Thank You for your generosity! The 23rd Annual Feed the Need Community Food Drive has come to an end. Your efforts helped us raise $126, 000 and 10, 000 pounds of food to support food banks across Whatcom County,
Big thanks to our partners, the Industrial Credit Union and Haggen Food & Pharmacy for all of their efforts to help “Feed the Need”.
While the 2017 Community Food Drive is over, the need at our food banks is not.
The Need:
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- 1 in 5 Whatcom County households regularly use a food bank.
- 35% of food bank recipients are children.
- 44% of food bank households have at least one family member working.
- 52% of food bank recipients have some level of college education.
- Since 2007, the average monthly food bank visits have increased by 80%.
- 30,000 Whatcom County residents visit food banks each month – enough to fill Civic Stadium 8 times.
- 596,000 pounds of food are distributed each month – enough to fill 18 semi-trucks.
Please continue to help “Feed the Need” with donations throughout the year, so no family goes hungry in Whatcom County!
