Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is accepting recyclable plastic containers for its pet food program. Its one of few local recycling options after a baler broke at Central Peninsula Landfill last month.

The money came from Marathon’s “Catching for a Cause” fundraiser, a three-day fishing and networking event that brought people from the oil industry to the Kenai Peninsula.

The Kenai Peninsula is home to a number of nonprofit organizations. Even though most of them operate year round, some see an uptick in clients around the holiday season.

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…