Who We Are
We are a non-profit food bank established in 1971 and incorporated in 1979 to provide ample nutrition to the Yakima community. We are a primarily volunteer-run organization seeking to provide the highest quality and quantity of food to those seeking our assistance. We are a member agency of Northwest Harvest, a partner agency of Second Harvest of the Inland Northwest, and receive food and funding from donations and state and federal anti-hunger assistance programs. We are your neighbors and your representatives to those who seek our assistance.
What We Do
We distribute food to those requesting our assistance on Friday mornings from 8:30-12 at Yakima Rotary Food Bank Building on the corner of S. 7th St. and S. Central Ave. (703 Central Avenue near State Fair Park, by Henry Beauchamp Community Center).
We serve all who request our assistance without requesting unnecessary documentation or asking intrusive questions. We ask for no personally identifiable data. Solely to meet the requirements of donors, we ask for the total members of the household, groupings of members by age, whether this is the household’s first visit of the year. We leverage donations by purchasing foods in bulk and repackaging it for families.
2022 was our busiest year ever. We served an average of over 600 households per week, or over 128,500 individuals total. The vast majority of the 817 tons of nutritious food we served was donated by one of our partner agencies or businesses, or by community members. A crew of about 50 volunteers each month did almost all of the sorting, packing, and distributing, complemented by our small crew of 3 part-time staff.
We maintain this website at www.yakimarotaryfoodbank.org and a Facebook page to keep you informed on our activities.
We serve all who request our assistance without requesting unnecessary documentation or asking intrusive questions. We ask for no personally identifiable data. Solely to meet the requirements of donors, we ask for the total members of the household, groupings of members by age, whether this is the household’s first visit of the year. We leverage donations by purchasing foods in bulk and repackaging it for families.
2022 was our busiest year ever. We served an average of over 600 households per week, or over 128,500 individuals total. The vast majority of the 817 tons of nutritious food we served was donated by one of our partner agencies or businesses, or by community members. A crew of about 50 volunteers each month did almost all of the sorting, packing, and distributing, complemented by our small crew of 3 part-time staff.
We maintain this website at www.yakimarotaryfoodbank.org and a Facebook page to keep you informed on our activities.