Fridays just got even better because we’re upping our 4% Friday donation amount to 5% in 2025!

2024 marked the 20th year of 4% Friday - twenty whole years and hundreds of local organizations supported because of you! In fact, thanks to you and our ongoing 4% Friday Community Shopping Days, we have donated over $550,000 all-time!

Food security, food access, and concern for community continue to be a focus for your Co-op – feeding our community is paramount! So, as we head into the 2025, the Skagit Valley Food Co-op Board approved a generous increase to this already flourishing giving program: from 4% to 5% of sales being donated to a local group each month.

$5 Community Meals on 5% Friday!

Then, to make 5% Friday even more impactful, we’re introducing $5 Community Meals on select 5% Friday dates, with hopes of hosting community meals every month in the future. The Co-op will serve $5 meals, and all of the proceeds from meals sold will also go back to 5% Friday groups!

March 28 is the first $5 Community Meal! We’re still hashing out details, but in the meantime, please mark your calendars for our first $5 community meal and other 5% Fridays throughout the year! More info coming very soon.

Skagit Meals on Wheels – January 24

The Skagit County Meals on Wheels program is dedicated to ensuring that no senior goes hungry or isolated in Skagit County. The delivery of hot, healthy meals and regular wellness checks helps seniors remain in their homes, promoting independence and dignity and preventing malnutrition.

Funds from the Skagit Valley Food Co-op 5% Friday will directly support Skagit County Meals on Wheels in delivering hot, nutritious meals to seniors in our community. Beyond providing meals, each delivery includes a wellness check, offering peace of mind and helping seniors remain safely in their homes.

Upper Skagit Library Freedge – February 28

The Upper Skagit Library’s Freedge program rescues food from Concrete restaurants, corner stores, grocers, and schools, and offers them for free to anyone needing food assistance. Since opening, donated items rarely last more than two days in the Freedge, highlighting the pressing need in the Upper Skagit community.

5% Friday funds will be used to purchase a larger fridge for the program, and a shelf to better organize shelf-stable food. Any additional funds will be used to purchase supplies to help maintain the freedge operation.

Help Me Grow – Skagit Family Resource Center – March 28

Since Oct 2020, the Children’s Museum of Skagit County has housed and operated the Help Me Grow-Skagit Family Resource Center. Help Me Grow provides supplies that are not being distributed elsewhere to families, including basic needs, cleaning supplies, hygiene supplies, space heaters and blankets.

Funds from 5% Friday will be used to purchase supplies to be distributed to families in need, including anything from household and personal care basic needs, to other infant/child-related items.

Concrete Farm to School – April 25

The mission of Concrete Farm to School is to build resilient students and families by providing access to healthy local foods, nutrition and culinary education, and hands-on gardening activities.

The F2S program increases access to local produce as well as offer standards-aligned lessons in school gardens and kitchen classrooms for Pre-K through 12th grade. Concrete F2S hires a team of four to six high school students as Program Assistants every summer. Funds from 5% Friday will be used to cover the cost of student wages and program supplies.

YMCA Outreach & Oasis Youth Center – May 23

The Skagit Valley Family YMCA creates positive community change through relationships by empowering the mind, body, and spirit of ALL. Y programs, services, and initiatives help foster social responsibility.

Beyond the gym and aquatics center, the Y also provides quality childcare education, afterschool programs and camps, and support for teens including housing, meals, drop-in activities and outreach programs. Funds from 5% Friday will be used to support the Skagit YMCA’s Sedro-Woolley Rec Center and Oasis Youth Shelter.

Cascadia Clubhouse – June 27

Cascadia Clubhouse is building a vibrant community for adults with developmental disabilities in Skagit County. They foster personal growth, friendships, and belonging through shared experiences in arts, recreation, and enrichment programs held at conveniently located facilities.

Funds from 5% Friday will support Cascadia Clubhouse in creating an inclusive and stimulating environment for everyone! This includes purchasing essential equipment for art, fitness, science experiments, engaging games, and cutting-edge technology to accommodate individuals with sight and/or hearing impairments.

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group – July 25

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group builds partnerships that educate and engage our community in habitat restoration and a healthy community for all. Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group will use funds from 5% Friday to expand their Salmon in the Classroom program. Last year, Skagit Fisheries had the opportunity get 900 local kids out of their classrooms and outside learning about salmon, watersheds, and what students can do to cherish and protect them.

MV Hope Coalition – August 29

The mission of MV Hope Coalition is to build an alliance that inspires hope, engages the community, and develops and implements strategies to prevent and reduce opioid and other substance use in Mount Vernon youth.

As part of its mission to help raise awareness and prevention of opioids and other substances in Skagit youth, MV Hope actively facilitates a Mount Vernon School District program called Peer 2 Peer (P2P). 5% Friday funds will be used to support the groups with meals, snacks, and nourishment as they meet.

Children of the Valley – September 26

Children of the Valley provides a safe, positive, and enriching after-school program for under-resourced, low-income children throughout the Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley, and Burlington School Districts. COV now supports up to 200 students in grades K-6 who attend each of their district's elementary schools.

5% Friday funds will be used to maintain and expand COV’s monthly cooking club, which features dishes that align with cultural-based themes, where lesson plans focus on exploring different cultures through crafts, games, stories, music, and food.

Family Promise – October 24

The mission of Family Promise is to come together as a community to support homeless families as they work to provide their children with loving homes.

From November until March, Family Promise operates an emergency cold-weather shelter for families with children. Funds from 5% Friday will be used to provide families with meals during their stay at the Family Promise cold-weather shelter.

Skagit DVSAS – November 21

SDVSAS exists to provide free, confidential support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The agency mission is to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the community through empowerment, advocacy, education and prevention.

Funds will be used to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children with essential needs like food, transportation, clothing, baby supplies, and toiletries. Victims who stay at the SDVSAS confidential emergency shelter often can't afford these essential items.

MVPD integrated outreach services team — MVPD Integrated Outreach Services

MVPD Integrated Outreach Services – December 19

The Mount Vernon Police Department’s Integrated Outreach Services (IOS) focuses on outreach and assistance to the homeless population. The program has expanded services, allowing the IOS to reach more people and provide more comprehensive, layered assistance.

Funds from 5% Friday will be used for MVPD IOS to purchase incidentals – food, temporary housing, medical expenses, transportation to treatment, and prescriptions. These incidentals also include expenses involved in replacing critical paperwork: licenses, IDs, birth certificates, and more.

Meet The 2025 5% Friday Recipients