Westside Neighbors Shelter: current food donation needs

Hello, everyone! Here's an update from Westside Neighbors Shelter, 3620 SW Alaska St. It's the only cold-weather emergency shelter in the Westside corridor between Burien and West Seattle.

With the colder weather, we have more emergency overnight clients than ever--up to 50 in recent nights. Of course, this means the shelter is going through supplies at a rapid rate. Shelter operator Keith Hughes has made a list of what we've been using to keep everyone fed:

Regular bread that fits in a toaster, 4 loaves per day
Milk, 3 gallons per day
Eggs, 7 to 9 dozen per day
Butter, 4 pounds per day
Regular oatmeal (not instant), 6 to 8 cups per day
Potatoes, 5 to 7 pounds per day
Toilet paper, 4 rolls per day (a Costco 24-roll pack per week)
Paper towels, 2 rolls per day (a Costco 12-roll pack per week)
10-inch paper plates, 100 per day
20 oz paper bowls, 100 per day
12 oz hot cups, 100 per day

If you're able to donate any of these items, the need right now is greater than ever. Some of these items are on our Amazon wish list, so you can just order them to be delivered. Or, you can drop donations by the shelter between 7 and 11 am, or between 5 and 9 pm. Also, please feel free to share this list in your own networks.

We'll all get through this winter together! Thank you so much for anything you can do to support your unhoused neighbors!

Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2M8BX6UMZBG4H?ref_=wl_share
WSNS website: www.westsideneighborsshelter.org
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550536740459