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New food bank facility seeks to change the systemNew food bank facility seeks to change the system
Sedro-Wooley, WA,
February 11, 2018
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The goal of the new Helping Hands Food Bank facility is not to make the operation bigger, said Executive Director Rebecca Larsen, it’s to make the need for the food bank smaller. “The idea is to get smaller by not just giving people food but connecting them with services that will allow them to not need the food bank anymore,” Larsen said. The 10,000-square-foot facility, set on 5 acres of land at the corner of Fruitdale and Wicker roads, includes space where other community organizations can set up shop. “This won’t just be a place to come for food,” said U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, who toured the facility Saturday with Sedro-Woolley Mayor Julia Johnson. “It’s a place for people to come to get resources that are available, to talk to others, to build a community.”
The new facility, scheduled to open in a few months, will be open 25 hours a week over four days. The current facility, located off Cook Road, is open five hours one day a week. |