FOOD LIFELINE

About Us
Food Lifeline brings people together to ensure everyone can access nourishing, culturally relevant food—today and forever.

With food insecurity rising across Western Washington, we are responding urgently to meet the demand and build a coalition of collective action. We connect and collaborate with our neighbors and partners, advancing food access and distribution that meet communities' needs. We uphold the right to food by supplying over 300 agency partners, and through the relationships we nurture with food donors, such as farmers, manufacturers, and grocers.

We protect the right to food long-term by addressing food insecurity’s complex root causes through advocacy, policy change, community partnerships, and fundraising.

Volunteers sort and repack food in Food Lifeline’s warehouse in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Through our food agency partnership network, covering 17 counties in Western Washington, we deliver ingredients to make 164,000 meals daily. Last year, over 2.3 million people visited our food agency partners, a reported increase of 50%.

Community-Driven
Food Lifeline believes that nutritious, culturally relevant food is a human right and that every community should have the food they need to thrive. Communities with lived experience of food insecurity know best what solutions will be most effective, so we actively listen to our neighbors to understand what actions will make a lasting impact.

We heard that by working collaboratively, we can focus our efforts where need is most significant, and ensure the right foods go to the right places.

We are strengthening and supporting our network of local agency partners with training, infrastructure, funding, and shared learning so the network can serve more people. We are also investing in community-led solutions like community gardens and mobile food trucks, which improve access to nourishing foods.

We are building a movement of collective power to organize, advocate, and change the narratives about food insecurity, drive lasting policy change, and address the root causes of food insecurity.

With over forty years of experience in hunger relief, Food Lifeline leverages its scale, purchasing power, and operational efficiency to maximize the reach and impact of every resource to meet growing community needs.

Community-Powered
Together, we are working to create a more equitable, resilient, and just local food system for everyone. We invite you to join us in this work:
• Volunteer: Individuals, friends, family, or colleagues sort and repack the foods that stock the shelves of our agency partners across Western Washington.
• Donate: Your financial gift will help Food Lifeline source and distribute more than 70 million pounds of food while strengthening our agency partner network.
• Sponsor: Connect with us today to learn about the variety of meaningful ways your business can get involved.
• Advocate: Make your voice heard to help create policies that ensure food access for all, and to address the root causes of food insecurity.