Accessing nutritious food: more people & families now qualify for Washington State’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program

September 28, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Accessing nutritious food is a challenge for many families in King County, and food banks have become an important resource for supplementing weekly groceries. A new policy in Washington State is making it easier for more people to access fresh, nutritious food.

Fresh Produce for all: Connecting small local farmers and food banks

December 23, 2022.Reading time 14 minutes.

farmer watering and cleaning carrots on a table

Food assistance organizations and farmers are changing the expectations of “emergency food” to provide the types of food people need most. And Public Health Seattle & King County is helping fund those connections.

New delivery service underway for customers of Tukwila Food Pantry

May 15, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

People who need food in the Tukwila area received the first home deliveries from the Tukwila Food Pantry recently, and more households will benefit from the new program through the end of June.

A community of volunteers gives Elk Run Farm a new look

August 3, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Elk Run Farm, a former golf course turned farm in Maple Valley, supplies South King County Food Coalition’s twelve food banks with local produce. The farm is in the midst of a summer full of growing and harvesting healthy produce thanks to three brand new buildings constructed by AmeriCorps National Civilian Conservation Corps (NCCC) volunteers. […]