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Yakima Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Yakima, Washington that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Washington page.

Northwest Justice ProjectFree civil legal help
Websitenwjustice.org 
Phone509-574-4234
Address311 N 4th St, Suite 201, Yakima, WA 98901

Northwest Justice Project provides free civil legal help to low-income people in Washington. Its Yakima office serves Yakima and Kittitas counties.1

Food

Northwest Harvest Fruitvale Community MarketFree grocery-style market
Websitenorthwestharvest.org 
Phone509-575-6956
Address1819 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima, WA 98902
HoursMonday, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, in store; Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, in store; Friday, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, drive-thru

Northwest Harvest runs the Fruitvale Community Market in Yakima, a free grocery-style market open to all community members. Shoppers pick food items as they would at any other grocery store.2

Yakima Rotary Food BankFood bank
Websiteyakimarotaryfoodbank.org 
Phone509-853-8918
Address703 Central Ave, Yakima, WA 98901
HoursFriday, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Yakima Rotary Food Bank has provided food in Yakima since 1971. It serves over 600 families each week, and everyone is welcome, with no identification or proof of income required.3

Social services

People For PeopleEmployment, transportation and senior services
Websitemypfp.org 
Phone509-248-6726
Address304 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902

People For People provides employment and training, transportation, senior services, and Meals on Wheels in Central Washington. Its home office sits in Yakima.4

Yakima Union Gospel MissionShelter, meals and medical care
Websiteyugm.org 
Phone509-248-4510
Address1300 N 1st St, Yakima, WA 98901
HoursMeals daily; dinner 5:30 PM to 6:05 PM

Yakima Union Gospel Mission serves men, women, and children facing homelessness, with shelter, meals, clothing, and medical care. It serves meals 365 days a year at its Good News Cafe.5

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Northwest Justice Project, Office Locations . ↩

  2. Northwest Harvest, Fruitvale Community Market . The phone number comes from the Yakima County food banks listing, Food Banks , not from the Northwest Harvest page. ↩

  3. Yakima Rotary Food Bank, Home page . ↩

  4. People For People, Home page . ↩

  5. Yakima Union Gospel Mission, I Need Help  and Home page . ↩

  1. Bellevue Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  2. Bellingham Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  3. Everett Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  4. Kent Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  5. Olympia Local Assistance Programs, Washington.

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