Free Tax Preparation Assistance

This program is an "assisted self-filing" program which means you will be entering your own personal data using an online tool. It is available for households that earn under $57, 000 a year and file a basic tax return (no business taxes, rental income or sale of property or stock). There will be tax experts here to assist and support you in filing your basic tax return. Appointments are held on Tuesday evenings beginning Jan. 31st and through the month of February. Pre-scheduled appointment are encouraged, but will help walk-ins.  Appointments can be made through the Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services in person, by phone or email. Contact Karen at 425-432-8633 ext. 102 or email karen@fbeshelp.org to make an appointment.

Scouting For Food

Support our local Boy Scout Packs' efforts to collect food donations through March 24, 2012.

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 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 familys 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.

Children's Christmas Gift Store  Program is Currently Closed

Our special Christmas Store is filled with new gifts for children, newborn to 15 years of age. Parents choose from a bountiful array of NEW stuffed animals, toys, clothes and more, receiving 3 to 4 gifts per child.  Look for flyes and collection barrels around the community November 1 thru December 15.   In December of 2011 we were able to provide thousands of gifts and countless stocking stuffers to grateful parents and guardians of 1009 children.

Holiday Food Baskets  Program is Currently Closed

Thanks to the generosity of our community, 1170 families received Thanksgiving and Christmas meals in 2011. These baskets included turkey feasts with delicious trimmings, to take and prepare at home.

School Backpack Program  Program is Currently Closed

In August of 2011, we distributed 594 sturdy, new backpacks stuffed with many essential, grade-level appropriate, new school supplies in time for a new year of learning!  This program is now closed until summer 2012.