Around 15% of Whatcom County relies on SNAP benefits, which will likely be suspended Nov. 1 as a result of the ongoing ...

As the U.S. government shutdown drags on, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) runs out on Saturday, Nov. 1. Meanwhile, the Bellingham Food Bank estimates about 15% of ...

Food banks across Whatcom County are bracing for a likely influx in need following the passage of President Trump’s budget bill, which will reduce access to SNAP benefits for the roughly 1 million ...

Bill Pearsall, a warehouse assistant and truck driver, unloads boxes of perishable foods from a truck at the Bellingham Food Bank in 2019. Lacey Young The Bellingham Herald The Whatcom County Food ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Patricia Romero has lived and worked in Whatcom County for 30 years, but only recently has she had to visit the Bellingham Food Bank. "It's frustrating when you go to the grocery ...

The Trump administration says it can’t fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, starting Saturday, despite billions of dollars in reserves. This is expected to send Washington’s ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson will direct nearly $2.2 million weekly to Washington food banks to help residents as federal SNAP funding ...

Peoples Bank is proud to announce the Downtown Bellingham Partnership (DBP) as the recipient of the 2025 Peoples Choice Impact Grant.

A grim deadline is approaching as thousands of people and food banks scramble to fill their pantries as the government ...