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June 22, 2020

Silah (she/her) graduated from FareStart’s Adult Culinary Program in 2015 and the Apprenticeship Program in 2018. Her dream is to open a soup kitchen where people in need could volunteer alongside her, learn how to cook and gain a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

I was new to Seattle, living in a

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June 5, 2020

This spring, we hired nearly two dozen FareStart graduates to help us meet the growing need for emergency meals in our community. They have been primarily graduates of our Adult Culinary Program, a few graduates of our Foodservice Apprenticeship Program, and in one case, a young woman who is a graduate of

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June 1, 2020

Dear FareStart Community,

The tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery – along with the many other African Americans who have lost their lives due to police action – have laid bare the gaping wounds of racial injustice that have existed in our community and our country for generations. Our fellow citizens are hurting and the Black community is shouldering the pain and grief of hundreds of years of systemic racism and racialized violence.

Like the rest of

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April 30, 2020

Do you have a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)?  If so, you are one of a very important group of people who can do something of vital importance for our nation in the COVID-19 crisis.  The contributions to your DAF account are in place and waiting to be used as a life ring to non-profits and those they serve who are hardest hit by the pandemic.

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April 24, 2020

Image Credit: DC Central Kitchen

Across the country, members of FareStart’s Catalyst Kitchens network are nimbly adapting to the quickly evolving challenges that COVID-19 has presented to their communities.

Catalyst Kitchens (CK), FareStart’s national membership and consulting

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April 17, 2020

The day COVID-19 forced a pause in our job training programs, FareStart made a promise to continue supporting our students during this unprecedented crisis. And we have and we will — for as long as it takes, because we are committed as ever to investing in people and building community to transform

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April 9, 2020

Day by day, FareStart is making steady progress as we work to scale up our kitchens to produce up to 15,000 emergency meals per day — 600% more than our usual volume. All of our kitchens are buzzing with activity, as staff nimbly adapt to changes in protocols to protect everyone’s health and safety while providing nutritious

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March 26, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has impacted everyone. We have compiled these resources in an effort to help you navigate. They are

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March 20, 2020

FareStart is incredibly grateful for everyone’s support during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s humbling and inspiring to see everyone rally together to help each other and our neighbors in need.

We want to continue to keep our community informed about how we’re responding to COVID-19 as we work to make sure our most

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March 16, 2020

Today bringing our community together and caring for each other is urgent, and we need you, our supporters, more than ever before.

At FareStart we are rallying together to keep our most vulnerable neighbors safe, healthy and fed in this time of

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