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    Northwest Harvest Kent

    Northwest Harvest Kent

    (4 reviews)

    Great volunteer opportunity for people of all ages…read more This warehouse is a food distribution center that is used to sort bulk food into family-sized portions. There are two large rooms where the work takes place and each can hold up to 60 volunteers (120 people total). The shifts are all 2 hours long with the first 30 minutes allowed for preparation activities like putting on hairnets and getting an introduction to the facility and the work. At that point, depending on whether the shift is full, you separate into two teams. On my most recent volunteer shift our group was working with oats. Once we were in the work room, each person chose a job. Some scooped oats into bags, others secured the bags closed with tape and put them in boxes, a few replenished oats for the teams, and a small set moved the bags of oats between the scooping table and the boxers. The 90 minutes of actual work time flew by very quickly as people got to know each other and got into a work rhythm. Upon completion of the work, we spent time cleaning the floors and tables and then took a group photo with a sign revealing how many meals we bagged. NW Harvest provides an organized, quick, and inspiring experience for volunteers and I highly recommend a visit.

    I've volunteered here 5 times now and always have a great experience with how friendly and…read moreenergetic everyone is, and how smooth, safe, and clean the work gets done. Big props to the folks who work here everyday and enable all of us to make a difference! If you volunteer here, make sure you a arrive a little before the start of your shift so you can sign in and suit up (hair and beard nets provided). Make sure you wear closed toed shoes and bring a hair tie if you have long hair. Dress in layers as it can be cold or warm depending on the day and what you are doing. There are small lockers for free in the gathering room to store your belongings. You can volunteer by yourself or plan a group volunteer event. I've been volunteering on behalf of Boeing for a while now it's always a ton of fun! There is ample free parking as well in their lot.

    Bishop Storehouse - Orientation/waiting room for tours or pick-up

    Bishop Storehouse

    (2 reviews)

    This is a church owned food bank and bulk shopping location owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of…read moreLatter-day Saints. Thus, it has two separate purposes. They are very friendly and accommodating. Everyone that is working here is a volunteer and/or serving a mission through the church. Thus, there are limited hours. It is not like a regular grocery store. First, I'll explain the bulk shopping. There are gigantic sized pantry items and staples made for food storage and emergency food use; think Costco sized or business sized items. These are available for purchase to the public. Costs are cheap. Second, there is a food bank where members of the church are able to get food assistance. There is also land where one may garden and pay for the water for a small fee.

    This is a great place to come and buy bulk long term storage food. It's down a dead end street and…read morethey have parking available, you will need a car. The first door you'll see is a food bank that is for members in need. It's a really cool system that they call a welfare system it's a store that members can shop in when they need food because they lost a job or are sick. It's not for free though they do require that they volunteer in order to get food. It's funded entirely by the church members. Members are encouraged to skip two meals a month and donate the money they would have used for those meals to the welfare fund. In poking my head in there I saw milk canned foods and more it was very cool. No Healy from the government at all. The people there volunteer and the land that the food is grown on is also owned by the church processed by the church and shipped to their store houses. On the other side is the area where you can buy bulk foods. You cannot buy gallons of milk or canned apple sauce it's not for sale it's all given away. As a non member or a member you can buy low-fat powdered milk not instant milk. Berry drink mix, Hot Chocolate mix , spaghetti bits, macaroni, white flour, hard red wheat hard white wheat, oats, quit oats, black beans, great northern beans, pinto beans, white rice, dried carrots, peanut butter, honey, sugar, granola, pancake mix, potato flakes instant potatoes and dried apples not the soft sort of moist ones you buy in in bulk bins. But the crisp ones you buy in snack pouches. They are very tasty they had a sample they let us try. It's all non profit they genuinely want to help their members and non members. So a 5.5 pound 30 year shelf no 10 can of hard white wheat is $3.50 a can it's packed and will last 30 plus years. The 28 oz nonfat dry milk had 20 year shelf life in its very thick Mylar bag and it's $4. The very tasty got to buy one as snacking food 1 pound no.10 can of dried apples is $11.25 a can. It's $19 a can form other over the counter brands and $36.49 for a can of freeze dried apples from thrive life. The people that are there to help you are all volunteers as are very very kind people. It's their calling to help. I went in for the first time after paying $8 for a can of instant mashed potatoes on sale at the store paying $42 for a can of freeze dried mozzarella $26 for a can of tomato powder only spending $112.00 for 3 boxes of no 10 cans and some pouches of drink mix along with some honey. I was so happy because if I was to buy from a for profit vender I would have had to pay at least $500. The only bad part was that I didn't get a can of of potato flakes that I orders and was charged for. But honestly I'm not mad because I got a very good deal and they even took it out to my car for me.

    Sumner Community Food Bank

    Sumner Community Food Bank

    (7 reviews)

    I am a disabled person in a wheelchair chair. in order for me to shop I have to be unloaded at the…read moredoor for there is a ramp to enter. you are rushed to shop but to also run. ack to your car to pull up at the front and hurriedly load your groceries in your car. my Categiver must help me she does her shopping after me and must Ryan's for if you are even one minute late its a mark against you. three times and you are not allowed to shop there. while I am grateful to have th food options they provide they make it very uncomfortable especially if you are disabled and cannot move quickly they hide behind smiling faces and good deeds all the while making it feel like they hold my need for food over my head just because I was two minutes late. I had to wait for the space for my Categiver to pull up and unload and get me into my wheelchair. Once I was there they tried to tell me at first that I could not shop they were closed. I would have already been shopping still. The website said 20 min to shop and load But once there they said 15. I am Sure they work hard and have good intentions but have some compassion for those with mobility issues. Some consideration instead of berating poke for being two m byteslate. I can understand if someone is 10-15 min late. That would warrant warnings, but because I had to wait for an opening to safely get into my chair. Maybe offer a helping hand in instead of making an already hard thing even more humiliating if I had the choice I wouldn't go but I have no choice if I want To eat Thabk you for those who truly want to halp their community without trying to hold food over someone for a piwertril. I am forever thankful for the food and your time.

    I volunteer there. The people I work with are so kind, and are focused on helping the clients. The…read moreclientele are also kind and I see smiling faces. I hope that if someone feels confused or ashamed we can put them at ease. There needs to be no shame about going to the Food Bank. Most of the time it's a place of love.

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