SeaShare

Mission

The mission of SeaShare is to engage the seafood industry in a collective effort to improve nutrition for the people served by food banks and feeding centers.

Description

When it comes to nutrition, seafood packs a punch, but is a rare commodity in food banks. SeaShare is the only nonprofit dedicated to filling this essential need.

More than 42 million Americans have limited access to nutrient-dense food. Higher housing, food, and fuel costs have resulted in increased traffic at food banks and food pantries. The simple fact is that healthy food is expensive. Low-income seniors, families, and individuals are forced to make decisions as to how to get by with what little they have. Often that means skipping meals or buying cheap, "empty" calories.

SeaShare distributes high-quality, first-run seafood that, instead of being sold in a market or restaurant, is distributed to food banks in Washington and nationwide. We work directly with FoodLifeline and its affiliates, as well as Union Gospel Mission, to serve their neighbors in need. 

Donations include a wide variety of species, such as salmon, Alaska pollock, and halibut. SeaShare has sent over 270 million servings of seafood to food banks in Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and across the country in the past 30 years! 

Getting seafood from the ocean into food banks is a complex and costly process. SeaShare provides the framework and logistics that allow a wide range of partners to work together to make large- and small-scale donations possible. By coordinating donations from fishermen with contributions from its cold storage, processing, and shipping partners, SeaShare leverages its network to enable the industry to give on a scale that can only be achieved from a collective effort. Every $1 donation to SeaShare enables us to distribute 6 seafood meals to those in need.