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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 – with your generous support and support from Washington State – FareStart has provided 3.9 million meals to our most vulnerable neighbors.
We have partnered with organizations throughout our community to serve meals to youth, adults and families who are low income or
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This past summer, FareStart launched a pilot community-based mobile market with the hope of finding, “new ways to provide equitable access to fresh, healthy food to communities who are underserved, including those who have been
As the holiday season approaches, we cannot help but reflect on this past year. We are grateful for our community’s steadfast support of our students, graduates, staff and volunteers through our virtual training programs, events like Guest Chef Night at Home and our annual Gala Auction, as well as our pilot community
A Letter to Our Community,
I’m writing to share FareStart’s bold path forward -- our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan.
This plan builds upon nearly 30 years of listening, learning and evolving. It also is
In 2018, FareStart began the journey to deepen our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with the intention of being an organization that makes decisions that will create an equitable and just world. Our journey continues and the role of data to support
FareStart’s mission and vision remain constant. How we do some of our work to promote personal stability and economic mobility for those we serve is changing.
COVID-19 has changed everyone’s lives. The effects of it and its variants are far reaching and will continue to pose challenges.
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s that every individual deserves the opportunity to thrive in an equitable and just world. We remain committed to anti-racism and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). FareStart is taking steps in all areas of the organization to ensure our culture reflects these values and that we are working to
According to the Seattle Times, "... Food bank staff and public health officials predict it will take households several years to recover from food insecurity made worse by the economic instability of the pandemic. As federally funded programs for economic recovery draw to a close, experts
As 2021 progresses, FareStart reflects on our continued effort to navigate the impacts of the global pandemic and the road toward an equitable recovery. Reducing hunger and food insecurity, creating pathways toward economic mobility and advancing racial equity remain key priorities.
Thanks to your ongoing support and partnership, we will continue to move closer toward
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Over the past year, Marcus Bryant has faced one unprecedented challenge after another since joining FareStart as chief people and inclusion officer in late March 2020, shortly after COVID-19 hit. The pandemic upended FareStart as we knew it. We shut down our restaurant, cafes and catering, put all training on pause, reorganized