Upper Valley MEND

Das thrift haus/jubilee global gifts: Upper Valley mends two retail stores serve the community and proceeds support other Mend programs. Jubilee global gifts is a fair-trade retail store selling hand-crafted items from around the devleoping world. Das thrift haus is the Upper wenatchee valleys home for low-cost clothing, houshold goods and unexpected treasures.

Emergency fianncial assistance: emergency financial assistance services help local residents in need throughout the year with emegency shelter, rent and utility payments, fuel and transportation assistance, and payments for medical or dental care or past medical debt. This programs full time social worker also provides case management and ongoing support for those in need.

Community cupboard: the community cupboard began as a small food bank started by local churches in 1983 and has grown both in size and services over the years since. Localed in a space donated by the city of leavenworth, the community cupboard is a full-service free grocery store open to anyone in need. The cupboard provides people in the region with much needed food and hygiene items on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. It is one of the few food banks in the region open six days per week. Community cupboard provides seasonal specialty programs, such as swim lessons vouchers for children at the local pool and gifts for children during the holiday season. Upper Valley mends produce gleaning program provides freshly harvested fruits and vegetables at the food bank. The gleaning program partners with local farmers and orchardists and utilizes volunteers to harvest excess and unmarketable produce and distributes this fresh produce to food banks through the two-county region.