# In photos: Giving people a FareStart at building better lives through food

*The challenges of homelessness, poverty, and joblessness often seem overwhelmingly difficult to overcome. *

Last 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.

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow’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.

![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)
Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's By FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow's by FareStart

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Maslow'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)

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Maslow'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)

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Maslow'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)

![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)
Maslow'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)

![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)
Maslow'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)

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Maslow'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)