We're simplifying the shopping process!
Starting January 13th, we will be moving to a new card system. Rather than the series of colorful shopping cards, each household will be given one white card, alongside a red meat card indicating pounds based on household size. Limits for all other items will now be the same regardless of household size. This change to signage does not impact the amount of food available.
Read MoreCommunity advocate and Communications Specialist Jade Fisher joined the Ballard Food Bank’s team in November 2023. She recounted her very first week at the food bank as hectic during the Thanksgiving season but her dedication to this cause has only grown.
Read MoreYOU helped make 2024 a success. In this last year our community fostered genuine connections, worked tirelessly, and collaborated beautifully to bring food and hope to our neighbors.
To close out the year, we're celebrating this joyful holiday season with our wonderful visitors, volunteers, and staff!
Read MoreFood is a human right, as is access to housing and healthcare, including dental healthcare. Where do you turn when you need to choose which of the three you can afford? For Dolores, a Ballard Food Bank visitor, this was her reality.
Read MoreWe are updating our schedule for the weeks of December 23rd and December 30th as both Wednesdays are federal holidays. We will be open later on Mondays and closing early on Tuesdays those weeks.
Read MoreBallard Food Bank piloted our gleaning program last fall, and it allows our volunteers to harvest fresh vegetables and fruit at the farm from July through December. In one week alone, staff and volunteers collected over 2,000 pounds of butternut squash.
Read MoreOur city is stronger and safer when everyone has access to food, housing, senior and youth services, and healthcare. Our next city budget needs to deepen investment in human services and wage equity to address the significant challenges we face. You can help advocate for these priorities!
Read MoreRight now, we need more food than ever before! As an organization dedicated to food access, we often need to get creative to meet the growing need. With more and more food distributed each year, we have diversified our food sources.
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