Community members packed the house for the Seattle Human Services Coalition (SHSC) Candidate’s Forum with moderator Marcus Harrison Green in September. It was a great reminder of how much our neighbors care about the city, region, and each other.
Read MoreCarrie Schneider joined Ballard Food Bank six years ago as a Board Member and volunteer. Communications Manager Ruth Mohapatra sat down with Carrie to talk about her journey from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest. Read on to learn about Carrie’s compassion, service and meaningful interactions at the food bank.
Read MoreSeattle Human Services Coalition and sponsor organizations - including Ballard Food Bank - invite community members to a live forum on September 19th where candidates for Seattle City Council and King County Council will answer questions and share their plans around human services and social justice issues.
Read MoreThere’s no age limit to generosity, as proved by 8-year-old Olive Wooster. The young girl from Seattle recently held a bake sale as her second-annual fundraiser for the Ballard Food Bank, raising much-needed food and funds to help our neighbors in need.
Read MoreStarting Monday, September 18th the Community Market will now open at 10 am along with the Kindness Café and Community Resource Hub. This will mean that when our doors open at 10 am, shopping will begin immediately. In addition, our evening hours will now be on Tuesday and Thursday instead of Monday and Thursday.
Read MoreA couple of days each week, guests at our Kindness Café can expect to see dedicated volunteer Emily helping serve food or working behind the scenes to help prepare dishes. While she had been interested in getting involved for a while, Emily shares how an unexpected job loss brought her in to volunteer and describes what keeps her coming back.
Read MoreBallard Bites & Brews celebrates the fantastic breweries of Ballard and delicious flavors from around the city. Proceeds from this neighborhood festival support the mission of Ballard Food Bank. This year we are thrilled to announce an exciting and inclusive addition.
Read MoreAfter learning of an urgent need for paper bags, several members of Peace Lutheran Church in Port Ludlow gathered to help Ballard Food Bank. The churchgoers began saving paper bags and brought them to chief bag collector David Witsoe last summer. David passed them on to his daughter in Seattle, who brought them to Ballard Food Bank.
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