In the heart of West Seattle you will find a successful and driven group of people running the West Seattle Food Bank. Open three days a week for clients, they serve approximately 700 West Seattle families that rely heavily on the generosity of the community and the services WSFB provides. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, along with Wednesday evenings, the Food Bank opens their doors and welcomes a diverse group of people to shop in their warehouse. With the help of their dedicated volunteers, the WSFB provided 1,040,000 pounds of food in 2010.
Besides regular weekly hours, the Food Bank also does home visits for those unable to make it all the way to the food bank. Last year the completed 37,936 house hold visits to the hungry in the West Seattle area. About 150 bags are delivered weekly by volunteers. Below is a picture of a what a home visit bag might look like or what a client might receive during Food Bank off hours.
The WSFB works diligently to serve has an increasing amount of children walking through their doors, currently 37% of the population they serve. Families are provided monthly supplies of baby food and diapers in thanks to the WSFB's relationship with West Side Baby, an organization that distributes used children's items. This relationship also allows WSFB to take orders of supplies families may need (toys, cribs, car seats) and make them available for their clients.
Thanks to the help of local grocery stores, dedicated volunteers, West Side Baby, and a hard working staff, the WSFB successfully feeds the hungry in their neighborhood.
* A special thanks to Fran Yeatts, Executive Director of WSFB, for sharing her time and information with WFC
* West Side Baby website: http://www.westsidebaby.org/
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