Blog Community Perspectives: Improving Food Access Public Health—Seattle & King County is a longstanding recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant supporting Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). In King County, the overarching goal of this grant is to improve health, prevent chronic disease, and reduce health disparities for African-born, African…
Legislative Updates Public Comments Needed to Protect Families at Risk The White House has announced new administrative proposals that put struggling families in harm's way. These proposals are the latest attack on basic needs assistance, threatening to take food off tables, increase homelessness, and jeopardize access to health care.
Blog International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty!
Blog Northwest Harvest & Juneteenth We are on a journey to become an anti-racist organization. We believe that hunger is not just the absence of food, it is the absence of justice. In a year when we as a community have experienced so much, we are honored to take part in recognizing Juneteenth, considered the longest-running…
Blog Northwest Harvest Statement on Murders in Georgia We stand with Asian communities and in solidarity against anti-Asian hate and violence. Our staff, volunteers, and partners throughout the state of Washington are heartbroken and angry about this tragedy. We stand with the families of those killed in Georgia: Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, and Yong…
Legislative Updates Take 5 Minutes to Help Stop SNAP Cuts This week, Congress will be taking steps to fast track tax cuts that are tilted to help the wealthiest at the expense of programs and services that help struggling and middle-class families. Your call is needed TODAY.
Blog 2018 Sound Food Uprising Summit In February, Northwest Harvest participated in the Beecher’s Foundation Sound Food Uprising Summit. This event hosted over 350 Northwest-area food advocates—joining together to share ideas of how food is society’s primary ingredient in justice.