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Hopelink Redmond Market and Service Center

To register to visit a Hopelink market, please call 425-869-6000 to schedule a quick, easy phone appointment. Once inside, you will be able to select your own nutritious, fresh and non-perishable food and personal care items. Location - 8990 154th Avenue Northeast Redmond, WA 98052 Redmond Food Program Supervisor at 425-298-0010 Open Hours - Monday 1:00pm-4:00pm; Tuesday 10:00am-3:00pm; Wednesday 1:00pm-4:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm; Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm Email - food@hopelink.org

Hopelink Mobile Market

The Mobile Market distributes food around the community. Everything is free! We have a wide selection of fresh produce, dairy, and breads, as well as frozen foods, to choose from. You can also receive a prepackaged box of food with: soup, pasta, peanut butter, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, beans, tuna, and cereal.

Hopelink food banks, including Mobile Market, are currently providing pre-packed boxes of pantry foods, as well as pre-packed fresh items. During each visit, you will be able to pick up enough food for at least 21 meals. You do not need to call in advance.

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Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank

Walk-in clients are welcome! Bring ID for all family members and proof of residency such as utility bill or rental agreement for Woodinville, Bothell, Kirkland, Kenmore or Redmond. The residency requirement is waived for clients who are homeless.

Location - 17110 140th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072 - located on the ground floor Woodinville Community United Methodist Church Open Hours - Tuesdays 6:30-7:20pm ; Saturdays 9:30-10:20am Phone - 425.483.5252

Essentials First

We work to prevent illness and improve mental health, increase workforce and educational productivity, and strengthen community well-being by providing affordable access to basic hygiene products not currently available to millions of American families.

We would like to introduce the World Foods program for the following communities: Brazilian, Latinx, Afghan, African, Asian, Middle Eastern. Food Boxes will contain non-perishable items.

Location - 919 124th Ave. NE, Suite 103 Bellevue, WA 98005 Open Hours - Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. CLIENT hours for pick up of hygiene kits 11:00am-3:00pm Email - admin@essentialsfirst.org Phone - 425-502-7768.

Community Meals

Open Kitchen

Open Kitchen provides a free, warm, to-go meal every Wednesday night from 5-6pm at Redmond United Methodist Church. The primary goals of Open Kitchen are to promote a sense of community, marked by dignity and respect, to serve a warm meal, and to ensure no one leaves hungry. All are welcome!

Location
Redmond United Methodist Church
16540 NE 80th Street
Redmond, WA 98052

Hours
Wednesday 5 - 6pm

Phone
(425) 883-7553

School-Related Programs

Lake Washington School District:  School Lunch Information

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the USDA has funded free meals to all students. The USDA free meal waiver expires on June 30, 2022. As a result, the district will start charging fees again for lunch and breakfast starting in the 2022-23 school year.  

There will be no charge for those eligible to receive benefits for free or reduced meals who have a current application on file. To receive meal assistance benefits for the 2022-23 school year, a new application for free and reduced meals will need to be filled out. We strongly encourage all families who might be eligible for benefits to submit an application.  Applications for the 2022-23 school year will be available to complete online (preferred method) through Myschoolapps, or by manually filling out an application found on the district website.

Pantry Packs

Contact your child’s school counselor for more information.

Redmond School Break Food Box Program

Available to families identified by school counselors in select schools.

For more information, please send your questions through the Contact Us page.

The Little Free Pantries

A Little Free Pantry is a wooden box filled with non-perishable foods. They are built and maintained by caring individuals. They are available 24/7. These are not associated with the home nearby. Please do not approach the house. There is currently one Little Free Pantry in Redmond located at 20810 NE Union Hill Rd, Redmond, WA. Check the map on The Little Free Pantries website to find more pantry locations. Please note that the pantry listed at NE 102nd Place in Redmond is not operating.