Food Security for Children (FSC) works to eliminate infant and toddler hunger and malnutrition by providing age-appropriate, high-nutrition foods and essential baby supplies to low-income families through Seattle food banks. FSC also strives to prevent hunger-related problems by connecting expectant and new mothers with nutrition education — and the community resources they need to take care of themselves and raise healthy children.
FSC projects include:
- Baby Boost Information Fairs, connecting low-income families with approximately 20 community health, nutrition and social service agencies.
- Baby Cupboard Project, providing low-income families with essential infant foods and useful supplies through 20 Seattle food banks.
- Toddler Feeding Project, providing families with toddlers a balanced variety of age-appropriate, nutritious foods essential for healthy development through six Seattle food banks (while supplies last).
How you can support Food Security for Children:
1) Donate! Cash donations are always welcome, but we also always need donations of new or very gently used clean clothing, disposable diapers and infant formula — Similac Advance only, since it is the WIC brand. (Our storage space is very limited, so unfortunately we cannot accept furniture, high chairs, car seats or strollers at this time.)
2) Conduct an infant toddler food/diaper drive at your workplace or community organization! Useful nonperishable foods include tuna, peanut butter, graham crackers, juice and cereals. And as mentioned above, Similac Advance formula and disposable diapers are always needed.
3) Bowl to help feed hungry kids on Saturday, April 18th! Our Strike Out Hunger Bowl-a-thon benefits Food Security for Children along with Solid Ground's other efforts to end poverty.
Publications:
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Food Security for Children brochure
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Childhood Hunger in 24 Cities (November 2009): This report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors includes four of Seattle's anti-hunger programs among 45 best practices in 24 cities across the country. The report provides examples of successful approaches to meeting the nutritional needs of low-income children, including Food Security for Children (listed on page 48 of the PDF report).
Phone: 206.694.6755
TTY: 7.1.1
Email: fsc@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6777
Address: FSC
Solid Ground
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708