Results from the 2021 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), a statewide survey of young people focused on their health behaviors, are now available. Data suggest mental health concerns remain with some signs of improved health behaviors, including a decrease in substance use.
Category Archives: Outreach
Lunch for the Break, Mid-Winter Edition
Lunch for the Break is working to make sure all Issaquah School District students have enough to eat, even when students are out of school over a long break. LFTB provides a week’s worth of free grocery items for each student in the family that can be used to make breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Donors: drop-off is Wednesday, February 12 at each of our three partner sites. Register as a LFTB donor and let us know how many boxes you can help provide. Download our UPDATED LFTB shopping list and visit your favorite grocery store to purchase the complete shopping list for each box.
Pressed for time? Skip the shopping and box packing and please consider ordering boxes directly through our partner agency, Supply All Kids – they will pack and deliver all LFTB food right to our distribution sites!
You can also make a financial contribution to Lunch for the Break to help cover the cost of fresh produce and bread
Clients/Families: Family pick up is Thursday, February 13 at each of our three partner sites. Register online to come shop for Lunch for the Break food at any of our partner locations. Registration is important as it helps us have the right amount of food available at each site.
March Outreach Ask
Our Council Outreach ASK for March will be canned tuna, soups, and pasta sauces.
These are the 3 biggest needs at the food bank right now.
Lunch For The Break – Midwinter Break Edition
Lunch For The Break
Help families in the Issaquah School District during Midwinter Break when free/reduced lunches aren’t available. YOU can help make the vacation fun for kids and lower stress for parents!
We have three options for donating to Lunch for the Break, including one very exciting new option:
- Download the shopping list at lunchforthebreak.com, shop for the food, pack your boxes and deliver to your chosen drop off location. Register as a donor for this option here. This is a great option for families and groups to get involved for the Lunch for the Break!
- Donate money to help us purchase produce, bread and other items for Lunch for the Break.
- **New!!** We have a new partnership with Supply All Kids – purchase a food box online and it will be packed and delivered for you! This is a great option if you don’t have time to shop, pack and deliver a box, but want to give something tangible. Click here to donate via the Supply All Kids special Lunch for the Break site.
450 boxes are needed by February 14! Which donation option will YOU choose?
Contact Rebecca with questions: rebecca@issaquahfoodbank.org or 425-392-4123 x11.
Volunteer Opportunity with the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank
The Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank will be introducing an additional client service time starting on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 to help meet the growing needs in our community. IFCB currently offers Monday Night Food and Clothing Bank hours from 5 – 7 pm and we will be introducing additional Wednesday night shopping hours as well.
Client surveys indicate that families would like us to expand our service hours and Wednesday nights appear to be the perfect time to do that. We’re looking for volunteers to work Wednesday nights (4:30 pm to 7:15 pm.) in both the food and clothing bank, and we’re putting this ask out to our entire team. We need your help to make this happen.
If you’re interested in volunteering on Wednesday nights, please sign up online using the volunteer dashboard. HERE is the link to log in and sign-up. Please sign-up today. We’re hoping to fill the first three Wednesday shifts before we post more.
Questions can be directed to:
Megan Edwin
Volunteer Coordinator
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
425-392-4123, ext. 10
Turkey & Grocery Giveaway – November 18th
1,500 TURKEY AND GROCERIES GIVEAWAY
November 18, 2017 | Begins at 9 am
(1,500 turkeys between Issaquah & West Seattle. While supplies last.) Eastridge Church at 24205 SE Issaquah Fall City Rd in Issaquah or 4500 39th Avenue SW in Seattle
No proof of need required. While supplies last.
- Free turkey and bag of groceries
- Free adult and children’s coats
- Free haircuts (Issaquah only)
- Free Bibles
GET INVOLVED
We need YOU to make this a success!
Seeking hair stylists:
Are you a hair stylist and want to donate your time to this event? We’d be delighted to hear from you. Email us for more info and to get involved.
Event day:
The turkey giveaway takes lots of volunteers to happen. We would love for you to join the event day volunteer team!
Volunteer at the Issaquah Giveaway
Volunteer at the West Seattle Giveaway
Donate coats and gloves:
Our goal is to give away 1,000 coats and gloves at the Issaquah campus. Between October 23 and November 17 drop off new or gently used men’s, women’s and children’s coats at the Issaquah campus.
Holiday Gift Barn – 2017
The holidays are rapidly approaching and the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank has updated their Holiday Gift Barn program information for this season.
| For information about donations, volunteering, or for being a recipient: https://issaquahfoodbank.org/holiday-gift-barn |  |
One Love Escalation Film & Workshop – October 17th, 2017
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 • 6:30pm
LHS Performing Arts Center
High school students grades 9-12 are invited to attend
(Parents can come too!)
(because of mature content, younger children will not be admitted)
Sponsored by One Love • Hosted by the Liberty High PTSA
Download the FLYER here
Click here to register for this FREE event (Evite)
One Love is working to end relationship violence by educating young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships and mobilizing them in a movement for change. Below is a bit of information about One Love – this short video also provides a helpful overview. One Love was created to honor the memory of Yeardley Love, a UVA senior who was killed by her ex-boyfriend just weeks before graduation. After her death, Yeardley’s family and friends were shocked to learn that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will be in an abusive relationship in his or her lifetime and that young women ages 16-24 are at 3x greater risk.
Today One Love works to give others the information that Yeardley and her friends and family didn’t have about what unhealthy and potentially dangerous relationship behaviors look like, empowering them to help themselves and their friends. To do this, One Love partners with high schools, colleges, and community groups, to provide digital campaigns and the film-based Escalation Workshop
Check out these One Love Couplets….Couplets are brief animated messages that define the difference between a good relationship and an unhealthy one. If you see 3 or more of these warning signs in your relationship, it’s a problem. Don’t be ashamed to tell someone when #thatsnotlove
Introduction to American School System – October 29, 2015
Introduction to the American School System — Who are we in the Issaquah School District?
Join us on Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Issaquah Valley Elementary School (555 NW Holly Street, Issaquah) to learn about the American education system and the Issaquah School District. District parents and staff will share information and answer your questions. Free childcare and snacks will be provided during the event.
Interpretation is available in Mandarin, Spanish, and Korean. If you need interpretation in another language, please contact: Rosann Rankin by October 21 at Rankinr@issaquah.wednet.ed
Questions? Email us at:
Spanish Speakers: Marisol: ISDHispanic@outlook.com
Chinese Speakers: Liang: ISDMandarin@outlook.com
European Speakers: Lotte: ISDEuropean@outlook.com
Korean Speakers: June: ISDKorean@outlook.com
Indian Speakers: Toral: ISDIndian@outlook.com
English Speakers: Rosann: Rankinr@issaquah.wednet.edu