As Veteran’s Day approaches, we pause to think about the people who have served our country and the impact their experiences may have on them long after they return home. For some, the effect of service in war or other high-stress situations can take the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. When in danger,…
A Visual Tour of the Food Bank
Take a look at how people “shop” the Polack Food Bank on their monthly visits to JFS. Learn more about the Polack Food Bank and how you can help. Photography by Meghann Wiedl Meghann Wiedl is an anthropologist, lifelong artist and photographer and uses these passions in her social justice work. Outside of work, Meghann…
Navigating the Highway to America: A Refugee Story
Hear Mitra tell her story in this KUOW interview. On a hot summer day in a city in the north of Iran, my husband and I decided to move out from Iran after fighting for a long time with a hardship life. After the revolution of Iran, our beliefs prevented us from accessing education or…
Catching Up on Lost Years
My favorite classes in Iraq were geography, history and sociology. I always wanted to study other countries’ civilizations, especially how they lived. My teachers were not great. Our curriculum was pretty outdated. There was special treatment of those students who could pay for additional classes. But like the other kids, I found the subjects that…
Still Facing Hunger Here at Home
When Jana Lissiak, Polack Food Bank Manager, looked at the 2013 city-wide food bank usage numbers she did a double-take, checked her math and then connected with colleagues in the food bank network to confirm her interpretation of the data. Years after the official end of the Great Recession, food banks across Seattle continue to…
Food for a Cure
Did you know that one in five Polack Food Bank clients report living with diabetes or pre-diabetes? Being food insecure – the technical term for not being able to afford the food your family needs – means that you are at higher risk for diet-related illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity. As part of…
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