Please contact the service provider to verify information as some services may have alternate hours and/or offerings at this time.
Find a Food Bank Near You
- View a list of all Tacoma and Pierce County food banks at the Pierce County Food Banks website.
- Find an Emergency Food Network Pantry near you, with the Emergency Food Network interactive food pantry map.
- Find a mobile food bank at the Nourish Pierce County website.
Are you on one of the Pierce College campuses and need a free meal or snack?
Food and Hygiene Pantry – Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
Cascade Building, 4th floor by cafeteria9404 Farwest Dr. SW
Lakewood, WA 98498 253-915-3656
Mon–Fri: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Open to any/all students
- Snacks and single meals are available
- Small prepackaged bags of shelf-stable goods are available
- The Hygiene Pantry is in a cabinet outside of the Student Life Office and provides free basic hygiene products, including feminine hygiene products
- See the Maps and Directions web page for a Fort Steilacoom campus and Cascade Building map
Food Pantry – Pierce College Puyallup
College Center, Connection Cafe1601 39th Ave SE
Puyallup, WA 98374 253-840-8487
Mon–Fri: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Open to any/all students
- Non-perishables and canned goods are available
- Some basic hygiene products are also provided, including feminine hygiene products
- See the Maps and Directions web page for a Puyallup campus and College Center building map
Nourish Mobile Food Bank – Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
Parking Lot D9404 Farwest Dr. SW
Lakewood, WA 98498 253-383-3164
Wed: 4:30–6:30 p.m.
- New clients asked for name, birthday, address, zip code and names and birthdays of others in your household
- No one in need is turned away
- Weekly rotating stock of non-perishables, canned goods, vegetables, fruits, bread, eggs, frozen protein, and sweets
- Bags are supplied if you do not bring any
- See the Maps and Directions web page for a map of Fort Steilacoom campus parking lots
Are you low-income and want to apply for food assistance?
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Basic Food/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
This program helps low-income people make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food. If you are enrolled at Pierce College, receiving Basic Food may also make you eligible for additional support through Basic Food, Employment & Training (BFET).
- Visit the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services website for eligibility requirements, applications, and benefit information.
- If you are approved for Basic Food, contact Basic Food, Employment & Training (BFET) for more information.
- Community Services Office: 877-501-2233
Are you pregnant, a new or breastfeeding mother, or have a child under the age of five and need help feeding your family?
Department of Health Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
This program helps improve the health of mothers and children by providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support, monthly checks for healthy food, and health screenings and referrals.
- Visit the Washington State Department of Health WIC website for eligibility requirements and benefits information.
Are you a senior or disabled and need food delivered to your home?
Are you an immigrant who is ineligible for federal benefits and need help feeding yourself or your family?
Food Assistance Program
Provides benefits to immigrants who are not eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) solely because of immigration status.
Are you looking for free food from a food bank?
Pierce County Food Banks
- View a list of all Tacoma and Pierce County food banks at the Pierce County Food Banks website.
- Find an Emergency Food Network Pantry near you, with the Emergency Food Network interactive food pantry map.
- Find a mobile food bank at the Nourish Pierce County website.
- If you are high-risk, you may qualify for home delivery from the Emergency Food Network
Do you need a meal and have transportation in Tacoma?
Help Kitchen
Text "Find a meal" to 253-215-8101 to get a free meal for pickup from a local Tacoma restaurant. Text only. Must wait at least 3 days between text messages.