WHO WE ARE
ABOUT FOOD LIFELINE
Food Lifeline is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in Western Washington. Food Lifeline makes every penny count. 93% of the food we receive from local, state and national contributors is donated, allowing us to provide nine dollars worth of food to hungry people for every donated dollar.
Working to End Hunger
Last year, Food Lifeline secured more than 24 million pounds of food – the equivalent of nearly 19 million meals – to feed hungry families and individuals throughout Western Washington. Food Lifeline provides food to 675,000 people through our network of nearly 300 emergency feeding programs including food banks, hot meal programs and shelters. 95 cents of every dollar we receive goes directly towards procuring and distributing food to our hungry neighbors in Western Washington. Please view our annual Accountability Report to see the ways we responsibly and efficiently use our financial resources.
Innovative Solutions
Food Lifeline provides a creative link between food sources and hungry people. By encouraging the food industry to donate unmarketable but usable food it would otherwise discard. In this role, Food Lifeline rescues millions of pounds of food each year. Locally, restaurants and caterers contribute prepared food through Food Lifeline's innovative Seattle's Table program, and fresh produce is collected from produce wholesalers and retailers through our creative Produce for the People program. Local grocery retailers donate a variety of nutritious products from meat, dairy, fresh produce and baked goods through Food Lifeline's effective Grocery Rescue program.
Help for Your Community
Food Lifeline is also the designated agency for distribution of state and federal food commodities in King County, an affiliate of Feeding America, and is one of the United Way of King County's partner agencies.
Our Team
- Board of Directors
- Key Staff (coming soon)