Supper History

The Federal Way Community Caregiving Network (FWCCN) has provided help to low income residents of the communities of Federal Way and Northeast Tacoma since 1988. Our mission is to help families stay in their homes. We offer hope to families by providing the basic elements of survival: food and shelter. We do this through the following services: rent assistance, temporary motel stays, gasoline vouchers, discounted bus passes, and donated items such as coats, hats, gloves, blankets, and personal hygiene items.  We also serve three hot meals weekly at three Federal Way churches and provide monthly laundry services.

The Souper Supper fundraising event began in 2000 when the Caregiving Network realized the community's low-income population needed more help than it could provide on its limited budget. The supper is our organization’s primary way of obtaining funds and goes a long way towards helping us complete our mission.  This year our goal is to raise $50,000.

Proceeds support our Emergency Services and Community Supper programs, which assist our low-income neighbors with food, rent, shelter, gasoline and other basic needs.

For the first 15 years, members of the community gathered at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church in late October for this fabulous, fun event.  In 2015, the 16th Annual Souper Supper changed to a new location, Saghalie Middle School. In 2016, we returned to Steel Lake Presbyterian. In 2017 the event was hosted at the Christian Faith Center, and again this year our 20th Annual “Souper Supper” will be at the Christian Faith Center on Friday, October 4th at 5:30 pm.
Attendees are served more than a dozen varieties of soup, salad, rolls, beverages and desserts, all donated by local restaurants, cafes and caterers.  The Federal Way Community Gardens provide organic lettuce for the salad. The Souper Supper often includes auctions or raffles as part of the event.
CHAMPION
HOME PROTECTOR
Jack & Jennifer Dovey
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SHELTER PROVIDER

Dr. Jim & Jeanne Burbidge​
​Mart & Suzy Petrich
BANQUET HOLDER
Dr. Jim and Jeanne Burbidge
Catholic Community Services
DaVita, Inc.
Mahrt & Associates, PLLC Certified Public Accountants Multi-Service Center
South King Fire Fighters Foundation
Village Green Retirement Campus
TRANSPORTATION ASSIST
Danforth in the Community
Dr. Randall Norstrem, DVM, CCRT - Crestwood Animal Hospital
Click PLAY to see a gallery from previous Souper Suppers
Photographs courtesy of Bruce Honda.