Eloise's Cooking Pot gives out an average of 1.5 to 1.7 million pounds of food per month and is now the largest independent food bank in Pierce County. (KOMO) SEATTLE — Every Wednesday, Sheree Staples drives her car to the Tacoma Dome."I'll get teary-eyed because it's not just me or someone in my situation, it's so [...]

Farm-to-food-assistance programs are thriving, according to a report, signaling a new chapter in how communities can address hunger relief. The idea of getting food from local farms to food-insecure people is not necessarily new, but Covid-19 helped to spur additional investment in the practice. Now that the model is taking hold, a wide diversity [...]

Santa and his favorite elf brought Christmas cheer along with gifts to share. The young and the young at heart alike got a festive surprise at Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank when Santa and his favorite elf paid a visit there on Dec. 18. The jolly old elf came prepared with toys and treats [...]

Tacoma-based Making a Difference Foundation announced this week that 75,000 meals had been donated by 1st Security Bank.Part of 1st Security Bank’s mission is to advocate for community support and uplift neighborhoods through action on their behalf, a release said.The bank raised the funding during an annual food drive. The meals will directly support the foundation’s food bank, Eloise’s [...]

Rep. Laurie Jinkins (left) joined Making A Difference Foundation CEO Ahndrea Blue for a fun photo op at the delivery center event. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank held its 2024 annual Thanksgiving giveaway. Taking place during the food bank’s weekly food giveaway at the Tacoma Dome, hundreds of cars lined [...]

Garry Gill, owner of Garry’s on Pearl, welcomed about 400 people to his Thanksgiving giveaway. As Thanksgiving arrived, people gathered at numerous sites across Tacoma this past week to give to, or receive from, their neighbors. It started on Tuesday, Nov. 19, when the Tacoma Police Department partnered with the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance [...]

Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank has seen an increase in need since the pandemic. Their owner said they give out around 1.5 million pounds of food each month. Author: Conner Board Published: 6:35 PM PST November 20, 2024 Updated: 6:35 PM PST November 20, 2024 TACOMA, Wash. — Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank in Tacoma has [...]

Lutheran Community Services Northwest held a lunchtime party to honor its Retired and Senior Volunteer participants. It was an afternoon to give thanks and recognition on Oct. 29 when Lutheran Community Services Northwest held an appreciation event for its Retired and Senior Volunteer Program’s (RSVP) Pierce County volunteers. Gathering at the Tacoma Area Coalition [...]

Grants will bring a boost to Eloise’s Cooking Pot food bank. Courtesy Tacoma Weekly Pierce County Human Services has announced $1.9 million in funding awards to combat food insecurity. Pierce County’s Community Action Programs (CAP) support the livelihood of families by providing critical funding to organizations dedicated to improving access to nutritious food. [...]

“There was this perception that farmers markets were for the upper-middle class, that the food was too expensive for them,” says Angela Shields, Washington State University Extension’s SNAP-Ed nutrition program coordinator in the southwestern Washington county. To make the markets more welcoming, SNAP-Ed started offering tours to families who receive food benefits. Now in their fifth year, the [...]