The Banquet

Annual Pad Party combines efforts with It Takes a Village

By Pigeon605 Staff | March 3, 2025

After 15 years, The Pad Party is evolving with a new partnership.

As price hikes stick, signs of food insecurity mount in Sioux Falls area

By Em Powers | August 28, 2023

The numbers will tell you demand for food assistance has shot up. The people in line for these groceries have their own stories to tell.

Where to donate extra produce from your backyard or community garden

By Makenzie Huber | August 8, 2022

“If you grow it, somebody can eat it.” Here’s how to connect your excess produce with those who will savor it.

Children, adults face increasingly difficult access to food in Sioux Falls

By Jill Callison | July 13, 2022

Sioux Falls residents of all ages are finding it harder to access food.

From downtown to the east, neighborhood feels strain of new demands on social services

By Patrick Lalley | February 28, 2022

Increasingly, it’s the place where some of the greatest needs in our community are most visibly on display. This is a glimpse of what’s happening in the area around East Eighth Street.

Banquet at 35: Serving a community with changing food insecurity

By Chloe Houwman | October 18, 2021

It started with feeding 100 people each month and providing one meal each week. The Banquet now is responsible for serving 16 meals each week and 700 people every day. “When I came in 2008, […]

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