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The University District Food Bank is a community supported private non-profit providing supplemental food, infant care items and referral information to low-income Northeast Seattle residents. We assist individuals and families living in the 98102, 98103, 98105, 98112, 98115, and 98125 zip codes.

Our Mission

To provide individuals and families who are in need with food and access to a network of community resources that helps them achieve self-sufficiency.

Who We Serve

Every week about 850 families receive groceries from the University District Food Bank.

Almost 60% of our clients have at least one part-time job but have a hard time making ends meet every month. These working poor use the food bank to supplement their incomes so that they can afford other necessities like rent, electricity, prescription drugs, school supplies or car repairs.

We also serve people between jobs (30% of our clients have someone in their household looking for additional work), those on fixed incomes, seniors, students, people with disabilities, the mentally ill, and the homeless.

Approximately 2% of our clients are infants, 20% are children, 69% are adults, and 9% are senior citizens. In 2005, we provided supplemental groceries to 39,724 households, distributing a total of 1.4 million pounds of food.

Finding Us

The Food Bank is located in the basement of the University Christian Church at 1413 NE 50th Street (on NE 50th just down the hill from the corner of 15th Avenue NE). For more specific directions, maps, and bus routes, visit our finding us page.

Donations

We are supported by individuals, churches, government, and local area businesses. Over 95% of the food we distribute is donated. Your monetary support is needed; consider making a donation.

Recent Events

2007 Benefit Dinner

Thank you to all our friends and family who helped make last December's benefit dinner a success. And special thanks to John Schmidt and his staff at Green Lake Bar & Grill, Eastlake Bar & Grill and Southlake Grill for their time and energy and always great food. Together, we raised over $4700. See you at this year's benefit dinner in December 2008.

Take a Bite Out of Hunger Auction

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent benefit auction. It was by far our most successful benefit ever.

Together, we raised over $100,000 with $30,000 dedicated to funding a new food bank truck. Wow! That is a tremendous vote of support that the work we do here is important to the community.

Thanks to all who came and helped make this evening a success. Thanks to our many donors who contributed all the great items that we auctioned off. And thanks to Paul Yunker, Betsy Wheeler and their auction organizing committee who made sure everything turned out just right.

We look forward to seeing you again next year!

University District Food Bank
4731 - 15th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105-4404
Phone: (206) 523-7060
Fax: (206) 527-1990

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