A 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.
Read MoreOur Executive Director Jen Muzia is deeply involved in the local and regional coalitions and advocacy networks working to transform social service programs and change systems.
Read MoreEvery Tuesday from 11am – 1pm, you’ll find Jody Grage bent over her sewing machine at the Ballard Food Bank. She’s been mending clothes there for over a year. Jody began honing her craft at a young age. “I learned to knit when I was five, and I made my first dress when I was 10. We didn’t have much money, and I was small, so I learned to remake things. I’ve been mending things my whole life,” she said. Now 87, she has decades of experience helping others.
Read MoreIt was March of 2020 when all the students in my high school thought that we would be out only for two weeks. I was still a freshman in high school and knew that I still had three years to finish the required amount of volunteering hours for me to graduate so I didn’t think much of it. After those two weeks, however, everything shut down: schools, restaurants, businesses, everything. No one knew how long we would be in this situation.
Read MoreIn honor of Earth Day, we’re taking a moment to delve into what sustainability means at Ballard Food Bank. One of our organization’s values is that we acknowledge we are stewards of the land. We aim to minimize our environmental footprint, promote sustainability, and support local farmers and communities to grow their own food. From the building itself to the food on our shelves, we’ve taken care to create a space that provides hope and support for our clients, as well as reflecting our commitment to the planet.
Read MoreGarrett Dulaney has been in his position as Ballard Food Bank’s first case manager for just a few months but has already had a powerful impact on the folks he’s working with. While he sees about fifty people each week, he works most closely with 12 to 15. He holds weekly walk-in hours at Ballard Food Bank’s Community Resource Hub but also can be seen on the streets of our neighborhood connecting with people who are unhoused.
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