Our Mission

We Believe:

We believe access to nutritious, culturally relevant foods is a basic human right.

We are called to address the immediate food needs of our neighbors experiencing hunger today and to address hunger’s root causes to solve it in the future.

Poverty is the primary root cause of hunger, and we recognize systemic racism, wealth inequity, and social injustice as leading drivers of poverty and food insecurity.

People facing hunger are best positioned to identify its solutions.

Driving change via public policy and advocacy is required to disrupt norms and dismantle the political systems and structures that cause and perpetuate hunger.

“We want to be the change today, for our future, for our kids. I think if we do positive things every day for our families, our children will be the lawyers of the future. The doctors of the future… We don’t want charity, we want to be able to empower.”

Rufina Jimenez, Coordinator, Mutual Aid/Solidarity of Skagit County

Our Commitment to Racial Justice

Food Lifeline centers all its actions in the best interest of its ‘owners,’ people facing hunger. We know and understand that hunger is a symptom, a symptom of barriers to basic needs such as housing, education, employment, and healthcare. To solve hunger, we must all come together and address the root causes perpetuating societal inequities in our communities.

We can only build the community power necessary to eliminate hunger with one unified voice. Food Lifeline is committed to activating all invested partners to provide access to hearty, nutritious foods today, while at the same time building the collective voice and power needed to change the systems that perpetuate hunger.

Read more about our commitment to equity here.