Project Refill is a student-led DECA initiative committed to refilling hope across the Greater Seattle Area by expanding access to nutritious food, empowering youth leaders, and building sustainable food systems in partnership with local farms and food banks.
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Story-Driven Outreach
Mobilizing students through DECA, Scouts, and clubs to lead hunger-relief events.
Channeling resources to local non-profits.
Building long-term infrastructure like greenhouses to expand year-round harvest.
Every meal we deliver is a promise that no family should choose between nourishment and stability. Thank you for refilling hope across Seattle.
Project Refill Team
Project Refill mobilizes students, farms, and community champions to close the meal gap in the Greater Seattle Area. We blend DECA strategy with real-world operations to move food, raise funds, and build structures that last.
Pounds of Food Collected
Donated directly to partner food banks and shelters.
Dollars Raised
Fueling transportation, storage, and long-term structures.
Community Partners
Collaborating with farms, retailers, and nonprofits.
We are grateful for the organizations that open their doors, share resources, and meet families where they are.
Sponsoring Partner
Our fiscal sponsor and year-round partner providing the land, infrastructure, and mentorship that make Project Refill possible.
School Program
Project Refill was born inside Eastlake DECA after we saw SNAP benefits paused and families suddenly without reliable support. Students started documenting impact, pitching sponsors, and scaling hunger relief through competition-ready leadership.
From food drive collections to greenhouse builds, every event channels youth leadership into tangible meals for families.
infrastructureThree consecutive Saturdays focused on dismantling the storm-damaged greenhouse, relocating the frame, and reinstalling new poly so Food Bank Farm can keep delivering 300,000 pounds of produce each year.
When federal SNAP funding was briefly suspended, Angad and Raj saw neighbors in Sammamish and across the Eastside scrambling for help. Even in an affluent community, families still face food insecurity and stigma when asking for support. Project Refill mobilizes students as problem solvers so that relief is dependable, dignified, and community led.
When SNAP funding paused, we watched families in Sammamish and across the Eastside scramble for help despite the area’s wealth.
Food insecurity carries stigma here; Project Refill exists to prove that asking for healthy food should never be a source of shame.
By pairing farm partners with student leadership, we are building a reliable pipeline of fresh produce and community support.
Collect
Drive food donations through schools, local businesses, and cultural markets.
Distribute
Channel meals through Hopelink, Issaquah Food Bank, and mobile pantry partners.
Sustain
Invest in long-term structures at Chinook Farms so fresh food flows year-round.
Volunteers fuel our drives, deliver meals, tell stories, and power long-term change. Let us know how you want to help and we will match you with events and impact opportunities.
We started Project Refill because hunger should never be a barrier to opportunity. When students, farms, and neighbors show up together, hope travels faster than scarcity.
Angad Kochar & Raj Sukumaran, Co-Founders