NEWS & EVENTS

Recent News:

Food Lifeline opposes cuts to hunger relief in House Farm Bill
Food Lifeline is outraged by the House Agriculture Committee’s vote to slash spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $21 billion. Read more

Seattle Seahawks & Chef John Howie win NFL Kick Hunger Challenge
Although they might not be in the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks have won a more important competition for our areaâ??s hungry families - the 2013 Kick Hunger Challenge. Read more

CEO, Linda Nageotte, Speaks Out Against Hunger
As a part of our ongoing efforts to end hunger, our CEO, Linda Nageotte discusses the impact of the recent economic downturn on Western Washington families and the public policies needed to help meet their needs. Read more

Dress Down Hunger Raises $115,000
What an incredible evening dedicated to hunger relief! On Saturday, September 29th over 300 hunger champions turned out for Dress Down Hunger in Food Lifeline's warehouse. Together we ate, drank and celebrated.  Most important of all we raised over $115,000 for Food Lifeline, enough to provide more than 345,000 meals for hungry people in Western Washington. Read more

Board Member Wins 2012 James Beard Award
Tom Douglas, Food Lifeline Board Member and, arguably, Seattle's most famous chef, wins the 2012 James Beard Foundation award for Outstanding Restaurateur. Read more

Food Lifeline CEO Awarded John van Hengel Fellowship
Food Lifeline’s President and CEO, Linda Nageotte, was named the 2012 John van Hengel Fellow at the Feeding America Network Summit on April 19. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate strategic leadership, local impact, national influence, long-time commitment and a visionary/entrepreneurial spirit in the area of hunger-relief. Read more

Bank of America's Gift for Opportunity Fund Provides Thousands of Meals for Food Lifeline

Thanks to the generous support of individuals and a match offer from Bank of America, more than $28,000 was raised in contributions for Food Lifeline that will in turn provide over 84,000 meals to assist hungry families throughout Western Washington. Read more...

Seattle's Table Program Takes Flight

In a new partnership with Alaska Airlines and LSG Skychefs, our Seattle's Table Program is now being featured in their organizations' international employee newsletter.

"With the launch of our new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, we are always excited to see new and existing philanthropic partnerships develop and flourish." Read more...

Seattle IT Services Company Gives a Holiday Present with Real Meaning

"With the holiday season in full swing, businesses across Washington State are giving and receiving holiday gifts of chocolates, gourmet food, or some sort of interesting gadget. IntegrIT Network Solutions was no exception, up until a few years ago. We found ourselves deliberating over what to give our customers to show how much we appreciate them and their business." Read more...

We Broke Records Again in our Fiscal Year 2011

It happened again. We were able to break records in our mission to end hunger! Last year, nearly 9,000 volunteers donated over 43,000 hours of their time--which is the equivalent of more than 20 full time employees. Thank you for truly giving us the support we need to get food out the door and into the hands of hungry people. Read more...

Food Lifeline is one of King County's 2011 Best Workplaces for Recycling & Waste Reduction

King County’s Solid Waste Division (SWD) has named 89 local companies to its fifth annual “Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction” list, and introduced a new business honor roll for companies that have made the list for five years in a row. Food Lifeline was on the list this year!

2011 Agency Excellence Awards

Four members of Food Lifeline's agency network receive awards. Winners receive $5,000 grant from to advance hunger relief efforts.

Food Lifeline Becomes a Regence Community Partner Organization

Food Lifeline is excited to announce a new partnership with Regence BlueShield in Washington. As an official Regence Community Partner Organization (CPO), Food Lifeline will receive support through a variety of means, including a donation of $200,000 over the next three years to help develop and implement a children’s feeding program...

Congress Passes Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Congress just passed The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S.3307) which puts more meals on the table for hungry children! The bill now heads to President Obama for his signature which he is expected to do quickly.

Stop Cuts to Food Stamp Benefits

Currently, Senate leadership is looking for new ways to pay for a federal jobs and program extenders bill, which would help continue extended unemployment insure and enhanced Medicaid funding. Though passing this jobs bill is important, the Senate has suggested cutting billions of dollars from future SNAP (food stamp) benefits in order to help finance the package. If the Senate does opt for these cuts, the cut in benefits is estimated to total $9.56 billion!

Food Lifeline's President & CEO, Linda Nageotte, Named Feeding America's Executive Director of the Year

Food Lifeline, the largest hunger relief organization in Washington and local Feeding America member, announces President & CEO Linda Nageotte as the recipient of the highly-coveted, national award for Executive Director of the Year from Feeding America. This prestigious award honors the leader of a Feeding America network member, who has contributed an extraordinary effort to the network’s viability and momentum. This network includes more than 200 hunger relief organizations throughout the nation.