Vision

Food at First envisions a community where no one goes hungry, surplus food is never wasted, and every person is treated with dignity and care.

Goals

1. 1.For 10 years, our home has been a church basement. Volunteers have moved millions of pounds of food by hand. Guests have filled every seat. Storage has been improvised. Flow has been managed. We have stretched, rearranged, and optimized the space to its fullest potential. To increase our capacity to transform surplus food into a reliable community resource, we are building a dedicated facility.
2. 2.At our new location, Food at First will increase access to free healthy groceries in a market-style setting with the dignity of choice and deliver more daily meals in a welcoming group environment that reduces social isolation. Dining capacity will increase from 120 to 180 ADA-accessible seats, and food storage capacity will expand by 40%.
3. 3.Food at First will share abundance, connect people to resources, and offer a hand up, leading to physical and mental well-being. Our new location will allow expanded Kindness Services to provide everyday supports—showers, laundry, and safe space—the basic dignities that help people feel clean, comfortable, and cared for.