Ballard Food Bank in the News
2026
WA pet food banks see surging demand amid layoffs, high costs | The Seattle Times
2025
SNAP uncertainty piles on stress at Seattle-area food banks | The Seattle Times
With SNAP in flux, Seattle food banks expect a surge | KUOW
Federal government to provide partial SNAP benefits amid uncertainty: $2M a week | KOMO
How to help people losing SNAP benefits in Seattle | FOX 13 Seattle
How Seattleites can help people losing their SNAP benefits | The Seattle Times
Local food banks prepare to help more people as SNAP benefits change | KNKX
Cooking with Kindness, The Nosh with Rachel Belle, S2 E6 | Cascade PBS (video)
USDA set to cut $1B for food programs. WA food banks are worried | Cascade PBS
BMAC Closes Mobile Food Distribution Service Amidst Federal Funding Cuts | Whitman Wire
Food Banks and Pantries Seek to Welcome Immigrants | Food Bank News
2024
An Invitation to the Seattle City Council - Listen to All Voices | The Stranger
Chomp into Ballard Bites & Brews on Sunday to Support Ballard Food Bank | Seattle Refined
Kindness Cafe Manager Natalie Schwartz and Senior Communications Manager Gypsy Walukones on the Hot Stove Radio Podcast, segment beginning at 45:05
Ballard Food Bank’s Kindness Café serves edible and emotional nourishment | The Seattle Times
2023
We need collective action, innovation to end homelessness, Seattle Times
Study: Human Service wages are even worse than you imagined, PubliCola
End to pandemic food assistance hitting people hard in Washington state, KUOW
As demand grows, Seattle area food banks need your help, Seattle Times
2022
Inflation, surging food prices hit Washington state food banks hard, KOMO News
Ballard Food Bank says goodbye to Seattle Turkey Trot after 15 years, KING 5
Nourishing the community: local food banks tackle rising needs, Phinney Neighborhood Association
Food banks are growing – and transforming – to meet a rising need, KUOW
Inflation, low donations and rising demand hit Seattle food banks, Crosscut
This Food Bank is Designed to Remove the Stigma Often Tied to Seeking Help, Metropolis
2021
Seattle extends utility shut off, eviction moratorium through end of 2021, KOMO News
Client Spotlight: Ballard Food Bank, Beneficial State Bank
Yonder and Bale Breaker auctioning off painting to raise money for Ballard Food Bank, My Ballard
Shop and dine at local businesses to support the Ballard Food Bank, My Ballard
We can carry pandemic-inspired empathy into the future, Seattle Times
CityStream: Food Assistance: Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Need (video), Seattle Channel
Need for free food in Washington state has doubled, many groups report, as COVID-19 rips away jobs and security, Seattle Times
2020
Sierra Nevada partners with Ballard Food Bank to fight food insecurity, Washington Beer Blog
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company donates $25k to Ballard Food Bank, My Ballard
Turkey Trot, "there’s no finish line on hunger" (video), KIRO 7
Turkey Trot, featuring Zoom interview with Jen Muzia (video), Q13 News
Ballard Food Bank to give away hundreds of turkeys, KIRO 7
Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (video), KING 5
Turkey Trot, featuring Ethan Stowell in a turkey costume (video), KOMO 4
Turkey Trot is a Seattle tradition (audio), KOMO 4
Try One of These 20 Virtual Turkey Trots , Parade
14th annual Seattle Turkey Trot goes virtual for 2020, My Ballard
Ballard Food Bank broke ground (audio), KOMO AM
Groundbreaking for new Ballard Food Bank (video), Q13 News
New Location Groundbreaking (video), KIRO TV
Massive New Location for Ballard Food Bank Breaks Ground, Eater Seattle
Ballard Food Bank will get new building, Westside Seattle
Ballard Food Bank breaks ground on new location, MyBallard
Banco de Comida a Domicilio, Univision Seattle
Ballard Food Bank’s ‘Helpings for Hope’ auction goes virtual, MyBallard
Ballard Scout Troop helps collect 4,600 pounds of food for Ballard Food Bank, MyBallard
Struggling pet owners receive free veterinary care for their pets, Q13 News
Food banks sound alarm on ‘crisis,’ growing demand in Washington State, Kiro7 News
Local food banks face growing need, changing operations amid coronavirus impact, Westside Seattle
Queen Anne teen’s T-shirt line raises money for local nonprofits, Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Seattle high school seniors create Community Threads to help coronavirus relief, King5 News
Photographer taking family porch portraits during quarantine, King5 News
Ballard Alliance to raise money for local farmers and families with Farm it Forward program, MyBallard
Local teens selling t-shirts featuring pandemic murals to raise money for food bank and Mary’s Place, MyBallard
Mother and Son Delivery Teams, Q13 Fox
National Guard to remain in Ballard one more month to assist food bank and St. Luke’s Edible Hope Kitchen, MyBallard
Ballard Hmong flower bouquets raise $1k and 700lbs of food for Ballard Food Bank, MyBallard
Outbreak Voices: Seattle Food Bank Director On The Impact Of Coronavirus, NPR
Food banks experience volunteer shortage as coronavirus spreads in Washington, King5 News
Seattle food banks see fewer volunteers as coronavirus spreads, KUOW
Washington Rushes to Relieve Food Banks, Which Could Be Fully Depleted in Two Weeks, Eater Seattle
Ballard Food Bank facing supply shortages, MyBallard
How to Safely Feed Food-Insecure Seniors During a Pandemic, Civil Eats
2019
Ballard Food Bank to furloughed workers: ‘We’re there for you’, King5 News
First look at plans for new Ballard Food Bank, MyBallard
Ballard Food Bank building permanence, Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Ballard Food Bank buys land for first permanent home, Puget Sound Business Journal
Turkey Trot to take over Sunset Hill on Thursday morning, MyBallard
Ballard Food Bank moving to a new location, MyBallard
As Seattle grows, food banks shift strategies — and locations, KUOW
Finding our new home
Humanity and a grocery “Hub for Hope” by Hsiao-Ching Chou, PCC
New food bank to open in Ballard, Univision
A new permanent location for Ballard Food Bank, The Stranger
Ballard Food Bank Finally Has a Permanent Space to Call Its Own, Seattle Met
Ballard Food Bank celebrates the opening of its new home, Converge
Neighbors helping neighbors: Ballard Food Bank opens new permanent home with a grocery-style design, Seattle Times
Ballard Food Bank’s opening day ceremony, press release.
Ballard Food Bank meets fundraising goals to complete new permanent home, My Ballard
Amazon donates $750k to Ballard Food Bank, My Ballard
Amazon Steps Up Hunger Relief in Hometown, Progressive Grocer
Amazon Donates $750,000 to Help Fund the Future of Ballard Food Bank, Press Release
Ballard Food Bank seeks donations for new facility, Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Ballard Food Bank must raise $1.7 million more to finish new building, KING5
Ballard Food Bank raising $1.7 million to finish construction on new building, My Ballard
Ballard Food Bank Seeks Community Support to Build New Home as Pandemic Increases Need, Press Release
Ballard Food Bank’s New Home (video), Vimeo
Ballard Food Bank will get new building, Westside Seattle
Ballard Food Bank Breaks Ground on Future, Permanent Home, Press Release
Ballard Food Bank Secures Site to Build It’s New Home, Press Release
Ballard Food Bank buys land for first permanent home, Puget Sound Business Journal