Washington Families Brace for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impacts
Faith leaders say food insecurity is growing statewide. Pastor Jan Bolerjack, who leads Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila — a congregation that shelters asylum seekers and runs a food pantry — says food banks can no longer keep up.
"I looked in a bag the other day and it was a jar of chili sauce, two onions and coffee — now tell me how you make a meal out of that," Bolerjack said.
She says donations from partners like Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest have dropped sharply, leaving families with less and forcing her church to cut back from serving multiple times a week to just once.