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Food, Basic Needs, Holiday Services


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FOOD

Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS)
Provides an ATM/debit-like card to access food benefits for eligible low-income households.
Tel: 206-272-2140

Hopelink
Helps provide basic services to homeless and low income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Provides weekly food bank and emergency food bags.
Tel: 425-869-6000

World Impact Network: Renewal Food Bank
Provides a food bank to low income families, children and individuals.
Tel: 866-793-6512

Catholic Community Services
Provides food vouchers.
Tel: 425-213-1963 ext. 2

The Salvation Army Eastside Corps
Provides a hot meal at dinner-time five days week at Eastside facility in Crossroads.
Tel: 425-452-7300

Issaquah Meals
Provides a hot meal Monday through Friday, 5:30 p.m. at Issaquah Community Hall.
Tel: 425-837-3300

Holy Spirit Lutheran Church
Provides a hot meal every Tuesday for families in need.
Tel: 425-883-2727

Meals on Wheels
Provides delivered frozen meals to frail homebound elderly.
Tel: 206-448-5767


EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS

Bags of food containing 2-3 meals with non-perishable food items for 1-4 persons.
If hours are not noted, call first to determine hours of operation.

Available at the following locations:

Bellevue First Congregational Church
752 108th Ave NE
425-454-5001

Crossroads Mini-City Hall
15600 NE 8th St. (inside Crossroads Shopping Center)
425-452-2800

Hopelink
14812 Main St.
425-869-6000

Kirkland Congregational Church "Food Pantry"
106 5th Ave (across from Kirkland City Hall)
9-noon M-F

Newport Covenant Church
12800 SE Coal Creek Pkwy
425-747-0515
Hours: M,W 8:30am-12pm

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
2650 148th Ave SE
425-653-1652
Hours: M-F 12:30-2:30pm

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church
4228 Factoria Blvd SE
425-653-1652


UTILITY ASSISTANCE

Washington Telephone Assistance Program
The Washington Telephone Assistance Program (WTAP) helps low-income households afford telephone services.
Tel: 888-700-8880

Hopelink Emergency Services
Serves low-income families and individuals residing in north and east King County, offering a wide range of services including food, financial assistance for eviction prevention, first month's rent, utility assistance.
Rental assistance: 425-556-9289
Energy assistance: 800-348-7144



CLOTHING ASSISTANCE

Bellevue LifeSpring
Provides emergency financial assistance, educational grants, food and clothing to Bellevue residents.
Tel: 425-451-1175

Teen Closet
Provides free clothing for teens. Operated by Bellevue Youth Link, in partnership with Plato's Closet and the World Impact Network.
Tel: 425-643-8246

YWCA Working Wardrobe
Provides professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Tel: 425-556-1354

Assistance League Operation School Bell
Provides new clothing, school supplies and other items to at-risk, in-need children attending Redmond's elementary and junior high schools.
See school counselor for more information.

Bellevue Seventh-day Adventist Church
Provides free clothing and small household items to anyone in need.
Tel: 425-746-1763


HOLIDAY SERVICES

Holiday services will be posted in the fall for those seeking assistance with food and gifts during the holiday season.


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