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WELCOME TO

Ballard Food Bank

A Hub For Hope

 
 
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How We Help

 
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Whether a meal or a bag of groceries, you can count on the Ballard Food Bank to supply nutritious food with dignity.

 
 
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get Food

Ballard Food Bank works the same as a grocery store: browse the shelves and choose items you need, such as meat and vegetables, hygiene items, and pet food. We also continue to offer no-cook bags and groceries.

Community Resource Hub

Our Community Resource Hub offers services including rent & utility assistance, healthcare, mailing address, ID vouchers, emergency financial assistance for eviction notices, and more.

 

Weekend food for kids at the Ballard Food Bank

Weekend Food for Kids

Weekend Food for Kids provides a weekend bag of nutritious and delicious food for children whose families need assistance.

Home Delivery

For clients who are home-bound, Ballard Food Bank will deliver bags of groceries that are available at the Food Bank.

Food Bank Hours & Location

 
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Food Bank Hours

Click here to find the current services schedule.

Anyone living in Seattle may shop at our food bank and visit the Kindness Café.

Bus Routes

RapidRide D

17, 40, 44 

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Supported by United Way King County

 
 
 

Announcements

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How To: Advocate For a Safe, Healthy, Hunger-Free Washington

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the chaos of each day's news, but don't let it shut you down! Instead of screaming into the void, join us in advocating for a healthy, safe, and hunger-free Washington.

Making a difference is as easy as sending a comment in support of legislation. Learn how in this post!

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Partner Spotlight: CISC

The food bank has seen a massive increase in clients whose primary language is Chinese since last July. As we strive to create a welcoming, intentionally inclusive environment, our recent partnership with Chinese Information & Service Center (CISC) helps us serve clients from diverse backgrounds in culturally appropriate ways. CISC social workers have been able to both help us explain food bank policies as well as general navigation of government benefits and community resources in multiple languages.

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Ballard Food Bank Welcomes Everyone

With the incoming presidential administration’s unwelcoming rhetoric and threats to deport millions of immigrants, so many of our neighbors are under increased stress about their rights, futures, and lives. Ballard Food Bank remains committed to being a safe place serving ALL our neighbors. Because there can be enough for everyone – and we truly mean everyone!

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Simplifying Limits and Signage in the Community Market

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.

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