Organization: Overlake Service League
Mission: To foster stability and self-sufficiency of Bellevue's children and their families through programs that feed, clothe and educate.
Activities: FEEDING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: Breaktime-Mealtime ends hunger by distributing Safeway food during school breaks to children enrolled in the federal free and reduced-price lunch program. In 2020, the program expanded to provide grocery-store vouchers while schools were closed due to the pandemic. For the year ended June 30, 2020, 2,850 students were fed.
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:Emergency Assistance: Keeps kids stable and in their homes by providing food and basic needs, eviction prevention and move-in assistance for families in crisis. In 2020, we allowed families to receive assistance with up to three months of rent due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the year ended June 30, 2020, 117 families received food and basic needs from our pantry and we provided 185 payments for 145 families facing homelessness.Holiday Adopt-A-Family: Matches families in need with sponsors who provide food and gifts for Christmas. For the year ended June 30, 2020, 626 children were served.
CLOTHING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: Clothes-4-Kids provides children with vouchers for new back-to-school clothes so they can begin their school year confident and ready to learn. For the year ended June 30, 2020, 492 children were served. Thrift Culture The Bellevue LifeSpring Thrift Culture supplies quality new and used clothing, shoes and household goods at affordable prices. Vouchers are given to families who cannot afford to pay. For the year ended June 30, 2020, 64 families were served.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Housing & Shelter