Seattle's Northwest Harvest Food Bank Needs Donations

In the past three months our Seattle food bank has experienced a 17% increase in new faces looking for food donations due to the poor economy. And in a struggling economy the food bank suffers too; in November they were down 40% in donations.

The month of December is a busy time of year for Northwest Harvest and your help is needed. If you can give they are looking for:

• Money donations (they can provide a meal for a three-person family for only 67 cents)
• Oatmeal
• Whole grain pastas
• Brown rice
• Tomato products
• Canned peas
• Canned pears and peaches, especially with low sugar (but not artificial sweeteners)
• Canned tuna
• Canned chicken and turkey
• Shelf-stable milk
• Beef stew, chili and similar meals with low sugar and saturated fats
• Baby formula
• Canned milk
• Infant cereal
• Jars of baby food
• Powdered or canned milk
• Baby diapers

Find a public drop site in your area for food donations.

Northwest Harvest is the largest distributor of food to 300 other hunger programs across the state of Washington.