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Welcome to St. Leo Food Connection!

Pierce County's Largest Food Bank

From our beginnings in a Hilltop garage in 1982 to today, the St. Leo Food Connection has been a consistent source of nutritious food and caring for people in need throughout Pierce County.

We operate:

  • the St. Leo Food Bank, the largest food bank in Pierce County.
  • the Springbrook Mobile Food Bank.
  • a Backpack Program that provides two days worth of kid-friendly food to elementary school students on Fridays throughout the school year.
  • fifteen Summer Meals sites, providing children 18 and younger with lunch and a snack on weekdays throughout the summer.
  • the Sutherland Orchard, which provides organic apples and berries for our clients.
  • Leo's Garden, a demonstration and community garden located at the St. Leo Food Connection.

We take pride in distributing nutritious food, realizing that our clients are among society's most vulnerable: Over 50 percent of our clients at both the St. Leo Food Bank and the Springbrook Mobile Food Bank are children and the elderly. These populations are the most affected by a compromised diet. We require no proof of need from our clients, serving all Pierce County residents who come to us. All of our donated food and funds come from individuals, businesses, foundations, and other organizations.

UPCOMING EVENTS

5th Annual Wheels to Meals: June 6, 2010

National Letter Carrier Food Drive:
May 8, 2010

WAYS TO SUPPORT US

Drink Fair Trade Coffee

Weekend Breakfast at Paddy Coyne's

 

Plant a Row For the Hungry

Guilt-Free Drinking

NEED FOOD?

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PARTNERS

Emergency Food Network

Northwest Harvest

St. Leo Parish

United Way of Pierce County

Washington Food Coalition

Washington State Food Banks

Wheels to Meals

OUR MISSION

We believe that God, out of love, has created a world where there is enough food for everyone. We believe that because of this, everyone has a right to enough food.

 

More Than Just Food

Hunger impacts every aspect of a person's life. The food we provide our clients does more than help them meet their families’ nutritional needs. Emergency food assistance helps people maintain their housing and succeed in work and school by helping households better utilize their limited resources.

 

 

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