Hopelink food drive results from October 2013 for Church of the Redeemer

The people of Church of the Redeemer held a food drive for the Hopelink food bank on October 20 and 27, 2013. It was reported on November 3 that there was over 1,000 pounds of food, toilet paper, paper towels, and toiletries collected.

Parishioner John Pearson arranged one of the larger donations. He arranged to deliver a half pallet of food from Grocery Outlet in Kenmore. The half pallet of food was mostly chicken broth, with several other boxes thrown in.

In November, the people at Redeemer have two projects to assist in feeding people.

• Kenmore Movable Feast on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Dinner is from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Dinner is free. You do not need to bring anything.
• Thanksgiving baskets with all the necessary items for a complete Thanksgiving Dinner for the nine apartments at the Kenmore Family Shelter.

What is Hopelink?

Times have changed in the 40 years since a group of neighbors assembled a few desks and chairs in Bothell City Hall and started hunting down jobs for unemployed workers. What began as the Northshore Job Referral Service is today Hopelink – the largest social services agency serving north and east King County, Washington.

Hopelink has grown to provide 35 services to more than 60,000 people every year in these areas:

• Food
• Housing
• Family Development
• Adult Education
• Financial Education
• Transportation
• Energy Assistance
• Emergency Financial Assistance

Hopelink provides food for survival and nutrition education for self-sufficiency. At each of their five centers, Hopelink food banks offer food from every nutritional group, as well as baby items and personal care products. There are special distribution times for seniors and people with disabilities, and evening hours for working families.  Hopelink makes weekly deliveries to clients who are homebound.

Hopelink offers the Emergency Feeding Services (EFS) program.  EFS works with community organizations to help families and individuals in crisis to meet their short-term nutritional needs.

Church of the Redeemer

Community life at Church of the Redeemer centers on worship in the Episcopal tradition. Art and music vitally deepen this worship. Our faith expresses itself with service to people, locally to internationally.

Church of the Redeemer is in Kenmore, Washington, at 6211 NE 182nd Street. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. Contact Redeemer at (425) 486-3777 or office@redeemer-kenmore.org. The website URL isredeemer-kenmore.org.

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