About Us

Now in our 36th year, Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen is a vital safety net that fills nutritional gaps for women and children in need while fostering dignity and respect, both within our restaurant and in the community. WCFR is two-time AGORA award winner for nonprofit excellence. In March of 2020, we made a transformative shift to address the growing need for nutritional support in our community. Since that time, we have provided more than 4 million meals to local women and children.

WCFR serves women, children, seniors, and teens who struggle with nutrition insecurity and poverty that stem from a range of root causes. The pandemic has affected our entire community, but data shows women are disproportionately impacted by the financial crisis prompted by the pandemic. Women’s employment re-stabilization will lag years behind that of men, making our services more vital than any time during our thirty-six year history.

We also prepare nutritious meals for organizations throughout the community, working collaboratively with agencies providing housing, shelter services, domestic violence assistance, child care and protection, and LGBTQ+ support. These unique partnerships connect our most vulnerable citizens with basic needs and healthy options for improved quality of life.

Safety, dignity, self-sufficiency, and mutual respect are vital components of our services. We’re committed to helping create a vibrant and robust community and future. Food insecurity is defined as having unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. In Spokane County, food insecurity affects 75,000 people – 15% of our residents and 1 in 5 children.

As grateful stewards of our community’s generosity, we ask you to support our mission by becoming a Dinner on the Farm sponsor, attendee, donor, volunteer - or all four. Every dollar makes a difference and every hour of your time represents a nonrenewable gift of lasting impact. Let’s work together to solve hunger in our community.