Dear Clients & Friends,

We are excited to kick off our end of the year food drive supporting both the Highline Food Bank and the Highline School District's Project N.O.W .

Project N.O.W is a program that supports Highline Public School students in need with a free backpack full of food to take home for the weekend—all school year. The program was started by a small team of individuals, including Highline District employees and community volunteers, who recognized the urgency in helping our students struggling with hunger. 

75% of the Highline School District’s student body lives below the poverty line . Many Highline students have little-to-no food at home, are poverty-stricken, and in some cases homeless or are in transitional housing. With Project N.O.W., a weekend's supply of food is sent home with our most vulnerable students each Friday in a backpack. The empty backpack is returned on Monday, the Highline Area Food Bank fills empty bags on Wednesdays, and the process repeats itself each week. 

Currently the schools served through the Project N.O.W. program include: Highline High School, Sylvester Middle School, Gregory Heights Elementary, Seahurst Elementary, Cedarhurst Elementary, and Hilltop Elementary. CHOICE is currently in the process of setting up an onsite food pantry and our hope is to help both New Start and Evergreen High School set up their on site food pantries!

You can drop off your donation (suggested items listed below) at our office M-F from 8am to 5pm at 654 S. 152nd Street Burien, WA 98148 .

We will be collecting through January 15th, 2018!
A typical weekend backpack includes:
Box of Mac -n-Cheese
Cup of Noodles
Top Ramen
Canned Chili, Ravioli, or Spaghetti
Powerbars (3) 
Small shelf-stable milk
A couple snack items 
Fruit cup
Apple sauce cup
Instant Oatmeal packet
Mini box of cereal
Juice
Fresh fruit
Peanut butter (1x per month)
On Site High School Food Pantries Include:
Milk: 1-2 quarts of shelf stable milk 
Butter: tub of margarine (Butter and milk are for staff to make Mac-n-cheese for students needing dinner during the week)
4 loaves of Bread, 
Jar of jelly (for sandwiches made at school)
Juice boxes
Crackers and cheese
Crackers and Peanut Butter
Instant Oatmeal
Protein bars
Breakfast bars
Energy bars
Cup of Soup:
Cup of Apple Sauce
Cup of Fruit
Individual pop-top tuna or chicken (no can opener needed) 
Apples
Other healthy snack items are welcome, as well as foods that can be prepared in their own containers. (Mac and cheese in a cup, oatmeal already in a cup, soup in a cup, etc).
Project N.O.W.’s goal is to prevent as many Highline students as possible from going hungry over the weekend when school-provided meals aren’t an option. Costs for a year’s supply of weekend food is estimated at $200 per student, however, the Highline Area Food Bank supports 50% of the cost of the program. Therefore, the Highline Schools Foundation is able to supply a student with a year’s worth of backpacks for just $100. We are actively raising funds for Project N.O.W. to expand the program into the north and south ends of our district. We will gratefully accept financial contributions to be delivered as well. Please make your check payable to Highline Schools Foundation with Project N.O.W. in the memo line.
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