Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

Food banks caught in trade war crosshairs

By • Sep 27, 2019

 

Food banks around the country were listed as one of few beneficiaries to ongoing trade disputes stemming from the Trump administration this summer. Part of the president’s farm bailout included more than a billion dollars of purchases of commodities to be distributed to the nation’s food banks. And while the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank has enjoyed some of that bounty, it's not been without its challenges.

 

 


Food Bank cooking up 23rd annual soup supper fundraiser

By • Aug 23, 2019
Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

 

The 23rd annual Kenai Peninsula Food Bank soup supper is coming up this weekend. It's the food bank’s biggest event of the year.

 

 


 

'Return of the Reds' marks the start of a new salmon season

By • Jun 12, 2019
Jay Barrett/KDLL

  The smell of grilled salmon wafted across the dock of Pacific Star Seafoods on a warm and sunny lunchtime Tuesday.

The Alaska Salmon Alliance, a trade organization representing seafood processors on the Kenai Peninsula, provided the salmon feed as a benefit to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank. They dubbed it the "Return of the Reds," and hope to make it an annual event.

Nate Berga, with the Alliance, said the cook-out came together quickly.

Dig into food bank's new festival

By • Jun 3, 2019

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank had a Spring Festival and Fundraiser on May 31 with free food, live music, beer and wine, raffles, games and, more than anything, a chance to get to know the food bank. KDLL’s Jenny Neyman visited the festival and sent back this report:

Food Bank's Soup Supper keeps growing into 21st year

By • Aug 23, 2017

The 21st annual Soup Supper Fundraiser for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is on Saturday, as part of the fifth Harvest Moon Local Food Festival. The first few "empty bowl" soup dinners were rather modest, compared to what the event has grown into, according to executive director Linda Swarner.