Thurston County Food Bank will be closed
Monday – Feb. 15, 2021 – in recognition of President’s Day.
PRESIDENT’S DAY CLOSURE
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Inclement Weather
Just a friendly reminder – as we are looking down the barrel of an oncoming snow storm – please be safe.
The safety of our clients, volunteers and staff is our #1 concern.
If you find yourself faced with dangerous driving conditions, please stay home until it is safe to drive on the roads.
We will keep Facebook updated as to any delayed distribution times or potential closures.
Thurston County Food Bank | Facebook
THANK YOU for taking care of yourself, your families, and this community – please stay safe.
Help TCFB by filling out your new volunteer application!
TCFB heads into 2021 with new Volunteer Management Software! We are excited to partner with VolunteerLocal to bring new efficiency, accuracy, and streamlined reporting to the management of our many wonderful volunteers.
But we need your help! All new, returning, and current volunteers need to complete a new TCFB volunteer application one time. For more information, please visit our Volunteer Page.
Home delivery for seniors 60+ AND those with a legal disability
The Thurston County Food Bank offers a limited home delivery program in an effort to protect the most vulnerable within our community from the spread of COVID-19.
We will do our best to deliver food to your home one time a month if:
- You are over the age of 60, OR
- You have a legal disability
- AND you physically live at a Lacey/Olympia/Tumwater address
The delivery counts as a regular full visit to the Food Bank.
Go to the Home Delivery Request Form to sign up.
Questions? Please contact our CSFP Manager. (360) 352-8597 x206.
Continue reading Home delivery for seniors 60+ AND those with a legal disability2021 Visit Structure update
I’m certain we speak for everybody when we heave a giant sigh as we change the calendars to 2021! In the New Year, we are updating Thurston County Food Bank’s visit structure.
As you may be aware, when COVID first struck, we changed not only our distribution model, but visit structure. We changed the visits from set counts and defined visits – to “unlimited” visits in the pre-bagged/boxed model. This was done in response to COVID – and all that the pandemic brought.
Beginning January 4, 2021, the visit structure will change to a maximum visit of
1 VISIT PER WEEK – PER HOUSEHOLD.
We will continue to operate distributing pre-bagged/boxed foods using our drive-up distribution models(as well as walk-up at our Client Service Center for those without vehicles, on foot or taking busses). It should be also noted, Thurston County Food Bank continues to need volunteers at all locations as we enter 2021. Through everything our Community has been through this past year, we are grateful for the phenomenal people we have around us – supporting each other through these difficult times.
January 2021 Drive Up Locations
Please Note: We will be closed January 18.
We worked with these organizations to create these drive-up/walk up events near you.
- Free food, all households welcome
- Please stay in your vehicle
- People arriving on foot will be served
- Keep 6′ of space between others at all times
January 2021 Drive Up Locations and Times
| Description | Who For | Where | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-04-2021 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-06-2021 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Saint Martin’s Drive Up | Open to all | St Martin's University Lacey, WA Base of the grand staircase. | 01-07-2021 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-08-2021 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-11-2021 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up - Other Bank | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-13-2021 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Rainier Emergency Food Center | Open to all | 11318 Vail Cut Off Rd SE, Rainier, WA 98576 | 01-13-2021 (Wednesday) | 9:30am-12 |
| Mountain View Church Drive Up | Open to all | 940 Israel Road Southwest, Tumwater, WA | 01-14-2021 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-15-2021 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
| Holiday -Closed for Service | Holiday -Closed for Service | 01-18-2021 (Monday) | 11am-3pm | |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-20-2021 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Saint Martin’s Drive Up | Open to all | St Martin's University Lacey, WA Base of the grand staircase. | 01-21-2021 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-25-2021 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| Rainier Emergency Food Center | Open to all | 11318 Vail Cut Off Rd SE, Rainier, WA 98576 | 01-27-2021 (Wednesday) | 9:30am-12 |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-27-2021 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Mountain View Church Drive Up | Open to all | 940 Israel Road Southwest, Tumwater, WA | 01-28-2021 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 01-29-2021 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
Holiday Closures
It has been a whirlwind of a year!
The staff at the Thurston County Food Bank would like to wish you all a peaceful, health-filled and restorative Holiday!
Thank you for ALL the support we have received – donations, volunteers, and encouraging words — they have kept us strong and going.
Friendly Reminder: we will be closed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
CLOSED:
December 24 & 25 (Thursday & Friday)
December 31 & January 1 (Thursday & Friday)
We are excited to turn the calendars and start a clean, brand-spankin’ new year with you all by our sides!
Change – First baptist Church of Lacey
The Church WILL give away Christmas baskets on December 22.
Then – The Church food bank will close from December 23 until January 5 for repairs and improvements.
December 2020 Drive Up Locations
Please Note: We will be closed December 25 and 31.
We worked with these organizations to create these drive-up/walk up events near you.
- Free food, all households welcome
- Please stay in your vehicle
- People arriving on foot will be served
- Keep 6′ of space between others at all times
December 2020 Drive Up Locations and Times
| Description | Who For | Where | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-02-2020 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Mountain View Church Drive Up | Open to all | 940 Israel Road Southwest, Tumwater, WA | 12-03-2020 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-04-2020 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-07-2020 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up - Other Bank | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-09-2020 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Saint Martin’s Drive Up | Open to all | St Martin's University Lacey, WA Base of the grand staircase. | 12-10-2020 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-11-2020 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-14-2020 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-16-2020 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| Mountain View Church Drive Up | Open to all | 940 Israel Road Southwest, Tumwater, WA | 12-17-2020 (Thursday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-18-2020 (Friday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-21-2020 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| Saint Martin’s Drive Up | Open to all | St Martin's University Lacey, WA Base of the grand staircase. | 12-22-2020 (Tuesday) | 10am-1pm |
| Rainier Emergency Food Center | Open to all | 11318 Vail Cut Off Rd SE, Rainier, WA 98576 | 12-23-2020 (Wednesday) | 9:30am-12 |
| Holiday - Closed for Service | Closed | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-25-2020 (Friday) | |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-23-2020 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-28-2020 (Monday) | 11am-3pm |
| Mountain View Church Drive Up | Open to all | 940 Israel Road Southwest, Tumwater, WA | 12-29-2020 (Tuesday) | 10am-1pm |
| CSC Drive Up | Open to all | 220 Thurston Ave Olympia, WA 98501 | 12-30-2020 (Wednesday) | 11am-3pm |
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This material was funded under the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious food for a better diet. To find out more, contact the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services at 1-877-501-2233.
Thanksgiving Closures
Thurston County Food Bank will be closed Thursday and Friday (11/26, 11/27) this week to reflect and rest.
This has been quite a year!
And, through it all, we have so much to be thankful for. To begin with, through all the trials of 2020, we have witnessed firsthand the generosity and kindness of our community coming together to support and care for one another.
What an astounding place this is!!
We hope you and your loved ones are able to enjoy the next several days as you reflect on those around you and all the things you are thankful for.
Wishing you and those close a healthy and safe Thanksgiving.
