Family Works

NUTRITION: FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN WALLINGFORD AND GREENWOOD, FOOD DELIVERY, STUDENT WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, NEW MOBILE FOOD PANTRY THAT REACHES COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY REQUEST, AND TEXT-TO-GO, A FOOD BOX ORDERING SERVICE FROM THE FOOD BANK VIA TEXT.FAMILY SUPPORT: FAMILY ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY CONNECTORS - ONE-ON-ONE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY BENEFITS, COMMUNITY CLOSET - FAMILY STORE WITH FREE CLOTHING/TOYS/BOOKS/DIAPERS/SCHOOLS SUPPLIES, MULTILINGUAL PLAYGROUPS, DIAPER BANK, PARENTING AND OTHER SKILLS TRAINING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, CHICAS DE HOY, TEEN PARENT ALUMNI GROUP, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, SATELLITE RESOURCE CENTER AT NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL. WE BELIEVE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY CAN BE MOST RESILIENT WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.

FOOD BANK: FAMILYWORKS SERVED MORE THAN 4,500 HOUSEHOLDS WITH FOOD BANK SERVICES IN 2023. WE DISTRIBUTED 698,898 LBS OF FOOD AND HAD MORE THAN 42,000 VISITS TO FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. OUR MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM GREW BY 114%. WE LAUNCHED OUR FARM TO PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SITES OUR MOBILE FOOD PANTRY VISITS TO 14. THE FOOD BANK CONTINUED TO ADD FARM PARTNERS AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE VENDORS FROM WHICH TO PROCURE FOOD, INCREASING OUR SPENDING WITH BIPOC-OWNED FARMERS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTORS FROM 13% TO 41%. THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM DELIVERED MORE THAN 9,000 BAGS OF FOOD TO PARTICIPANTS IN 2023, AND REACHED MORE THAN 340 HOUSEHOLDS DUE TO FAMILYWORKS' CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY AND DOORDASH. IN 2023 WE LAUNCHED A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN, BUILDOUT & OPENING OF A NEW FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE RENOVATION & EXPANSION OF THE FOOD BANK NEXT YEAR.

RESOURCE CENTER:THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (FRC) MOVED TO A BRAND-NEW LOCATION IN 2023 THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR NOURISHING COMMUNITIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. EVEN WITH THIS RELOCATION AND A PAUSE IN PROGRAMMING TO FACILITATE THE MOVE AND GRAND OPENING, THE FRC STAYED ON COURSE WITH THE PREVIOUS YEARS' NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED & SERVICES PROVIDED. THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER SERVED 768 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN 2023. FRC CONTINUED TO INCREASE ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ONE-ON-ONE NAVIGATION FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. COMMUNITY CONNECTORS ENROLLED 423 HOUSEHOLDS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT HELPED THEM ACHIEVE GREATER FINANCIAL STABILITY IN 2023. THE FRC ADDED MORE OPTIONS FOR PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS TO ITS SCHEDULE, OFFERING THEM TWICE PER WEEK DUE TO THE NEW SPACE, WHICH ENABLED US TO HOLD A TOTAL OF 66 MULTILINGUAL PLAY AND LEARN GROUP SESSIONS. THE FRC CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS TO CRITICAL BASIC NEEDS THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE COMMUNITY CLOSET, DIAPER BANK, AND PARENTING CLASSES. FAMILYWORKS CONTINUED PARTNERING WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS POP-UP FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AT NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL AND DEEPENED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SPS WHEN WE OPENED A SATELITE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AT BROADVIEW-THOMSON K-8 SCHOOL.