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March 13, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, our thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted.

Many of those at risk are the people we serve every day, so we wanted to share with you how we have been responding with the information below.

Even in the midst of this crisis, FareStart is doing what it has done for nearly 30 years – feeding communities in need while providing job training opportunities.

In fact, we’re gearing up to serve more meals than ever before.

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March 5, 2020

The health and safety of our students, staff, clients, volunteers and supporters are FareStart’s top priority. As the COVID-19 situation escalates in our community, we wanted to share what FareStart is doing to help ensure its programs and social enterprise businesses continue to run smoothly – and safely. We are taking the following

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January 14, 2020

Dear FareStart community,

FareStart has always been about more than its restaurants, cafes and catering. Everything we do is centered around our mission of transforming lives through food, life skills and job training. 

With this in mind, we have made the difficult decision to close our restaurant Maslow’s

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January 6, 2020

The FareStart Community Council was first established in 2017 and is made up of a diverse set of advocates who amplify our work and drive community engagement. They come from a broad spectrum of

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January 6, 2020

FareStart’s youth programs have grown over the years because the underlying causes of youth poverty and homelessness continue to be a big challenge for the community, and the needs of many young people are still going unmet – the need for a new beginning. 

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December 19, 2019

With the holidays in full swing, we wanted to give you something in appreciation of all your support of FareStart students this year – a special recipe from our VP of Culinary Operations, Chef Wayne Johnson.

This Osso Bucco will be sure to get the conversation started around the dinner table and is a great way to 

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November 27, 2019

Raising funds for a cause you believe in is a worthy use of your time and efforts. As a FareStart Champion, you are saying to your friends and family that FareStart means something to you. We want you to be as successful as you can be to support our students.

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November 27, 2019

The Rainier Club is a downtown social club in the heart of Seattle that has roots going back to before Washington was even a state. 

The club houses a restaurant, two different bars, outdoor dining and 11 banquet rooms. The kitchen that produces all of the food is also the workplace of several FareStart Adult Culinary Program

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