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The Homer Elks Lodge #2127 completes their fourth food delivery to the Anchor Point Food Pantry for their Children’s Weekend Food Program on Dec. 12, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. Pictured left to right are Homer Elks Lodge Leading Knight John Mink, Trustee Matthew Hockema, Trustee John Chapple III, Exalted Ruler Jill Hockema and APFP volunteer and local veteran Richard, no last name given. Photo provided by Jill Hockema

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Homer Elks lodge supports food pantry, local veterans

Lodge #2127 recently completed disbursement of funds to the community from a $12,000 grant they received from the…

Lady Lions Marcia Lowe, Julie Small and Linda Petkash with the Homer Lions Club conduct sign-ups for Thanksgiving food boxes at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. More than 230 families requested food boxes this year, an increase from 166 boxes in 2024. Photo provided by Deb Schmidt

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Feeding a hungrier community

The Homer Community Food Pantry is seeing increased local need in the face of federal government impacts.

Kids and adults alike enjoy the petting zoo provided by the Anchor River Llama Alpaca Ranch and Backyard Dreams Farm during the Anchor Point Food Pantry's "Frontier Days" fundraiser browse through silent auction items on Saturday,Oct. 4, 2025, at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Anchor Point food pantry rounds up support

The pantry hosted a “Frontier Days”-themed fundraiser Saturday at the VFW Post 10221.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Point of View: Food pantry grateful for support during ‘Every Which Way Rhubarb’ fundraiser

On behalf of the Homer Community Food Pantry and Grace Ridge Brewery, we’d like to thank everyone for…

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Homer Community Food Pantry offers thanks to community

The Homer Community Food Pantry would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of those who…

A Kenai Peninsula Food Bank truck in the Food Bank parking lot on Aug. 4, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Food bank’s ‘Adopt-A-Turkey’ fundraiser extended through end of year

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank on Tuesday extended their annual Adopt-A-Turkey fundraiser through the end of the year,…

Bowls created by local ceramic artists will be available for purchase at the Homer Food Pantry Empty Bowl fundraiser event on Nov. 10 at Homer United Method Church.  Photo provided by Tracy Asselin.

Community

Food bank serves up ‘Empty Bowl’

Homer Community Food Pantry annual lunch fundraising event will take place Friday