How soon before closing do I need to arrive?
Clients must be at the food bank no less than 15 minutes before we close each day. If there is a line, you will be served as long as you're present to sign yourself in at least 15 minutes before closing.
Clients must be at the food bank no less than 15 minutes before we close each day. If there is a line, you will be served as long as you're present to sign yourself in at least 15 minutes before closing.
We serve residents of all zip codes! It doesn't matter where you live - if you show up to Eloise's you will be served. For Home Delivery we deliver to Tacoma, University Place, Parkland, Spanaway, Lakewood, Puyallup, Fife, Federal Way, Algona, and Pacific.
Yes. If they come to shop for themselves, they can shop for you and/or your family directly afterward (no need for them to wait in line twice). They'll just sign you and/or your family in at the same time as they sign themselves in when they get in line.
You don't need to bring anything to receive service at Eloise's Cooking Pot - this is the community's food bank! The only thing we ask that you bring with you is reusable shopping bags so that we can allocate more of our budget toward food instead of plastic grocery bags (plus it's better for the [...]
We weigh each client's groceries to keep track of how much food we give, relative to what we bring in. By keeping track of our inventory, we're able to make sure that we have enough food for everyone each week. The weight we record isn't at all tied to the client; we don't keep track [...]
The wait-time in line is typically no more than 20 minutes - we're always working on making it faster!
You can come to the food bank and get food every day that we're open! There is no limit. Since we're open 5 days/week, you can come 5 times/week (that's 20 times each month).
Yes. If you come to shop for yourself, you can shop for another individual or family directly afterward (no need to wait in line twice). You'll just sign the other person or family in at the same time as you sign yourself in when you get in line.