From our E.D.

Celebrating 24 years of direct service to un-housed and food insecure families and individuals living in the greater Seattle area, OSL has served more than 3 million nutritionally dense meals since 1989; three meals a day, seven days each week. We currently provide more than 1200 hot meals daily to 7 shelters/transitional housing units, 3 youth day programs, 6 community kitchens, Nicklesville, the Real Change vendors, the Municipal Community Court of Seattle, and the Outdoor Meal Site.

OSL is pleased to announce our new partnership with Catholic Community Housing. In 2012 OSL picked up three kitchen contracts through Catholic Community Housing. This expansion has increased our meal service to 1200 meals daily or 438,000 meals a year. These contracts in turn help fund the no-cost meals we serve to the shelters, youth programs, community kitchens, outdoor meal sites, and other organizations that need meal support, but have no resources. We look forward to a long and nutritional relationship!


Beverly Graham ~ Hearts And Hands Together



What a great GiveBig! it was yesterday, and it was all thanks to you! Our community raised more than 11.1 million dollars for 1400+ local nonprofits. OSL's generous donors gifted us more than $11,300 during the event yesterday, enough for us to create 4500+ meals. As we awaiting word as to how much of the almost 1 million dollar stretch pool we secured from the Seattle Foundation, we are filled with gratitude to our wonderful supporters.

Our tireless staff works every day, 365 days a year to put out more than 400,000 meals every year. YOU have made that work possible, and for this we say again:

Thank you.

Current Items We Need
  • Milk
  • 100% juice (individual & large bottles)
  • Napkins
  • Paper Cups
  • Forks/Knives/Spoons
  • Foil wrap
  • Film wrap
  • Hair Nets
  • #8 lunch bags
  • Paper Plates (heavy duty)
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