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FOCUS ON NUTRITION

At the heart of all our programs is a firm commitment to health and nutrition. We know
that low-income families often struggle for access to healthy food. That’s just one of the
reasons that two-thirds of the food we distribute are fruits and vegetables. But we go well
beyond that. Northwest Harvest is dedicated to a number of healthy food programs that
fulfill the special nutritional needs of infants, toddlers and school-age children.

Our Three Squares Program partners with schools
in high-need neighborhoods to provide backpacks
full of take-home meals and kid-friendly food for
schoolchildren at risk of hunger. Three Squares
completed its 13th year in 2017, filling backpacks
with more than 60,000 food bags for kids in need
every weekend and school break.

Cherry Street Food Bank’s weekly Baby Day services provide baby food, formula, diapers,
and healthy groceries each Thursday to 150 or more families with babies or children under 5.

Our Kids Summer Food Club provides supplemental groceries to families with school-
age children in July and August, partnering with 19 food banks in communities with little
access to summer meal sites. Kids Summer Food Club operates in 11 counties, distributing
over 4,500 kid-friendly grocery bags and serving nearly 7,500 children.