{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000175-9fb0-d23d-a97f-dfb0ad0c0002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/in-photos-giving-people-a-farestart-at-building-better-lives-through-food","headline":"In photos: Giving people a FareStart at building better lives through food","description":"The challenges of homelessness, poverty, and joblessness often seem overwhelmingly difficult to overcome.","datePublished":"2018-05-05T21:39:55.869Z","dateModified":"2018-05-05T21:39:55.869Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jordan Stead","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7711f22/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2333x2333+0+584/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff2%2F2b%2Ff99dfbb74eba83f5ec962dbbc8c0%2F20171207blogauthorheadshots-11.JPG","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/899bb2b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1000+0+167/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8b%2F2d%2Fef44509a47da9d30751296de4e71%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-21.JPG","width":"1200","height":"600"},"articleBody":"# In photos: Giving people a FareStart at building better lives through food\n\n*The challenges of homelessness, poverty, and joblessness often seem overwhelmingly difficult to overcome. *\n\nLast year, Amazon donated and furnished more than 25,000 square feet of retail space to help launch five new FareStart eateries on our South Lake Union campus and provided a $1 million matching grant to help spark even more local engagement.\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_21.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/63a795a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8b%2F2d%2Fef44509a47da9d30751296de4e71%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-21.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_35.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2c5214f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa2%2Fb6%2F78d8fa9a4b8aabd8bbddb0e87466%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-35.JPG)\nMaslow’s by FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for more than 25 years—one person, one job, and one community at a time.\n\n![A cook smiles at customers from behind the line at Maslow's, by FareStart, in Seattle, WA.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7e3a2be/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F83%2Fdf%2F675c1d76483498598ad222d7a924%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-32.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_17.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7c2a326/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5a%2Fa0%2Fa7dfa6c5468e9ec47d40081e062b%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-17.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_15.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d9dd09b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/767x512!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5a%2F5a%2Fa6c5af494df9a6061a0ff83fbbae%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-15.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_07.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d4f6a99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2F46%2Fe6dffd714aa1977a3fdbad0e5bc9%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-07.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_30.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc0f835/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F80%2F66%2F56c710f2414c8c30f259785fe5b9%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-30.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_06.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8338f9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F78%2F71%2Fe8b0750b4b9dabfa870466f13780%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-06.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_28.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d9c5143/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F26%2F35%2F99beefbb41748b996b804e54909c%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-28.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_12.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4738081/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ffd%2F70%2Fabbebff04275a508c6e6ea1f662c%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-12.JPG)\nMaslow's by FareStart\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_26.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/385feb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa7%2F09%2Fce8e731e4b5db72af0a12b3b9393%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-26.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. (JORDAN STEAD / Amazon)\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_34.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f654c31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F23%2F3a%2F1e2148e9469395924a06f91e007d%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-34.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. (JORDAN STEAD / Amazon)\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_33.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/db445eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2e%2F1d%2Ff93367a0451bafa3ea27981e16b1%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-33.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. (JORDAN STEAD / Amazon)\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_31.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc4eff8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F1d%2Fd7%2F2682b52c4df294c950b5cfcfbc97%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-31.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. (JORDAN STEAD / Amazon)\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_22.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dce9a9b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F08%2Fbc%2F54161bcb476c9623efa63601036f%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-22.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. (JORDAN STEAD / Amazon)\n\n![20180403FareStartMaslows_blog_04.JPG](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/53d10fc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc6%2Fd5%2F8bccd77c49d19aeabd0b713d30d2%2F20180403farestartmaslows-blog-04.JPG)\nMaslow's By FareStart. FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for over 25 years - one person, one job and one community at a time. 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