Designed for Good: Serving Needs, Spreading Love

About GWM

Good Works Ministries exists to serve the surrounding community through various services and operations such as the Food Bank, Thrift Store, Refugee Support, and more. We partner with local organizations to create synergy and deliver more benefit to those in need.  We’ve made a tangible impact already and looking forward to make a greater difference together.

Our Services

We are excited to offer these services to our community
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Food Bank

At Good Works Ministries, our food bank is a beacon of hope and sustenance, proudly distributing over 32,000 meals every month. Our pantry is stocked with high-quality food, generously donated by distribution centers and retail stores. While our primary focus is on supporting recently immigrated refugees, our doors are open to all members of the community in need. Together, with every meal shared, we bridge cultures, reinforce unity, and ensure that everyone feels welcomed and nourished.

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Thrift Store

Our thrift store serves as a nexus of community engagement and sustainability. Providing multiple volunteer opportunities, we invite you to give back and be a part of our mission. Shoppers can find a range of affordable clothing and household items, making it a hub for economical and purposeful purchases. As stewards of the environment, any unsold clothing is disposed of responsibly, ensuring our operations leave a minimal ecological footprint.

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Refugee Support Services

Beyond immediate relief, Good Works Ministries recognizes the importance of helping refugee integrate holistically. Our refugee support services extend to offering ESL classes, ensuring that linguistic barriers are smoothly overcome. Additionally, understanding the emotional and psychological strains of displacement, we provide counseling services. These offerings are designed to ensure every individual finds community – a sense of belonging, hope, and a renewed purpose in their new community.

We Need Your Support

Our mission has always been to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate, with a significant focus on aiding Ukrainian refugees and local families facing hardships.

Since our inception, GWM’s Food Bank has been a vital source of nourishment, providing over 30,000 meals monthly. This feat has been possible due to the tireless efforts of our volunteers and the generosity of our donors. Our logistics involve nightly pickups from various warehouses stretching from Seattle to Tacoma, ensuring that those in need receive timely assistance.

However, we find ourselves at a critical juncture. The program’s sustainability is in jeopardy without immediate financial support. Our current challenge revolves around the need for two refrigerated containers, which are crucial for the storage and sorting of donated food. With the summertime approaching and the temperatures increasing, we will not be able to continue to support the 150 families that we serve on a weekly and biweekly basis.

We are reaching out to you with a heartfelt request for financial support. We aim to raise $50,000 to purchase and install these containers and the needed refrigeration equipment. Your contribution will directly impact the lives of over 150 families we serve weekly and biweekly, many of whom are refugees from the ongoing war in Ukraine.

In these trying times, your support can light up the darkest of days for many. Let us come together to ensure that no family goes to bed hungry and that hope continues to thrive in our community.

Thank you for considering our request. Together, we can make a difference.

Our Testimonials

“It's good that there are kind people in the world, I don't know what drives you and why you need it. Well, I want to say a huge thank you from our family for helping people like us who fled from their homes and cities because of the war. And here, hundreds of kilometers away, we saw and felt that someone was worried about us having something to eat every week. You have no idea how much you do and we are grateful to you and we will never forget this!”
Svetlana, 30 (Refugee)
“Good evening! We are returning home to Ukraine and I wanted to thank everyone who touched us with their help and kindness, or simply treated us humanely! May the Lord bless your entire team, the church in this ministry, so that you would never know the need. Guys, you are doing the thing that is needed, blessings!”
Gregoriy, 34 (Refugee)
“I want to thank you for your great work, today the products were gorgeous, I also thank you for the clothes, God left shorts and summer pants for me, which cost a lot in general, and for us not working, it is God’s blessing. I had a brain operation in Ukraine, the tumor was 250 grams. I was blind, paralyzed, but for some reason the Lord did not take me, and I still feel the effects, it is also difficult to get a job, but Jesus cares..., for example, through you, may Christ generously give back to you, we are praying for your work”
Anna, 45 (Refugee)

Become Part of Our Ministry

There are many ways in how you can participate and help in what we do