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About Us

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 serves nutritious restaurant-style meals three times weekly, provides healthy meals to 24 other local nonprofit programs in our community, and offers a weekly nutrition education class. Our partner agencies provide services such as job training, homeless shelters, domestic violence assistance, child care, after school programs, and support for youths. This unique collaboration connects our most vulnerable citizens with basic needs to improve their quality of life.

Safety, dignity, self-sufficiency and mutual respect are key components of our services. We’re committed to helping create a strong and vibrant community and future. Food insecurity is defined as having unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. In Spokane County, this problem affects at least 73,000 people – fully 15% of our residents and about 1 out of 4 children (USDA 2013). We leverage 50 tons of donated food and 16,000 volunteer hours annually to provide our services. We operate with a small staff of 7.5 FTEs and 150 volunteers each week.