Ready to start your food drive?
Over the summer, our neighbors visit Hopelink’s five Food Markets to shop for free, nutritious foods for their families. With your support, they can come away with more than just a cart full of groceries, but a renewed sense of dignity and hope, knowing they can count on the Hopelink community during these difficult times.
What items should you collect?
Food Items
- Canned meals
- Canned meat (tuna, chicken, etc.)
- Healthy cereal/oats
- Canned fruits & vegetables
- Grains (pasta, rice, quinoa, barley, etc.)
- Soup and broths
- Non-dairy milk – shelf stable (oat, almond, soy)
- Cooking oils
- Spices
- Salt, brown and white sugar, and flour (no bulk please)
Non-Food Items
- Baby items (squeeze food
pouches, wipes, diapers
size 4 – 7) - Hygiene items (feminine products, toothpaste, toothbrushes)
- Adult briefs all sizes
- Paper items (toilet paper,
paper towels) - Household items (Clorox wipes, reusable bags, utensils)
Summer Items
- Bumble Bee Rice Bowls/
Snack On The Run Kits, etc. - Tuna (in pouches)
flavored/seasoned - Juice (full gallons, boxes)
- Nut/Seed Butters (almond, sunflower, peanut)
- Jelly (no glass jars)
- Mac & Cheese (individual cups)
- Snacks (trail mix, crackers, fruit bars/leather, seaweed)
- Applesauce/fruit cups
- Campbell’s Snacking Soups
- Children’s protein shakes
- Ready to eat meals
- Ready Rice (Rice-A-Roni etc.)
- Beanvivo pouches
Hopelink’s Food Team also keeps a list of our current most needed items on our Amazon Wish List. There you can buy food and household items to be shipped directly to our Market. Please note that Hopelink does not receive the donor’s name and contact information from Amazon for items purchased via our Wish List.
Hopelink is here to support your drive!
Tips and resources
Download our drive kit for tips and resources to guide you through hosting your drive.
Ready to drop off your donation?
Donations can be dropped off at any of our 5 Markets. Please contact us at drives@hopelink.org or 425-869-2440 for up to date donation drop off hours. We find it helpful if you are able to let us know when you plan to stop by with your donation so we can give the appropriate food market staff and volunteers a heads up.
Spread the word!
Download our media kit to access drive flyers and digital assets such as logos, images, or banners to help with your social media posts.
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