Friday, December 5, 2008

Food Lifeline feeds the hungry. Here's how you can help.


Food Lifeline encourages monetary donations since they can provide 5 meals for $1 by leveraging donated food (5 meals for $1.00!), however, they also gladly accept donations of food.

If the donor is a business, they can accept fresh, frozen and non-perishable donations. They have a fleet of trucks and partner agencies that can pick up donations anywhere in Western Washington.

If the donor is an individual, they can drop off non-perishable donations at the Food Lifeline facility in Shoreline at 1702 NE 150th St., Shoreline, WA 98155 between 8a and 5p, Monday through Friday.

If you want to hold a food drive at your workplace, school, etc., you can contact Jill Clymer at jillc@fll.org for more information.

Donations are especially needed at this time since there has been a 22% increase in need since the beginning of this year.

The above information comes from Jackie Dale, Food Procurement Manager for Food Lifeline in Shoreline.

And this is from the Food Lifeline website:

As supporters of Food Lifeline’s mission to end hunger, you are a part of the network that is working together to create change to ensure that hungry families do not have to go without a meal, and hungry children get the proper nutrition to meet the challenges of learning in school.


Also from the Food Lifeline website:
  • Hunger causes many families to make difficult choices.
    • 51% of the hungry people Food Lifeline serves must choose between food and paying for heat.
    • 40% of the hungry people Food Lifeline serves must choose between food and paying for medicine or medical care.
    • 40% of the hungry people Food Lifeline serves must choose between food and rent.

Link to Food Lifeline

The photo above is from Food Lifeline's website



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