FareStart
Founded1988 (1988)
FounderDavid Lee
Type501(c)(3)
FocusHomelessness
Coordinates47°36′55″N 122°20′15″W / 47.615193°N 122.337471°W / 47.615193; -122.337471
Area served
Seattle, Washington, US
ServicesVocational education, job placement
Websitefarestart.org
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FareStart is a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington, US, that provides restaurant industry job training for the disadvantaged and homeless.[1]

History

FareStart originally started as a for-profit provider of meals to homeless shelters under the name Common Meals, but became a non-profit in 1992.[2] Common Meals was established in 1988 by David Lee.[3]

In 2011, FareStart received the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from the James Beard Foundation. [4]

In March 2020, FareStart converted their operations to feed those in need during the global coronavirus pandemic. [5] Food was donated from restaurants and organizations that had to close down.  Precautions were made to keep the staff safe while they prepared meals for 70 local organizations.  As of May 2023, they have produced 5.9 million meals and enrolled close to 600 people in their training programs.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Angela Stowell is the new CEO of Seattle's FareStart". The Seattle Times. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ↑ Prinzing, Debra (March 1, 1998). "FareStart expands its job-training menu". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Humphrey, Clark (2007). Seattle's Belltown. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4816-6.
  4. ↑ Vinh, Tan (2011-05-09). "FareStart honored at 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards in New York". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. ↑ Clement, Bethany Jean (2020-04-22). "Here's how Seattle's FareStart is massively upping its game to feed those newly in need". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ↑ Zhou, Amanda (2023-05-05). "Layoffs hit FareStart; food aid will sufferNonprofit FareStart announces layoffs; prepared meal program affected". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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