Olympia & Thurston County, WA
Food is a human right, not a privilege.
The Food Source Foundation gets good food to anyone in the greater Olympia area who needs it. No income check. No ID. No questions. Just food, for whoever needs it.
We fill the gaps in local food access — free groceries and prepared meals, pop-up pay-what-you-can dinners, and a growing network of neighbors making soup for each other through Souper Sunday.
*Figures being confirmed — updated counts coming soon.
Since September 2023 A letter from our founder
It started with a pot of soup and a simple idea.
In September 2023, Chris Hyde started making free soup for his community — no strings, no sign-ups. Souper Sunday took off. But as the soup went out, something unexpected came into focus: many of the neighbors who needed food most were fully employed, priced out of groceries by rent, insurance, and bills.
"People were hungry for connection with their community — and a sense of hope."
In December 2024, The Food Source Foundation was born: a 501(c) nonprofit filling the gaps in local food distribution, so no one falls through the cracks.
Read Chris's full story →What we do
Three ways food gets to the table.
Souper Sunday
Free homemade soup for anyone, every week — the movement that started it all, now spreading to communities in three states.
Find or start a group →
Grocery Pickup & Delivery
Free fresh groceries, picked up or delivered to your door across greater Olympia. No form to fill out, nothing to prove.
How it works → Pay-What-You-Can Dinners
Come hungry, leave nourished. Pop-up community dinners where everyone eats together and pays what they can — including nothing.
See upcoming dates →Get involved
Your gift puts food on a neighbor's table this week.
We run lean and local. Donations buy real ingredients, fill real grocery boxes, and keep the soup going — right here in the greater Olympia area. Zeffy passes 100% of your gift to the foundation, and every donation is tax deductible.
Stay in the loop
Good news from the kitchen, once a month.
Upcoming dinners, volunteer calls, and the occasional soup recipe. No spam — we're too busy cooking.