Maple Valley Farmers' Market runs all summer on Saturdays 9am - 1pm through October 9. We welcome the fabulous fresh food from local growers.
Come visit us at our information booth on August 7! We will be accepting donations.
Garden Produce--we welcome your fresh garden bounty!
School Supplies Needed by August 22--see below
Thank you for your support!
Our food bank has two levels of service:
- Weekly, clients are able to access fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, pastries and miscellaneous items.
- Monthly, families are guaranteed a standard allotment of food. Our agency is committed to providing nutritious food and will purchase items as necessary. We are able to exceed this guaranteed standard allotment of food; families are able to receive much more than the items listed below. We offer a shopping system for clients to make personal choices of the types of foods that meet their family’s needs.
South King Country Coalition of Food Banks has established a standard guaranteed allotment of food, an example of what a family of four would be guaranteed to receive includes:
- Pancake mix
- Peanut butter
- Vegetables - 4 cans
- Fruit - 2 cans
- Meal in a Can (stew, chili…) - 3 cans
- Meat (tuna, salmon, spam) -2 cans
- Soups – 3 cans
- Top Ramen – 3 pkg
- Tomato product - 3 cans
- Oatmeal/ cereal
- Macaroni and Cheese – 3 boxes
- Pasta
- Beans
- Rice
- Seasoning Packages - 2
- Eggs - doz
- Milk
- Meat
Baby Cupboard: Families with babies have access to items such as baby food, formula, diapers, and miscellaneous baby items.
Homebound: For those families who have been identified as homebound, we have developed a home delivery system. Each month dedicated volunteers fill boxes of food and deliver to those families in need.
We are the recognized distribution site for Government Commodities for this service area.
Our agency provides direct financial aid to those qualified households who are in need of help with utility disconnect notices, eviction notices, move in costs, prescription drugs, medical bills, bus passes, and other emergency needs. In addition, we are an outreach for the LIHEAP and PSE programs, which helps low income households with winter heating cost and PSE bills. Need Help?
Our special Christmas store is filled with new gifts for children ages newborn to 15 years of age. Parents choose from a bountiful array of stuffed animals, toys, clothes and more, receiving 3 to 4 gifts per child. December of 2009 we were able to provide more than 3,600 gifts and countless stocking stuffers to 1109 children. How you can help --- Client registration
Thanks to the generosity of the community, 1091 families received Thanksgiving and Christmas meals in 2009. These baskets included turkey feasts with delicious trimmings, to take and prepare at home. How you can help --- Client registration
In the fall of 2009, we distributed 623 new filled backpacks with items ranging from dictionaries, calculators, paper, to rulers and crayons. Families were grateful to send their kids off to school, ready for the new school year. How you can help --- Client registration
- Twice each month, outreach workers provided by both the Korean Women's Association and WithInReach come to assist applicants with the Washington Basic Food Stamp Program.
- Weekly, Washington State University, King County Extension, provides a Food Sense Program educator, sharing food prep skills using the food from our food bank, teaching healthful eating habits and ways to maximize the value of food dollars and food assistance benefits.
- Each Monday, the King County Veterans' Program has an outreach worker on site to assist veterans, service members and their dependents with housing, employment, and living stability. Please call 206-296-7656 to make an appointment. When you call, specify the desire for an appointment at the Maple Valley site.
