U District Food Bank raises $500,000

We had a great time last month at the University District Food Bank dinner and auction together with four members of the UW Circle K club!

More than 400 people attended this fun event for a critically important cause, raising nearly $500,000 to help feed families and individuals in NE Seattle. About 25% of the food bank’s customers are unhoused and 20% are children. Due to the rising cost of food, the food bank is 80% busier than it was two years ago. This means it also costs more to meet that demand…nearly $1.5 million this year.

In 1982, a local minister held meetings with the community, churches, social service agencies, civic groups and local businesses to meet a growing need for food bank services. University District Kiwanis was one of the first financial supporters and the food bank opened its doors on May 4, 1983 with a donated home refrigerator and $100 monthly budget to buy food to supplement donations. By 1986, it was the fifth busiest food bank in Seattle. Today, they serve over 250,000 individuals annually through satellite pantries, home delivery, weekend food packs for school-age kids, connections to community resources and a rooftop farm.

Learn how you can help support the food bank at https://www.udistrictfoodbank.org