It’s Time to GiveBIG!

Are you ready to feed community and plant the seeds of justice? We need you now more than ever.

GiveBIG is May 5th & 6th (with extended donations until 5/15), and you have the opportunity to join thousands of your neighbors in supporting the local organizations that cultivate sustainable social change in the Seattle area.

Here at RVFB we were already growing rapidly due to the ever-expanding need for food in Seattle communities. COVID-19 has created unprecedented levels of need that we must address NOW, and we know that this level of need for food is not going to go back down to what it was before.

Because of COVID-19, we have increased our K-12 backpack program from 350/ week to 500/ week, our to-go meals from 1,000/month to 2,000/week, and our home grocery delivery from 300/week to 1,200/week. 

We are excited to announce that this year the first $36,000 that donors like YOU give to RVFB will be doubled! If you donate $25, we’ll get $50. This money will go to our five core programs, which include our general distribution, home delivery, to-go bags, 360 support, and backpack programs. These programs work together to address the complex factors that contribute to food insecurity and cyclical poverty.

As we reflect on how your generous donations have allowed us to feed our hungry neighbors and advocate for change, we are struck by the unrelenting urgency of food insecurity that has only been exacerbated by COVID-19. With Congress working to cut public assistance programs like SNAP, hunger will only increase in our community. Every dollar you donate during GiveBIG allows us to keep fighting for sustainable solutions to food insecurity and to continue feeding our hungry neighbors in the meantime.