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Neighbors in Need Saturday Morning
Help us help those in need. Your donations and service are greatly appreciated! Please connect with us for more information on how to donate or to learn about volunteer opportunities.
Our goal is to give our neighbors a safe place for a hot meal, needed clothing, and a bag of groceries to get through the weekend.
Guests gather every Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. served by rotating teams of volunteers.
Come visit us at Trinity Lutheran Church 6215 196th Street SW in Lynnwood or call 425-778-2159.
General Resources
We hope you will find any one of the following local programs and community services helpful.
— Lifelong
We remove barriers to health with relentless compassion so that no one faces illness and injustice alone.
Our wraparound care model supports the whole person by breaking down barriers and improving access to nutritious food, stable housing, and vital health resources for people living with diabetes, HIV, kidney disease, and other life-challenging illnesses. Our community support network fills the gaps in broken systems and ensures that everyone has an equitable opportunity to thrive.
— The Verdant Health Commission
The Verdant Health Commission is working to improve the health and well-being of our community, by educating and empowering residents to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Need help and don’t know where to turn? By dialing 2-1-1, you will be connected to a trained Information and Referral Specialist who can answer your questions and get you connected with resources. This could include help with rent assistance, job training, food, shelter, or support groups.
— Mercy Watch
We serve and are present to those living on the streets mired in addiction, mental health crisis and poverty, and to work with them for a better future.
We do this by providing basic street medical care, emotional and spiritual support, and needed supplies (socks, blankets, sleeping bags, etc.) to homeless men, women and children surviving in the area.
— Edmonds Food Bank
The Edmonds Food Bank is transforming lives and eliminating food insecurity in our community.
Jean Kim Foundation is an organization dedicated to creating pathways to success through education for individuals experiencing homelessness.
The Village
The Village is a short-term Edmonds College student housing at the Good Sheppard Baptist Church and is sponsored by the Jean Kim Foundation.
Hygiene Center
The Hygiene Center services are available to individuals seven days a week at 19726 64th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. The Restrooms are accessible from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Showers are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Hygiene Center is sponsored by the Jean Kim Foundation.
— Nest Mission
The Nest Mission is a Christian nonprofit organization serving the homeless to reclaim their lives through various ministries in the state of Washington.
https://nestmission.org/nm/bbs/board.php?bo_table=Mission&wr_id=4
— Edmonds School District
Edmonds School District No. 15 is the public school district of Edmonds, Washington. It serves the entire city as well as the cities of Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway, and Brier along with parts of unincorporated Snohomish County.
— Kids In Transition
We are committed to providing basic needs to homeless children so that they can live life without worrying about where they will sleep or what they will eat.
— City of Lynnwood Health and Safety Team
Community Health and Safety Section Outreach team consists of a sergeant, two officers, and a social worker. Working together as team, they conduct outreach to individuals who are often homeless and living with substance use disorders and/or mental health issues.
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
— Snohomish County Diversion Center
The Snohomish County Diversion Center is a 44-bed facility (32 men and 12 women) offering short-term placement and shelter to homeless adults with a substance use disorder and other behavioral health issues, diverting them away from incarceration and toward treatment.
— Emergency Cold Weather Shelter (CWS)
The South Snohomish County Emergency Cold Weather Shelter is a volunteer run organization that provides a warm place to sleep and a hot meal to anyone when nights are cold. For details and current conditions please visit – https://www.weallbelong.org/
Emergency Cold Weather Shelter (CWS)
Local Food Banks and Pantries
For those in need of meals here is a list of Churches, Missions, Food Banks, and Businesses that serve our local community.
Monday-Friday
Everett Gospel Mission
3711 Smith Avenue, Everett (425) 470-2550
Breakfast: 6:15am Monday-Friday; 7:15am Saturday & Sunday
Lunch: 11:30am-1 PM Monday-Saturday; 12:15 PM-1:15PM Sunday
Dinner: 6:15 PM Monday-Friday
Monday
Bethesda Community Dinner
5:30- 8:00 pm Bethesda Lutheran Church
23406 56th Avenue West, Mountlake Terrace; (425) 778-6390
Salvation Army
5:30-6:00pm Salvation Army
2525 Rucker Avenue, Everett (425) 259-8129
Tuesday
Christ’s Heritage Church
6:00– 8:00pm Christ’s Heritage Church
4100 Alderwood Mall Blvd, Lynnwood; (425) 774-1178
Salvation Army
5:30-6:00pm Salvation Army
2525 Rucker Avenue, Everett (425) 259-8129
United Methodist Church
828 Caspers Street, Edmonds
(425) 778-5833
Hours: Tuesday 9:30 to 11:30 am
Wednesday
Edmonds Lutheran Church
5:00-6:30pm Edmonds Lutheran Church
23525 84th Ave West, Edmonds; (425) 744-8090
Annie’s Community Kitchen
5:30pm Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
3215 Larch Way, Lynnwood; (425) 776-2444
Everett First Presbyterian Church
6:00-6:45pm
2936 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett; (425) 259-7139
Zion Lutheran Church, Everett
6:00-6:45pm
4634 S. Alger Avenue, Everett; (425) 252-1429
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Shoreline
4:30-6:30pm
14514 – 20th Avenue NE, Shoreline (206) 363-8100
Hands of Hope Food Bank
9506 7th Ave. SE, Everett
(425)355-5985
Hours: 2nd & 4th Wednesday 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Thursday
Salvation Army
5:30-6:00pm
2525 Rucker Avenue, Everett (425) 259-8129
North Creek Presbyterian, Mill Creek (last Thursday of the month)
6:00pm North Creek Presbyterian Church
621 164th Street, Mill Creek; (425) 743-2386
Northlake Christian Church, Bothell (second Thursday of the month)
6:00pm Northlake
19029 North Road, Bothell (425) 743-2386
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Everett—Interfaith Dinner Bell
6:00-7:00pm
2624 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett; (425) 252-7224
Westgate Chapel
22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds
(425) 775-2776
Hours: Thursday 11:00am -2:00pm
Friday
Everett First Baptist Church
5:15pm
1616 Pacific Avenue, Everett; (425) 259-9166
Korean-American Nest mission & Maplewood Presbyterian Church, Edmonds
6:00pm
19523 84th Avenue West, Edmonds; (425) 778-5248
Saturday
Trinity Lutheran Church—Neighbors in Need (Breakfast)
8:00-10:30am
6215 196th Street SW, Lynnwood; (425) 778-2159
Local Food Banks
For those in need of boxes of food below is a list of Food Banks.
Please be aware that most food banks require proof of address and a utility bill for proof of residency in each county. Transfers are often available if you are closer to a food bank in another county.
Please use the contact information provided for details.
Lynnwood Food Bank
Edmonds Food Bank
Mountlake Terrace Food Bank
Additional Food Pantries in Snohomish County can be located by visiting – FoodPantries.org
DETOX
If you are among the millions of people struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, there are recovery and rehabilitation options available.
— The Hand Up Project
Every person – no matter their circumstances – is inherently valuable. Our mission is to affirm that innate and immovable value by providing a hand up to a `better life for those struggling with homelessness, addiction, and the frequent and all-encompassing challenges that follow.
— Snohomish County Resources for Assessment & Treatment
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services for Low-Income Adults & Youth
Snohomish County Assessment & Treatment
— Washington Recovery Help Line
Suicide Prevention
For those in crisis or to learn more about suicide prevention please take advantage of the following resources
— Crisis Text Line
In a crisis?
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
Free 24/7 support at your fingertips.
— National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
1-800-273-8255
— Veterans Crisis Line
Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?
Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.
Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
Text 838255
Need Help 2-1-1
2-1-1 connects callers, at no cost, to critical health and human services in their community.
— Dial 2-1-1
Or visit https://wa211.org/
Neighborhood Youth Alliance - ON HIATUS
The Neighborhood Youth Alliance (NYA) program is associated with Trinity Lutheran Church and provides weekly support to homeless and underprivileged children to stay and succeed in school in the Edmonds School District.
NYA is held in conjunction with Neighbors in Need on Saturday mornings to serve children in need.
Many of our kids are well behind their peers scholastically and NYA volunteers partner with parents and caregivers to help bridge between home and school support in literacy and math.
Toy Shoppe
The South Snohomish County Toy Shoppe distributes donations of gift cards, cash, or new unwrapped toys at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood at the beginning of December annually.
The Alderwood Rotary, Toys for Tots, Edmonds Kiwanis, Edmonds Unitarian Congregation, Unity Church, and the Neighbors in Need organization at Trinity Lutheran Church are some of our local agencies supporting this Toy Shop event.
Your support and generosity will be appreciated!
Neighbors In Need is associated with Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood
As a congregation, Trinity is invested in building up and joining in God’s mission as one to nurture, love and serve all.
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