Food Distribution Hours & Services
VISITS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY TO ENSURE STREAMLINED SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
If you are a NEW customer, please come in person to register and set up future appointments (3 per month) at the following times:
Monday 12pm-3pm
Wednesday 10am-1pm
Thursday 10am-1pm (ONLY if you are a senior/age 60+)
Friday 10am-1pm
Address: 10016 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146
The White Center Food Bank offers customers a diversity of services, providing food assistance and nutrition programs to the entire family. We offer several programs to help meet the needs of our seniors and families, including home delivery and a mobile food bank for those with special needs.
All customers in our service area are provided with Healthy Food Gift Certificates that can be redeemed at our local grocery partners, the Samway Market, Lee's Produce Market, and Hung Long Asian Market. Please ask our Intake Staff about how you can participate in this program!
We strive every day to #KeepTheCommunityFed.
FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION
Mondays
12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays & Fridays
10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*Three visits per month*
Schedule your appointment here.
SENIOR DAY DISTRIBUTION
Thursdays
10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*Must be 60 years or older to participate*
*Three visits per month*
Schedule your appointment here.
BABY PANTRY
Mondays
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays & Fridays
10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
We offer diapers, infant and child food and items like infant formula, jars of baby food, infant cereal, and other items for infants and young children. This program is supported through a partnership with Westside Baby.
*Please bring copy of child birth certificate or baby footprints, if birth certificate is unavailable.*
*One visit per month for services, and one visit per month to order larger items*
MOBILE FOOD BANK PROGRAM
Delivering a fully stocked, twice a month, mobile food bank to seniors and disabled residents living at the following housing facilities:
Joseph House
Nia Apartments
Arrowhead Gardens
*Must be a resident of one of the above housing facilities to participate
HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM
We offer home delivery to those who have mobility issues or other disabilities that may prevent them from participating in our regularly offered Food Bank distributions.
*Must have a doctor's note specifying your need for home delivery*
AFTER-HOURS BAGS
NO-COOK BAGS
We offer food assistance to those customers arriving outside of our normal distribution hours and/or for those who do not have access to cooking facilities or equipment.
After-Hours Bags - Available to those who need emergency food assistance - Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m.
No-Cook Bags - Available to those who need no-cook food assistance - Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m.
WHITE CENTER Heights
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Through a partnership with King County, we manage the Community Garden at the White Center Heights Park.
If you are interested in gardening but do not have room, we have extra plots for the community to grow food in!