Hunger is Real, Make Change with Us
Join the Little Free Pantry Movement.
The Little Free Pantries project was built with the passion and care of thousands of volunteers across Seattle and throughout Washington State. The project was most active between 2020 and 2022.
This initiative is no longer actively managed, monitored, or maintained by a volunteer team. This website remains available solely as a general guide and resource for individuals and communities interested in creating their own networks of care, connection, and food access among neighbors.
The information shared on this site is offered for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not a guarantee of outcomes, safety, or success, and should always be used with thoughtful judgment and common-sense safety practices. All actions taken based on information found here are done at your own discretion and responsibility.
Neither the Little Free Pantries project nor its past volunteers assume any responsibility or liability for actions taken by others.
Be kind. Give with dignity. See your neighbor as you see yourself.
Empower Yourself, Empower Your Community
Little Free Pantries (LFPs) offer a zero-barrier access point to food to help fill the gaps in the food system. They support neighbors who are facing food insecurity while building micro-communities. They empower people to make an immediate change in their neighborhood.
LFPs are not intended to replace or interfere with the work food security agencies and groups do. They instead work in support of FSA’s to draw awareness to food insecurity issues and create community through collective action in neighborhoods. Little Free Pantries give neighborhoods and communities the ability to help fill gaps in our food system and are a no-barrier, 24/7 access point to food.
Supportive Guides
Pantry Host Guides
Would you like to be an LFP Host? We’d love to hear from you, but first read more about what makes a flourishing LFP location and how we distribute our Little Free Pantries. There are a few factors to consider and we want to help you be prepared.
Building Guides
We want you to be empowered to create change in your neighborhood and this is why we’ve created a step-by-step guide, supply list and CAD drawings so you can be successful in building your own Little Free Pantry. You can do this! Now go build!