Thank You To Our Volunteers!

Take a look at the Lifelong staff and what they have to say about our incredible volunteers!

I always trust that the front desk workers will take good care of my clients and keep me informed of things I need to know. They are always friendly, courteous and responsible. I love them!
~Megan, CRCS Coordinator

This organization was started by volunteers and they continue to serve as inspiration for all of us.

~David, Executive Director

Volunteers are essential to the kitchen!
~Jim, Executive Chef

The warehouse volunteers are the strongest, most generous group of people I have ever met. We could not do this without you and thank you for everything you do. You are my saviors!

~Spanky, Grocery Delivery Assistant

The volunteers could not rule more! They are truly the life blood of the organization. I can’t imagine what Lifelong would look like without them and am so appreciative of their time, energy and commitment.
~Katie, Bilingual STEP Coordinator

Each volunteer brings great energy to the work we do here at Lifelong. Be it a welcoming face at our front desks, a team packaging meals in the kitchen, a crew distributing meals and groceries on Fridays, or a That Thursday Thing group packaging condoms, each and every day is made brighter, easier and more unique because of our volunteers.

~Reno, Facilities Manager

David Richart's Interview on Comcast Newsmakers!

Check out David Richart, Lifelong’s Executive Director, on Comcast Newsmakers!

David talks about Lifelong’s nutrition-based food program, Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB), and how the economic recession has affected this program.  For 26 years, CSB fed anyone who walked through our doors and asked for help.  Now the program is at maximum capacity. We currently have over 400 people on our waiting list – and those are 400 people who are qualified to receive help from CSB.

Check out the interview for more information and to find out how you can help!

Lifelong takes fight against HIV/AIDS to South Africa

Lifelong is proud to be a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS here in Seattle and equally proud to participate in international HIV/AIDS-relief efforts through our membership in ANSA (Association of Nutrition Services Agencies). Through ANSA, we support the innovative efforts of South African nonprofit Ikamva Labantu, which serves children and adults impacted by HIV/AIDS.

In mid-October, Lifelong’s Executive Director David Richart, Board President Eric Snow and Washington State Senator Ed Murray were able to witness Ikamva Labantu’s pioneering work first-hand. Richart, Snow and Sen. Murray met with Ikamva Labantu staff to learn about new programs, including a pilot launching next year aimed at preventing mother-to-baby infection through breast milk.

“The prevention of mother-to-child infection through breast milk is critical to stemming new cases of HIV in developing countries,” said Richart. Richart, Snow and Sen. Murray also spent a significant amount of time in the field visiting South African townships that have been ravaged by HIV/AIDS. More than 5 million South Africans are living with HIV and AIDS and an estimated 250,000 people in the country died from AIDS last year. Hundreds of thousands of children have been left orphans by HIV/AIDS.

“We’re proud to support Ikamva Labantu’s prevention efforts and their work supporting HIV/AIDS orphans in South Africa,” said Richart.