Our guest speaker on Friday, October 31st was Club member Anthony Hawley updating members and guest on the Lake Stevens Community Food Bank. Anthony commented that with SNAP program ending tomorrow, there is the unknown. 42 million Americans will loose their food benefits. This week alone, the Food Bank has 93 brand new people coming to the Food Bank. Most SNAP recipients have jobs but do not make enough money for all of the essentials.
The Food Bank started in 1983 at Ebenezer in the church basement. Building campaign took 15 years to complete the new Food Bank.
IMPACT AT A GLANCE: 2024 - 38,157 families served. 1,132,404.70 lbs served. 17,096 volunteer hours.
So Far in 2025 - 28,931 familes served. 1,008,216.31 pounds served. 14,797 volunteers served.
How can you help: Volunteer; run a food drive; attend a fundraiser event; donate food and donate financially.
Where does food come from: local grocery stores; community donations; government commodities; purchases.
Where does funding come from: Individual contributions (67.3%); fundraising (15.3%); grants (5.7%); Government funding (4.1%); account interest (0.3%)
In the past two weeks, Panda Express ribbon cutting donated $10,000 to the Food Bank. The following week, at the Chick Fil-A ribbon cutting ceremony they donated $25,000 to the Food Bank.
New to the Food Bank is the Hungry Hearts program with deliveries each Friday to schools throughout the school district to make sure the kids eat through the weekend. Lots of information and so much more embodied in the work of the Lake Stevens Community Food Bank. Thanks Anthony.