Nourish. Empower. Serve.

RVFB is the primary emergency food resource for Seattle’s most racially, ethnically, and economically diverse neighborhood and home to many people of color, immigrants, and refugees who regularly face systemic obstacles to living wage employment, affordable housing, and food security. It is home to a wide disparity of living standards where multi-million-dollar homes are down the street from Section Eight housing.

Construction is underway at RVFB, as we build our new community food hub at 9021 Rainier Ave S!

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Rainier Valley Food Bank News

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Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie

The Pantry is back with another delicious dessert: a dark chocolate pecan pie to share with your loved ones this holiday season.

Vi’s Zucchini with Tomatoes and Garlic: A Family Recipe from Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo

Enjoy this simple yet delicious family recipe from Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo, Executive Director of Town Hall and our Guest Speaker of the 2024 Community Harvest Gala!

Mexico City-Style Tortilla Soup with Fried Pasilla and Avocado

Enjoy this tortilla soup recipe from The Pantry, perfect for the fall weather.

Investing in Joy & Abundance at the 2024 Community Harvest Gala: Bread and Roses

This year’s Community Harvest Gala: Bread & Roses was rooted in the idea that everyone in our community deserves to access not only the “bread,” the food that nourishes our bodies, but the “roses,” representing joy and abundance. Together we gathered at Sodo Park, harnessing that spirit, to make this gala our most successful one yet, raising $250,000!

Through the Eyes of a Volunteer: Liza’s Story

High school student Liza started volunteering with her parents at Rainier Valley Food Bank in the early stages of the pandemic. Little did she know she would start volunteering by herself and assist our guests as our organization transitioned to a new location and back to in-person shopping.  

Together We Can End Hunger

In 2022…

 

189,503

visits were made to the food bank.

Was open for
202 days of service.

Distributed
1.3 million lbs. of food.

Received
650,000 lbs. of food donations.

Purchased
nearly 575,000 lbs. of food.