In their first full year as a member of our Multi-Family Program, Harbor Steps Apartments of Seattle rescued more than 600 lbs. of food, enough to provide 500 meals to their neighbors in need.
Harbor Steps Apartments was one of the 15 Equity Residential Northwest locations in the greater Seattle area that joined our network last December. Each property helps reduce food waste and fight hunger in the region by encouraging its residents to donate their food when they move. By providing thousands of renters with an opportunity to share what they can spare, Equity Residential Northwest and Harbor Steps Apartments are creating a sustainable solution to an urgent problem.
Our friends from ABODA of Seattle help make this partnership possible by volunteering to pick up the donations from each property and deliver it to a local food bank. In 2017, ABODA made seven trips from Harbor Steps Apartments to Northwest Harvest.
More than 915,000 people, including 1 in 6 children, in Washington state are food insecure. Thank you to the staff and residents at Harbor Steps Apartments, Equity Residential, and ABODA for working together to make a difference in your community.
Learn more about our Multi-Family Program.
