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Food banks, meal programs and market organizers ask council to protect and expand food access funding
Seattle City Council Select Budget Committee · November 7, 2025
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Summary
Leaders of meal programs, food banks and food-access nonprofits urged the council to protect $3 million for food banks, $1 million for hot meals and to fund farmers markets and pantry efforts that have seen sharp increases in demand.
Nonprofit meal programs and food banks told the Select Budget Committee that demand has risen sharply and municipal funding is needed to stabilize operations.
Rachel Chevron, program manager for a neighborhood hot-meal program, told the committee that predictable,…
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