With local food banks struggling to find volunteers and gather donations, a Seahawks legend is taking action.
With local food banks struggling to find volunteers and gather donations, a Seahawks legend is taking action to recruit people to give back to their communities. Former Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin told KIRO Newsradio’s Gee and Ursula he’s teamed up with the “More on WA food banks:Baldwin, along with partners including Northwest Harvest, KING 5, the Seattle Seahawks, Safeway and the Washington Food Coalition, will be hosting a “Back to Action Day of Service” on Sept.
23, where they will officially kick off their drive to get volunteers. Baldwin talked about why he thinks it is so important to get people back to helping out food banks and serving the community. “I got three daughters I’m raising, and I want them to grow up in an environment where the community looks out for them too,” Baldwin said. “When I’m not here anymore, when I’m not there to be right by their side, we need to have a more connected community and the way that we do that we find ways to serve each other. And so my question to you would be, why not?”that would identify resources to help local food banks struggling to meet increased demand., food prices have increased 3.9% since last August, and inflation is up 3.7% from 2021. This is a big reason why people struggling to make ends meet are increasingly utilizing food banks. “During the pandemic, there was an influx of volunteers, supporting organizations, and just answering the call during that crisis, but since the pandemic, about 80% of volunteers have not returned to the food banks,” Baldwin said. “And, as you can imagine, that has put a great burden on the food banks, as the need for food and the communities that are looking for food has increased. And so there’s been a struggle for the food banks to maintain their ability to meet that need to serve our community.”benefits were reducedSome individuals who were receiving $200 a month during the pandemic are now receiving just $17-$28, putting pressure on local food banks to fill the gap. Afound SNAP recipients experienced a 21% increase in food insufficiency after the increase ended. Executive Director of the Auburn Food Bank, Debbie Christian, reported earlier this year that the food bank has experienced a 40% increase in demand since the cutback. “Wherever you are, whether it’s downtown Seattle, or the south end, or the north end, or somewhere else, Eastern Washington, Southern Washington, or the northern tip of Washington. It doesn’t matter where you go,” Baldwin said. “Really being empathetic and compassionate, and really thinking through a lens of the love of what is it their community needs, and then figuring out a way how to plug into that to solve that problem, or to fill that gap, or to support organizations that are doing that work, and finding a way to contribute.”
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