PSE and PSE Foundation take action during Hunger Action Month

Together, $200,000 has been donated to local food banks and pantries within PSE’s service area

Bellevue, Washington (9/19/2023) Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Puget Sound Energy Foundation are doing their part to help tackle hunger during Hunger Action Month this September.

They are joining the fight to make sure no one goes hungry by donating funds to 49 organizations throughout its service area. The nonprofits span across 14 counties within the state from large distribution centers to hyper-local neighborhood food pantries.

The annual campaign in September is designed to raise awareness of hunger in the United States and to combat poverty, inequity, and injustice so hunger can end for good.

“Taking action in the communities we serve is living out our company’s value of doing what’s right,” said Kim Collier, vice president, chief human resources officer of PSE and president of PSE Foundation. “This is just another example of PSE and the PSE Foundation’s joint efforts to provide support in our communities.”

As part of Hunger Action Month, PSE employees also have the opportunity to help combat hunger, by making a monetary donation that will be matched dollar for dollar by the PSE Foundation. Employees are also participating in food drives at various locations with local beneficiaries and some are donating their time and talent by volunteering at Food Lifeline or their local food pantry with additional PSE Foundation matching funds.

The PSE Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates independently of Puget Sound Energy.

Nonprofit organizations that received funding from PSE and PSE Foundation are listed A-Z within each county below.

County	Nonprofit Recipient
Whatcom	Agape Food Services: Whatcom County
Whatcom	Foothills Food Bank
Whatcom	Lummi Nation Food Bank
Whatcom	Nooksack Food Bank
Thurston	All Kids Win
Thurston	Olympia School District Foundation
Thurston	Rochester Organization of Families (ROOF) Food Bank
Thurston	Senior Services for South Sound
Thurston	Thurston County Food bank
Snohomish	Edmonds Food Bank
Snohomish	Korean Community Service Center
Snohomish	Sky Valley Food Bank
Snohomish	Snohomish Community Food Bank
Snohomish	Volunteers of America Western Washington
Skagit	Helping Hands Food Bank
Skagit	Skagit Gleaners
Skagit	Tri-Parish Food Bank
Pierce	Bonney Lake Food bank
Pierce	Emergency Food Network
Pierce	Making a Difference Foundation (Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank)
Pierce	Nourish Pierce County
Pierce	Puyallup Food Bank
Pierce	Puyallup Food Bank
Pierce	Sumner Community Food Bank
Lewis	Centralia College Foundation: Trailblazer Food Pantry
Lewis	Lewis County Food Bank Coalition
Lewis	Nature Nurture Farmacy: Food Is Medicine Project
Klickitat	Washington Gorge Action Programs: Goldendale Food Bank
Kittitas	APOYO
Kittitas	FISH Community Food Bank
Kittitas	Hope Source
Kitsap	Bremerton Food Line
Kitsap	Central Kitsap Food Bank
Kitsap	Helpline House
Kitsap	North Kitsap Fish Line
Kitsap	South Kitsap Helpline
King	Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)
King	Byrd Barr Place
King	Family Works
King	Food Lifeline
King	Harvest Against Hunger
King	Mt Si Senior Center
King	Vashon Maury Food Bank
Island	Gifts from the Heart
Island	North Whidbey Help House
Island	South Whidbey Good Cheer Food Bank
Garfield	Garfield County Food Bank
Cowlitz	Fish Food Bank Cowlitz
Columbia	Community Food Bank of Dayton

 

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Andrew Padula, 1-888-831-7250, psenewsroom@pse.com