Central Kitsap Food Bank adapting to market with online store plan

A Virginia Mason Franciscan Health grant is helping the Silverdale food bank develop an online option for clients.

By: Conor Wilson

Outlets: Kitsap Sun

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 556

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Diana George was at a resource fair last fall, in the middle of a month-long government shutdown, when a woman approached her in tears. She explained that, like many others on the peninsula, she was a federal worker struggling to afford food for her family.

Her work schedule, though, prevented her from getting to the food bank. She asked George, development director of the Central Kitsap Food Bank, what she could do.

“And you …

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