Transform Burien will offer weekly meals, food bank services, clothing bank access and several community support events throughout May, according to a flyer from the Burien nonprofit.
Weekly services include a hot meal, food bank and clothing bank from 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays and Noon to 2 p.m. Wednesdays. A hot meal also will be offered from Noon to 2 p.m. Fridays.
The May schedule includes a community food drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2 at Fred Meyer in Burien, hosted by VFW Post #4314. Donations will support Transform Burien’s food pantry and community members in need.
Additional events include the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Wellness Van from Noon to 2 p.m. May 6, offering confidential care, including medication assisted treatment and counseling. Community Health with Patrick also will be available from Noon to 2 p.m. May 6 to assist with Washington state health insurance questions.
Free haircuts with Emmie will be offered from Noon to 2 p.m. May 8. Transform Burien will mark Mother’s Day with a hot meal from 3 to 5 p.m. May 10.
King County Library System resource assistance will be available from Noon to 2 p.m. May 22. Free haircuts with James and Kim will be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. May 31.
Transform Burien is located at 15623 Des Moines Memorial Drive S. in Burien. The flyer says the site is served by the F Line and Route 161 on 156th Street.
More information is available by calling (206) 839-6620, emailing admin@transformburien.org, or visiting https://www.transformoutreach.org.
Living nearby I regularly witness the aftermath of the services they provide, clients lingering in doorways and leaving trash from donations and drug use paraphernalia strewn about. HSD Security regularly finds clients setting up camp on the property or parked off-hours in the lots which consumes resources. On Friday I dropped by and showed a staff member a pile of garbage in a doorway left from Wednesday’s service, it was items such as unused toilet paper, Q-tip’s and food scraps etc they had handed out that was wasted by a mentally or drug impaired client. If they want to be known for helping others they need to make sure they enforce the rules, clean up and be a good neighbor.