Stamping Out Hunger in Marysville We thank the hardworking letter carriers, dedicated volunteers and citizens of Marysville who donated to the May 11 Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. The 20,444 pounds of food collected will help stock MCFB shelves for months…
Marysville Community Food Bank
Feeding the hungry in the community since 1974
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Loaves & Fishes, February 2019
Marysville Keeps on Giving! Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, clubs, service groups, churches, fire stations, the police department, city employees, and countless students and individuals, many local families in need enjoyed a happier holiday season. Food, funds, gift…
Loaves & Fishes, October 2018
Can You Help with These Holiday Needs? All-City Food Drive: Nov. 3, 9:00-3:00. Please tell your friends and family to look for the red collection barrels at many local businesses kicking off the holiday season of giving. These barrels will…
Loaves & Fishes, May 2018
Marysville Stamps Out Hunger! We thank the hardworking letter carriers, dedicated volunteers, and the citizens of Marysville who donated to the May 12 Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. The over 21,000 pounds of food collected will help stock MCFB shelves. Leading…
Loaves and Fishes, February 2018
Thank You for Your Generosity, Marysville! Due to the generosity of local businesses, clubs, service groups, churches, fire stations, the police department, city employees, and countless students and individuals, many local families in need had a happier holiday season. Donated…
Loaves and Fishes October 2017
Holiday Needs: Can You Help? All-City Food Drive: Nov. 4, 9:00-3:00. Please tell your friends and family to look for the red collection barrels at 90 local businesses kicking off the holiday season of giving. These barrels will stay in…
Loaves and Fishes, June 2017
Thank You for Helping to Stamp Out Hunger A big thank you goes out to the hardworking letter carriers, dedicated volunteers, and the citizens of Marysville who donated to the May 13 Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. A big thank you…
Loaves and Fishes February 2017
Marysville: The Town that Keeps on Giving Thanks to local businesses, clubs, service groups, churches, fire stations, the police department, city employees, and countless students and individuals, this past holiday season was a brighter one for many local families in…
Loaves and Fishes October 2016
Can You Help with These Holiday Needs? All-City Food Drive: Nov. 5, 9:00-3:00. This event kicks off holiday giving at many local stores. Red collection barrels will remain at 80 stores throughout the holidays. Donations may also be dropped off…
Marysville Food Bank and Toy Store seek community support for local families in need
Marysville, WA – The holidays are just around the corner, and for many families in Marysville and Tulalip, it is a time of year that can bring more hardship than joy. The Marysville Community Food Bank and Toy Store are…
Opening Day Canned Food Drive ~Thursday, Aug. 22
FREE Gate admission with a donation of 3 non-perishable food items per person before 3 p.m.! Thank you for helping our neighbors in need! Sponsored by BECU
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With School starting in just 2 weeks I am gearing up for this year’s Food For Thought Backpack Program. It just amazes me how quickly the summer seemed to fly right on by. This morning I spent several hours working on statistics that I compile for grants and to help with budgeting the amount of food that the program will require in a school year.
So this morning I spent some time on the WA State School Report Card (OSPI) to gather school enrollment and free/Reduced Lunch information. Since they updated their website the most current information is from October 2017 for the 2017-2018 school year. The information floored me!!!!
Marysville School District
Elementary/ECEAP Levels
5,056 students enrolled
3,002 low income/Free/Reduced Lunch
59% of the students deal with hunger on a daily basis and 10% higher from previous year!
168 homeless students
Middle/High School Levels
5,693 students enrolled
2,739 low income/Free/Reduced Lunch
48% of the students deal with hunger on a daily basis
163 homeless students
Lakewood School District
Elementary/ECEAP Levels
1,172 students enrolled
562 low income/Free/Reduced Lunch
48% of the students deal with hunger on a daily basis and 5% higher from previous year!
30 homeless students
Middle/High School Levels
1,317 students enrolled
447 low income/Free/Reduced Lunch
34% of the students deal with hunger on a daily basis
44 homeless students
Last school year the Food For Thought Backpack Program delivered 18,684 weekend food packs to students with a total weight of 164,699 pounds of food which included food that was delivered to the school food pantries. After completing my budget I was happy that the weekly price per student only went up by .36 cents. But when you are looking at serving up to 650 students a week it does add up really quick. At $5.36 per student per weekend gives me a yearly total of $128,925.15. Yikes!!! I know but with the grants and support from this amazing community I know we can make this happen.
NO CHILD SHOULD EVER FEEL THE PAINS OF HUNGER!!
We are looking for donations of bottled water here at the food bank. If anyone has access to bottled water and would be willing to donate some for our volunteers and clients it would be greatly appreciated. It gets very hot in our building during distribution. Thank you!
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