Coe Cares
Coe Cares is a program that has two primary areas of focus
Coe Cares primary focus is supporting Coe families in times of financial or emotional hardship, ensuring that all Coe families and students can participate in school and school-adjacent activities.
Coe Cares also focuses on developing leaders for the future: organizing school food, book, and supply drives for local non-profit organizations, and hosting service and connection opportunities in Queen Anne and the broader Seattle community.
Scroll down for more details or email us directly at coecares@coepta.org
Ballard Food Bank
Food Drive
November 10 - November 21
Donate to Ballard Food Bank, a vital community resource that supports Coe families facing food insecurity through their “Weekend Food for Kids” program.
You can find a list of the most needed food, hygiene, children’s and pet items on the Ballard Food Bank website.
Please send donations to school with your kids (they love carrying them into the atrium) in grocery bags OR bring your donation into the Coe office. Food donations will be collected in the atrium and delivered to Ballard Food Bank before the Thanksgiving break.
Please reach out to coecares@coepta.org with any questions and THANK YOU for your generosity.
Current Coe Cares Support Opportunities
Coe Cares
Gift Cards
Help us rally around Coe Families who need extra support during school breaks with grocery gift cards. All gifts are anonymous.
To donate a $25 or $50 grocery gift card you may either:
Purchase a physical gift card at a store and deliver it to the Coe office ATTN: Coe Cares.
Purchase an e-gift card from Kroger or Safeway, designate the recipient as "Coe Cares" and the recipient email as "coecares@coepta.org". Trader Joes gift cards must be purchased in-store.
Year Round
Intiatives
Food Delivery
Food is delivered to Coe families weekly from Ballard Food Bank as a part of their “Weekend Food for Kids” program.
Equitable Participation
Coe Cares provides assistance with costs and fees, school photos, activity fees and field trip costs, ensuring that all Coe students can participate equitably in school activities.
Targeted Support
In partnership with Coe staff, Coe Cares provides gift cards to purchase groceries during school breaks and targeted financial support for urgent needs.
2025/2026
Initiatives
Back to School Supplies
The Coe Cares program provides backpacks, lunchboxes and water bottles for Coe students in need of assistance with back-to-school supplies.
Book Drive benefitting Treehouse for Kids
The Coe-munity donates new and gently used books, which are donated to Treehouse for Kids, an organization that supports kids in foster care
Ballard Food Bank Gift Card Drive
Our annual food drive benefits Ballard Food Bank, a vital community resource that supports Coe families facing food insecurity through their “Weekend Food for Kids” program.
Holiday Giving Tree & Gift Card Drive
The Giving Tree is a way for the Coe Community to help Coe families who need extra support in the holiday season with gifts, clothes and groceries. Participation and all gifts are anonymous.
Be Safe. Be Kind. Be Coe.
If you think you or your family would benefit from any of these, please email Coe Counselor, John Taylor.
If you are interested in volunteering to help the Coe Cares team we have short term volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Please email us at coecares@coepta.org to find out more.
2025-26 Chair
Abby Slonecker