"Back At You!"

Most of the time here at Northwest Harvest, we're the people who give out food to more than 325 food banks, meal programs and high need schools around the state. But every now and then some of those programs receive food donated directly to them that they can't distribute and instead of letting it go to waste they will often bring it to us because they know we can redistribute it to other programs that might really be in need. Here's a great example. Meet Emily!

One of the things that make this process really slick is when the food bank or feeding program just happens to be coming to our Kent warehouse to pick up food anyway. That was the case for Emily, who was coming by on a Thursday for Supermarket Sweep - a program we offer to meal programs where they can shop for bulk items they need for their commercial kitchens. She was able to just drop off the bread she couldn't use and pick up food she did need. It was a win-win for all and another example of the way we partner with programs across the state to get food out to those in need.