Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

Greg Meyer has been the food bank's executive director for six years. During his tenure, he helped scale up food bank operations and navigate the state's SNAP backlog.

The state of Alaska has seen a backlog in pending applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as SNAP. As a result, some Kenai Peninsula residents who rely on food assistance are leaning more on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

KDLL's intern Gavin Hunt explores how students can earn service hours on the Central Peninsula, and how meaningful student volunteers can be to local nonprofits.

As high food and fuel prices persist, we spoke with some of the people who feed the Kenai Peninsula during the holiday season.

This year, after dealing with exceptionally high gas prices, the food bank burned through its entire fuel budget for the year by the summer. Now, they’re organizing a fundraiser to rebuild that budget.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is holding its Spring Festival Friday.

The pantry and freezer at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank are filled with granola bars and apple sauce and ground meat.But there isn't as much Thanksgiving…

After a year of hurdles, heaps more people needing their services and extra helpings of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenai…

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted just about everything, including food shipments to grocery stores all over Alaska. Last year, Alaskans really felt…

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is fully open to the public once again, serving regular meals in its Fireweed Diner starting June 16. To celebrate another…