10 Ways to Help our Neighbors while SNAP Benefits are Suspended
1. Donate to a local food bank. Use the yellow “Food Finder” button on our homepage to find your neighborhood food bank and donate: https://foodlifeline.org/find-food
2. Start a virtual food drive: https://www.mightycause.com/…/Government-shutdown-response
You can also get info on starting a canned food drive here: https://foodlifeline.org/canned-food-drive
3. Find a grocery buddy. Offer to do a grocery run for them.
4. Volunteer. See if your neighborhood food bank needs help, or visit our volunteer page: https://foodlifeline.org/volunteer
5. Make a community meal with a group you’re involved in.
6. Stock a “Little Free Pantry.” Find one near you here: https://mapping.littlefreepantry.org/
7. Support our virtual diaper and formula drive: https://www.amazon.com/regi…/gl/guest-view/3P0KE2LNF6HL…
8. Donate grocery gift cards to your local school, or donate to The Alliance for Education, which supports Seattle Public Schools students, and is collecting donations for the “Right Now Needs Fund” to support students and families impacted by the suspension of SNAP funds: https://www.alliance4ed.org/give/right-now-needs/
9. Check in on your neighbors.
10. Support local restaurants and business that are supporting community.