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The organizations listed below would appreciate receiving nice quality fruit for their clients. Before delivering fruit, it is a good idea to call first. Ask whether they can use the fruit you have, how much they need, and when they can receive your delivery.

Don’t leave fruit at the address without making sure that the organization can use it.

You can give fruit to more than the organizations we provide but these should be a good place for you to start. And if you know of additional organizations, please let us know.

There is also a list (PDF) hosted on Solid Ground's web site.

Organization Address Phone
SOUTH OF SHIP CANAL    
Asian Counseling and Referral Service Food Bank 515 Tenth Ave So 206-292-5714/206-695-7542
Beacon Ave Food Bank, United Church of Christ 6230 Beacon Ave So, 98108 206-722-5105
CAMP Food Bank 722 -18th Ave, 98122 206-812-4940/206-329-9448
Cascade Immanuel Food Bank 1215 Thomas, 98109 206-623-3779/622-1930
Central Area Senior Center 500 - 30th Ave S 206-726-4926
Cherry St Food Bank, NW Harvest 711 Cherry St, 98104 206-625-0755
Chicken Soup Brigade 1002 E Seneca 206-328-8979
El Centro de la Raza Food Bank 2524 - 16th Ave S, 98144 206-329-7960 or 957-4636
El Centro de la Raza meals  2524 - 16th Ave S, 98144 206-957-4622
Esperanza Senior Housing 6940 37th Ave S, 98118 206-760-0202
Food Lifeline (warehouse) 4011 6th Ave So, 98108 206-545-6600x231 danit@fll.org
Rainier Ave Food Bank 4205 Rainier Ave S, 98118 206-723-4105
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Hope Place Women and Children's Shelter 3802 Othello St. 206-628-2008
Southeast Seattle Senior Center 4655 S Holly St, 98118 206-722-2550
St. James Cathedral Kitchen 804 9th Ave 206-264-2091
St Mary's Food Bank 611 20th Ave S, 98144 206-324-7100 x20
   
NORTH OF SHIP CANAL    
Aloha Inn 1911 Aurora Ave 206-283-6070
Ballard Food Bank 7001-24th Ave NW, 98117 206-789-7800
Ballard NW Senior Center 5429 -32nd Ave NW, 98117 206-297-0403
Blessed Sacrament Food Bank 5050 8th NE 206-523-0823
Family Works Food Bank 1501 N 45th, 98103 206-694-2723
Greenwood Senior Center 525 N 85th  
Greenwood VOA Food Bank 9747 Greenwood Ave N 206-782-6731
Hopelink Food Bank 15809 Westminster Way 206-440-7300
Hunger Intervention Program 3841 NE 123rd St, 98125 206-930-6583 
Phinney Lutheran Church Food Bank 7500 Greenwood Ave N 206-783-0637
Ronald McDonald House 5130 40th Ave NE 206-838-0619
ROOTS 1415 NE 43rd 206-679-4099
Sand Point Housing (families) 6831 62nd Ave NE, 98115 206-529-9450
Santos Place (single adults) 6940 - 62nd Ave NE, 98115 206-529-9224
Silvercrest Senior Center 9543 Greenwood Ave N (back of building) 206-706-0855
St John Lutheran Church/PNA Soup Kitchen 5515 Phinney Ave N  
U-District Food Bank 1413 NE 50th 206-523-7060
University District Youth Center 4516 - 15th Ave NE, 98105 206-526-2992 x31
University Presbyterian Church Street Youth Ministry corner of 15th NE and NE 47th in the U district  
University St. Ministry Teen Feed At a different U-District church each night 206-522-4366
Volunteers of America Greenwood  Food Bank 9747 Greenwood Ave N 206-782-6731
Wallingford Senior Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N 206-461-7825
   
DOWNTOWN/CENTRAL    
Angeline's Women's Shelter 2030 3rd Ave 206-436-8635
Bread of Life Mission 97 S Main St 206-682-3579
Dorothy Day House 106 Bell St. 206-374-4364
Downtown Emergency Serv Ctr 216 James St 206-464-6454
Downtown Food Bank 1531 Western 206-626-6462
Mary's Place at church of Mary Magdalene 766 Thomas Pl., 98109 206-621-8474
Noel House 1931 - 2nd Ave 206-441-3210
Operation Sacklunch/Compass Center 77 S Washington St 206-357-3272 (kitchen)
Rose of Lima c/o 1931 - 2nd Ave (Noel House) 206-441-1200
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter 318 2nd Ave Extension S. 206-622-5177
St. Martin de Porres Shelter 1561 Alaskan Way S (US Coast Guard Bldg.) 206-323-6341
The Josephinium 1902 2nd Ave 206-448-8500
The Westlake 2008 Westlake Ave (cor 7th, Westlake, Virginia) 206-340-0410
West Town View Apts
(Queen Anne)		 1407 - 2nd Ave W 206-217-0466

 

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Storing & Hauling Fruit

Fruit is fragile. Soft fruit, like plums, get smashed, and even harder fruits bruise easily. Packing fruit more than six inches deep means that the fruit on the bottom will be damaged.

It's best to store harvested fruit in shallow cardboard boxes (deep boxes increase the likelihood that fruit on the bottom will be crushed or bruised). Sturdy cardboard is also important for supporting the fruit, and smaller boxes are easier to lift and carry.

Avoid putting fruit in plastic bags. Since the plastic doesn't 'breathe', moisture produced by the fruit is retained in the bag, and fruit spoils more quickly.

If you need to store fruit overnight, put it in a cool place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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