 2007.
End Childhood Hunger in Washington: Strategic Plan
This report examines the feasibility and challenges of ending childhood hunger in our state.
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