Partner Agency Highlight: FISH of Vancouver

Fish of Vancouver’s Mobile Food Pantry in action.

FISH of Vancouver has been serving the community since 1969, eventually finding a home on Harney Street downtown in 2015. A few years ago, they decided to take their efforts on the road and launched a new program: the Mobile Food Pantry!

The mobile pantry’s mission is to reach clients in the community who cannot get to FISH’s pantry location downtown. With the help of volunteers, they distribute fresh, frozen, and staple items at various “pop up” locations around the county. “The program has been a slower build than we anticipated due to major growth at our downtown pantry,” said James Fitzgerald, Executive Director, “but this year we are moving forward with new sites.”

In addition to the five existing sites being served, they recently added Smith Tower, Kiggins Village Safe Stay, and distributions at Walnut Grove School. With more locations requesting services, the FISH team is vetting their capacity along with each site’s need and location.

As the need for services grows, FISH has a renewed commitment to expanding their mobile program to reach those in need of food.

FISH of Vancouver is one of 50+ Partner Agencies distributing food to the community. In 2024, FISH of Vancouver distributed 2,167,941 pounds of food to 44,889 households, making them one of the largest food distribution agencies in Clark County!