Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

SVFB is run by a six member working board of directors, an executive director, operations manager, operations assistant, guest services specialist, marketing and development coordinator and many volunteers. In 2023, a total of 12,048 visits were recorded. SVFB operates a grocery store model food pantry where clients may shop once a week, during our distribution hours, to choose what food items they need. SVFB partners with the WSDA, Food Lifeline, Northwest Harvest, Hopelink and many other organizations. Combined resources from industry partners, grocery pick up programs, food drives, fundraisers and food purchased allowed us to distribute over 460,000 pounds of food to our community in 2023.

SVFB partners with Snoqualmie Valley Pet Food Bank to provide pet food and supplies to more than 200 pets each month. We partner with KidVantage to provide diapers, baby food, formula, wipes, and clothing for babies, children, and mothers, with over 100 families assisted in 2023. Our staff communicates directly with clients to fulfill other needs such as cribs, car seats, and more. We partner with St. Clare's Episcopal church who provide sundries to our guests on a monthly basis. We partner with Mt. Si Lutheran church to provide new back to school supplies, and backpacks for each student to start the school year. SVFB partners with Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis and registered hundreds of families each year to receive holiday gifts for their children. We are an assisting partner agency with Washington Connection and our staff help clients apply for and renew programs like SNAP benefits, childcare, healthcare and more. SVFB is a host site for the Women Infants Children (WIC) program as well as a partner location for DSHS and other human service agencies that come to the food bank and meet with guests about various services available to them.

In an effort to address specific needs in our community, we develop supplemental programs such as our Meals for the Break program. This program bridges the gap by providing food during winter, mid-winter, spring and summer school breaks. For 2023, over 8,000 meals were distributed.