1.       The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry kicks off this year with a region-wide food drive being held in September and October at grocery stores throughout the Eastside.   Join your neighbors and friends to help fill our local food bank shelves.  The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry, "Share What You Can," campaign collects food and cash donations during the month-long food drive to fill food bank shelves with non-perishable food items before the holidays.  Volunteers will help by greeting patrons at participating stores, passing out "most needed item" shopping lists, and thanking people for donations.   Find volunteer opportunities at http://www.eastsideforum.org/fooddrive/

2.       Eastside Baby Corner’s 7th Annual Pants Party is Sept. 10, 2016 !  Help EBC collect 5,000 pairs of pants for back to school, and then stay for the Wild West themed event, 10am – 2pm Eastside Baby Corner Hub at 1510 NW Maple St., Issaquah  http://babycorner.org/

3.       Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank’s 4th annual Recipe for Hope Breakfast on September 21.  The IFCB serves 400-500 households each week, or 1000 – 1200 individuals, and provides 8-10 supplementary meals per person.  More than half of those served are children and seniors.  Many clients have experienced a problem that snowballs into other problems – sudden illness or injury, job loss, abuse or neglect, loss of housing, loss of transportation, or lack of affordable day care. The thing that IFCB clients have in common is that they never expected to need the sort of help they find at the food bank.  The IFCB also provides clothing, toiletries, household goods, referrals to a network of supporting agencies, and special programs such as Groceries to Go, Holiday Gift Barn and the Summer Lunch/Lunch for the Break Programs that address food insecurity when students do not have access to the school district’s free/reduced lunch program.  Eastridge Church - 24205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Road, Coffee meet and greet will begin at 7:00 AM, The breakfast presentation will run from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM  request a minimum of $100 contribution  https://issaquahfoodbank.org/recipe-for-hope

Current Programs

1.       On October 17, the Dental Mobile Van will be located at Eastridge Church from 9 a.m, to 2 p.m.  Attendees must register in advance with Rebecca at the Food and Clothing Bank https://issaquahfoodbank.org/

2.       2. ENGLISH FOR WORK - AN ESL PROGRAM through Hopelink. Learn English. Prepare for Work. Free classes starting each quarter http://adulteducation.hope-link.org/what-we-do/esl/

3. OSLC Safe Parking can provide a safe place for Eastside families and single women who are homeless with no place to stay except their cars. No single men, please. Safe Parking times are 9 PM—9 AM. No campers or trailers. This is intended to be a transitional program for families to become stabilized and get into more permanent housing. Intake procedures are required and include criminal records check. Our Savior Lutheran Church 745 Front Street South, Issaquah, WA 98027 Leave Message @ 425-200-0669

4. Child Care resources: http://childcare.org/family-services/

5. Study Zone at our libraries ! Issaquah, Newcastle, Renton Highlands, and Sammamish libraries offer drop-in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors during the week ! Tutoring begins Tuesday, September 9, 2016.  The Study Zone schedule is updated frequently and occasionally the volunteer tutors may be unavailable for a scheduled session.  Please check for updates at http://kcls.org/study-zone/  or contact your KCLS library before planning to attend a Study Zone session.  

6. Life After High School Programs offered through KCLS SAT/ACT Math Preparation Tips, The World as Your Classroom, Secrets of College Admissions, Gap Year Study Abroad, College Success for Students with Disabilities, Get a job! The Intelligent Job Search, Your College Planning Checklist and more !    http://kcls.org/teen-subject/life-after-high-school-resources/

7. Find out if you qualify for a computers and/or free internet access: http://washingtonaccessfund.org/free-and-low-cost-computers/

8. Issaquah School District students with financial hardship may be eligible for a free computer.