KidVantage

We "help the helpers!" 

KidVantage is the leading expert in the procurement, packaging, and distributing of critical essentials for children (ages birth through 12) in our region. For 33 years KidVantage has been keeping kids safe, well-nourished, and healthy by providing children’s essentials such as diapers, formula, car seats, clothing, safe sleep items, and more to low-income families through our network partners.

At KidVantage’s four locations (Bremerton, Issaquah, Kent, and Shoreline, ) volunteers sort, vet and prepare goods for distribution to children which have been donated by the generous community through collection drives, or the giving of items their children no longer need. Regular and community volunteers donated almost 22,000 hours last year. In 2022, 14,842 babies, children, and expectant mothers received support one or more times during the year – changing their lives by giving them the tangible goods that reduce the stresses of family disruption, economic insecurity, lack of safety, or structural racism. The vital goods supplied by KidVantage promote their own family strengths, protect their health and well-being, and prepare them for success in school and life.

Families can access KidVantage services through 282 program sites in the central Puget Sound service area of King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce Counties. Our partner providers (agencies) are supported as they help families find housing, financial assistance, protection from domestic violence, support parents, provide medical aid, or teach children. KidVantage partner providers tell us that our services increase the effectiveness of their work by keeping clients in programs longer, increasing communication, and reducing stress on caregivers during times of need, therefore contributing to healthier outcomes for children and families.