South King County food banks are having a difficult time keeping shelves stocked with relevant items that serve their various clients. | Pixabay
South King County food banks are having a difficult time keeping shelves stocked with relevant items that serve their various clients. | Pixabay
South King County food banks are struggling to keep up with the demand for food as families suffer from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many people are out of work and question how to feed their families, according to South Seattle Emerald. Typically, food banks are there to provide for these families, but in South King County, they are struggling just as much as families during the crisis.
A surge in clients have hit food banks hard, according to South Seattle Emerald. While the food supply has been steady, access to fresh produce will likely begin to thin out as harvest season ends. This means the nonprofits are running on restricted funds and have to limit the amount of canned goods purchased.
With limitations on foods, food pantries are finding it difficult to keep a stock of culturally diverse foods for the large Muslim population that typically receives Ramadan bags and other culturally different populations, such as the senior Asian clients. This means anyone with religious dietary restrictions may not have as many options as before, according to South Seattle Emerald.
While supplying the food needed as proven difficult, food banks will continue to use what little funds they have coming in to shelf products for those in need.
Anyone interested is donating money to any of the food banks in South King County can do so on their websites. Food banks in South King County are: White Center, Rainer Valley, Tukwila Pantry, Auburn Food Bank, Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest.
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