Food Sources
Our food comes from a variety of sources that varies depending on many factors. Read more about the many ways we get food for the Community Cupboard below.
State-Funded Food
A portion of the food at the Community Cupboard comes from state-funded food sources. These include the Chelan/Douglas Community Action Council, which houses the food provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and other food collected through local food drives.
It also includes food from Northwest Harvest.
Grocery Rescue
The Community Cupboard is incredibly grateful to have partnerships with three Leavenworth-area grocery stores that regularly donate groceries to us.
In 2024, these partners donated the following amount of food to our food pantry:
Safeway: 47,392 pounds
Sage Mountain Natural Foods: 3,507 pounds
Dan’s Market: 1,853 pounds
Community Donations
& Food Drives
We could not keep the pantry stocked without donations from a number of different community sources and community-led food drives.
Produce Donations
Prey’s Fruit Barn
Bluebird Packing House
CrunchPak
Local Food Drives
Methodist Church
Lion’s Club
Holiday Food Drives
Purchasing
Although much of our food is donated, the Community Cupboard is unique in that it also purchases food to ensure we have enough—and enough variety—to serve our clients, who come from all over North Central Washington. This also ensures we can offer consistent staples, such as eggs, tortillas, milk, beans, and other items.
Farm-to-Food Pantry
Thanks to a grant, we are able to buy produce directly from local farmers to fill the pantry with fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Donations from people like you
Apart from all the sources listed above, we also depend on help from local community members, who either donate food or funds to help us keep the pantry stocked so no one has to go hungry.
Feeding Our Community
