On-Campus Food Access Resources:
1. UW Emergency Food Assistance (If you are facing an urgent situation)
2. Any Hungry Husky provides food assistance to members of the UW community.
Go to the Get Food page, and you will see the following programs:
3. UW Food Pantry offers food pickup three to four days a week and is located in Poplar Hall.
Tips:
1. UW Emergency Food Assistance (If you are facing an urgent situation)
2. Any Hungry Husky provides food assistance to members of the UW community.
Go to the Get Food page, and you will see the following programs:
- The Bean Basket
- Non-perishable bulk foods at low cost, E.g. dried oats, rice, dried fruit and spices.
- Bring your own container to get a 10% discount!
- Contact the ASUW Student Food Cooperative on Facebook for any questions
- Location: The HUB, Room 131K (map)
- Washington Basic Food (SNAP)
- To see if you qualify: you can read WA Basic Food Flyer, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid, or contact [email protected] or 1-888-436-6392 for assistance
- For students, holding a Work Study job is the easiest way to qualify, but if you work more than 20 hours a week or care for a dependent or child you can also qualify.
- For more info on Work Study or how to classify your job as Work Study, see our page on Financial Aid.
3. UW Food Pantry offers food pickup three to four days a week and is located in Poplar Hall.
Tips:
- You can either shop in person, or place your order online (online orders need to be picked up by 11 AM)
- Bring your Husky ID and a bag
- Closing time: 6:30 pm
- Location: Poplar Hall, Room 210 (map), entrance on Brooklyn and 41st
Off- Campus Food Resources:
Food Banks:
1. The University District Food Bank provides meals to any student with a Husky ID during the school week.
Tips:
2. El Centro de la Raza: Walk-in food bank 3 days a week, community center
Location: 2524 16th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: 206-957-4634 Email: [email protected]
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
3. Family Works Seattle: Walk-in food banks in Wallingford and Greenwood 1-4 days a week, community center Wallingford Location: 1501 N. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98103
Wallingford Phone: 206-694-6722
Home delivery serves residents in zipcodes: 98103, 98115, 98107, 98133
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
4. Ballard Food Bank: Walk-in food bank 4 days a week
Location: 5130 Leary Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-789-7800
Home delivery serves residents in zipcodes: 98103, 98107, 98109, 98117, 98177, 98119, 98199, and 98133
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
5. Immanuel Community Services: Open every Monday from 10 AM - 1 PM
Phone: 206-622-1930
*No ID or proof of address necessary*
6. Byrd Barr Place: Walk-in food bank 3 days a week
Location: 722 18th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
Serves residents in zipcodes: 98102, 98112, 98122
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
Other local food banks: https://www.foodpantries.org/st/washington
Community Kitchens and Hot Meal Programs
1. Teen Feed Meal Program: Nightly hot meal service across 3 locations
Locations:
2. ROOTS Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., Seattle, WA (Saturday)
Phone: 206-229-0813
*No ID necessary, youth ages 13-25 welcome*
ROOTS Friday Feast: Hot dinner served on Friday evenings (5:30-7:00 PM)
3. YouthCare University District Youth Center: Hot lunches, drop-in services/resources to youth experiencing houselessness
Location: 4516 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
YouthCare Orion Center Location: 1828 Yale Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Orion Center Phone: 206-622-5555
*Youth up to 22 years old who experience unstable housing/houselessness are welcome*
4. Community Lunch on Capitol Hill: Monday - Friday, 12:00-1:00 PM
Location: All Pilgrims Church, 509 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-322-7500
*No ID necessary, all ages welcome*
Other Seattle meal programs: http://www.mealspartnership.org/meal-serviceprogram-information/
Food Banks:
1. The University District Food Bank provides meals to any student with a Husky ID during the school week.
Tips:
- Open for walk-up services Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri
- View the distribution schedule for more info
- Location: 5017 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- Near the corner of NE 50th Street and Roosevelt Way NE, next to the University District branch of the Seattle Public Library and across the street from Scarecrow Video and Planned Parenthood
- Contact Info: call 206-523-7060, email [email protected]
- For first time customers, bring either student ID or proof of address in zip-codes 98102, 98103, 98105, 98112, 98115, 98125
2. El Centro de la Raza: Walk-in food bank 3 days a week, community center
Location: 2524 16th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: 206-957-4634 Email: [email protected]
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
3. Family Works Seattle: Walk-in food banks in Wallingford and Greenwood 1-4 days a week, community center Wallingford Location: 1501 N. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98103
Wallingford Phone: 206-694-6722
- call Wallingford phone to see if you are eligible in for home delivery
Home delivery serves residents in zipcodes: 98103, 98115, 98107, 98133
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
4. Ballard Food Bank: Walk-in food bank 4 days a week
Location: 5130 Leary Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-789-7800
Home delivery serves residents in zipcodes: 98103, 98107, 98109, 98117, 98177, 98119, 98199, and 98133
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
5. Immanuel Community Services: Open every Monday from 10 AM - 1 PM
- Also holds community lunch last Sunday of each month from 12 PM - 2 PM
Phone: 206-622-1930
*No ID or proof of address necessary*
6. Byrd Barr Place: Walk-in food bank 3 days a week
Location: 722 18th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
- Open Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Serves residents in zipcodes: 98102, 98112, 98122
*First time customers, bring photo ID and proof of address*
Other local food banks: https://www.foodpantries.org/st/washington
- Click on the city (ie Seattle) in Washington state you want to search for food banks in
Community Kitchens and Hot Meal Programs
1. Teen Feed Meal Program: Nightly hot meal service across 3 locations
Locations:
- University Congregational Church: 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle, WA (Tuesday-Thursday, 7:00-8:00 PM)
- University Lutheran Church: 1604 NE 50th St, Seattle, WA (Sunday, Monday, Friday 7:00-8:00 PM)
- Enter down the cement steps
2. ROOTS Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., Seattle, WA (Saturday)
Phone: 206-229-0813
*No ID necessary, youth ages 13-25 welcome*
ROOTS Friday Feast: Hot dinner served on Friday evenings (5:30-7:00 PM)
- Location: 4130 University Way NE, Seattle 98015
- garage of Chapel on the Ave (in the alleyway behind the church)
- No ID necessary, all ages welcome
3. YouthCare University District Youth Center: Hot lunches, drop-in services/resources to youth experiencing houselessness
Location: 4516 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
YouthCare Orion Center Location: 1828 Yale Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Orion Center Phone: 206-622-5555
*Youth up to 22 years old who experience unstable housing/houselessness are welcome*
4. Community Lunch on Capitol Hill: Monday - Friday, 12:00-1:00 PM
Location: All Pilgrims Church, 509 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-322-7500
*No ID necessary, all ages welcome*
Other Seattle meal programs: http://www.mealspartnership.org/meal-serviceprogram-information/
- Click on the green pins on the map to find the location and hours for various food programs