Due to long lines and short supplies, Southeast Alaska Food Bank is asking for help to continue providing food to hungry families. “Last week we saw 283 people needing assistance between the two ...

Mike Dunleavy put toward supporting food banks is staged for delivery in Food Bank of Alaska’s Anchorage warehouse on April 21, 2023. (Claire Stremple / Alaska Beacon) Southeast Alaska Food Bank ...

On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Southeast Alaska Food Bank conducted a very successful food drive at Super Bear IGA. This food drive yielded 532 pounds of canned goods, plus cash donations. On behalf of ...

In rural Alaska, where food costs can be astronomical and food banks or pantries are rare, residents are experiencing particularly dire consequences from the unprecedented backlog, advocates say.

Cara Durr, ceo for Food Bank of Alaska, outside Alaska Public Media Studios on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Last year, food banks across the country saw record high demand for their services ...

Funding is being directed to help stock Alaska food pantries as part of a broader effort to address a state backlog in processing food stamp benefits. Major delays by the state in processing ...

they were handing out emergency boxes of food for the Food Bank of Alaska, helping local families through the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of households visiting the Sam's Club food distribution ...

Ron Meehan, who manages policy and advocacy for the Food Banks of Alaska, said that money should last about six weeks. (Food Bank of Alaska) Thousands of Alaskans waited months for food stamps ...

"We know a lot of people that are not eating multiple meals a day; they’ve drawn down to maybe a single meal," said Anthony Reinert, director of programs at the Food Bank of Alaska. There has ...

Read: Why the coronavirus is so confusing Alaska faces different circumstances. Headquartered in Anchorage, the Food Bank of Alaska is dealing with about 75 percent more demand than usual—in a ...