A warm meal on a cold day might be one of the foundation stones of humanity. Here’s a roster of food banks and hot meal programs in the central Seattle area. We don’t know that each has Thanksgiving plans and need for volunteers vary. Please post a comment if you have any information to share or if we missed a group that should be included.
For more details and information about equally important home delivery services, see Seattle.gov’s Emergency Food info page
We also should note that Piecora’s has offered a free Thanksgiving day meal — last year’s ran from 11:30 AM to 1 PM. We’ll check in with them to make sure they’re still on for 2010 and see if they need any help for this generous gift to the community.
Central Seattle Hot Meal Programs
COMMUNITY LUNCH on CAPITOL HILL
1710 11thAve. (on the corner of 11th & East Olive)
In the Parish Hall of Central Lutheran Church
Seattle, WA 98122
Contact: Don Jensen
Phone: 206-322-7500
Lunch (Hot Meal): Tuesday and Friday (12noon – 1:00PM)
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER
517 3rd
Seattle, WA 98104 Avenue
Contact: Lisa Hilton
Phone: 206-329-1570
Breakfast: Daily (8:30AM) must register with DESC first.
Dinner: Daily (6:00PM) only if you have a bed
Criteria: Overnight shelter residents only – Homeless men and women 18 yrs. or older. Priority Categories: Mentally ill, chemically dependent, single women, men 60 and older, physically or developmentally disabled or medically compromised (must be able to get in/out of wheelchair).
EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA
2524 16th Ave South
Seattle, WA 98144 Ave. So
Contact: Graciela Gonzalez
Phone: 206-957-4609
Lunch: Monday – Friday (12noon – 1PM)
Criteria: No restrictions; open to all
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
1215 Thomas Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Contact: Patty Turnberg
Phone: 206-622-1930
Lunch: Last Sunday of the month (12noon – 2PM)
Criteria: No restrictions; open to all.
Food Bank
1215 Thomas Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Contact: Patty Turnberg
Phone: 206-622-1930
Last 2 Fridays of the month (9:30AM – 11:30AM)
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL
508 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
Contact: Stacia Ratcliss
Phone: 206-325-0871
Pastries: Tuesday – Sunday (6:30AM – 12noon) serve coffee and pastries in day room
Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday (9:00AM – 11:00AM); closed the 1st
Criteria: Open to all; must be sober.
VIETNAMESE SENIOR ASSOCIATION
2323 E. Cherry St.
Seattle, WA 98122
Contact: Miguel Saldin
Phone: 206-695-7606
Lunch: Tuesdays and Fridays (10:30AM – 12:30PM)
Criteria: They must be 60 yrs. old and their spouses and adults over 18 with disabilities are welcome to enjoy nutritious meals.
1828 Yale Avenue
YOUTHCARE’S ORION CENTER
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Drew Le
Phone: 206-622-5555
Breakfast: Monday – Friday (8:30PM – 9:00PM)
Lunch: Monday – Friday (12:30PM – 1:00PM)
Dinner: Monday – Friday (6:00PM – 6:30PM)
Criteria: Serve only youth 13 – 22 yrs old)
Central Seattle Food Banks
Great resources!
Union Gospel Mission will be serving a Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 from 3-6:30 at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave.
Thank you for posting this and the information. I work with homeless clients down in Belltown, so will let them know about Piecora’s as well. Here is another great list of places – some have started yesterday with the free meals and continuing through all next week.
http://www.mealspartnership.org/?page_id=436 – then just click on Thanksgiving.
HEY folks – go buy the giant cheap turkeys, and then donate ….. the missions have giant freezers and WILL use them …. it is the best of the season, a good feast meal, for all!!
Thanks Justin for the list…. you are a sweetie.
It’s great that there are so many possibilites for the needy to get some free food. I wonder how often the denizens outside the Broadway QFC (the ones with the “hungry” signs) take advantage of these programs. It seems to me they could get a square meal twice a day every day of the week, with just a little effort. But then they aren’t really panhandling for food, are they?
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