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Edmonds Food Bank outlines new facility plans, warns of funding pressures
Summary
Edmonds Food Bank told the Edmond City Council it served roughly 30,000 people last year, is planning a new facility with Edmonds Lutheran Church, and faces federal and state funding uncertainty while demand and volunteer contributions rise.
Casey Davis, executive director and CEO of Edmonds Food Bank, told the Edmond City Council on May 6 that the food bank served roughly 30,000 individuals last year and has seen rising weekly household counts in 2025.
Davis said the food bank served more than 1,400 households on multiple weeks since January and estimated the community need at about 2,500 households. “We are the second largest food bank in terms of service in the entire county,” she said, and the food bank and a partner serve “over 30% of all of Snohomish County's food insecure.”
Board chair Kathy Hair and Davis presented mock-ups for a proposed new facility under a memorandum of understanding with Edmonds Lutheran Church. The presentation described the planned building as more than a warehouse: it would include a commercial kitchen, meeting…
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