Signs at the Soap Lake Food Bank are in three languages because the food bank serves two large immigrant communities. Many of those who relied on the food bank when they first arrived have returned to help out, volunteers said.
February 5, 2026
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February 5, 2026 1:41 p.m.
Soap Lake Food Bank volunteering a rewarding experience
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Food Bank is only open for five and a half hours, one day a week, but it stays pretty busy during that time. “We average about 230, 240 (families) month in, month out,” said volunteer Fred Wright. “(There were) 350 for Thanksgiving, 300 for Christmas and New Year’s.”