The Skagit Food Distribution Center, a partnership between Skagit County and Community Action, was established in 2006 as our county’s first ever centralized Food Bank Distribution Center. The centralized warehouse allows the county’s food pantries and hot meal programs to effectively work as partners, streamlining services, saving time and money – and it promises to yield more food for our county’s hungriest families.
Why is the SFDC needed?
Simply put, we’ve been missing out on millions of pounds of food per year! The lack of a centralized facility meant individual food pantries were on their own to collect, transport and store food. The centralized facility fosters cooperation and also makes it easier for those interested in doing food drives or otherwise supporting anti-hunger work to benefit all food pantries. The Distribution Center also successfully increases the amount of high quality local produce reaching food pantries through relationships developed with local growers. These foods are welcomed options to families who in the past have had limited access to fresh food products.
Beside central food bank storage and distribution, how else is this facility used?
- As a central location to hold food and fund drives.
- As a gathering point for anti-hunger coalitions, food pantries and school districts, hospitals, nutrition programs, gleaners, farmers and others interested in ending hunger.
- To help support local agriculture. Our Distribution Center brings fresh, locally grown produce to food pantries, meal programs, and other anti-hunger initiatives.
- As a coordination hub for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, providing monthly food boxes to low-income seniors and for the United Way Skagit Diaper Bank.
Skagit Food Distribution Center
A Coordination Hub
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing diets with 30 pounds of shelf stable foods like fresh and canned produce, cereal, juice, rice or pasta, milk, and protein. In addition to the shelf stable box, the CSFP program now delivers a 15 pound box of fresh fruits and vegetables. Our friendly volunteers deliver to all of Skagit county, with multiple delivery days available.
To qualify for this program you must be a Senior that is at least 60 years old and have an income limit of $1,632 for a single person or $2,215 for 2 people. If more than 2 people live in a household, the income limit will be higher. For more information or to sign up for this program you can call (360) 410-5023 or submit the form below.
Diaper Bank of Skagit Partnership
The Diaper Bank of Skagit County and Community Action have united to increase the availability of essential items such as diapers, wipes, and formula for families throughout Skagit County. This partnership enables both organizations to better serve the community by providing vital resources to those who need them most. The United Way’s role is to receive diaper donations and financial donations to purchase diapers, and then order the products. Community Action’s role is to receive shipments of diapers and other supplies and store them at their Skagit Food Distribution Center, which is the central hub for distributing food to 12 food banks and three meal programs. The United Way works with local partner agencies to distribute the diapers and supplies. This collaboration is innovative, because its leverage’s Community Action’s established warehousing and distribution system, while the United Way can work directly with donors and partner agencies to help the entire community make a bigger collective impact together than any of us can on our own. See more about the Diaper Bank of Skagit County here.
Access Diapers
If you’re in need of diapers, you don’t have to be enrolled in a specific program to access them. The Diaper Bank of Skagit County, a vital initiative powered by United Way of Skagit County, is here to help families in our community. They understand that diapers are a basic necessity for infants and young children, and we’re committed to ensuring that all families have access to a sufficient supply. For more information click here.
How It Works
