Get Involved|Volunteer|Special Events
Northwest Harvest and our partners host a variety of events throughout the year, including our biggest food drives of the year—King 5 Home Team Harvest and the KHQ and NBC Right Now Hometown Harvest events with Safeway and Albertsons.
Events Calendar
Volunteer applications are currently on hold as we update our program.
Event dates and times vary. Most are on weekends, and many take place outdoors, rain, or shine. For a list of upcoming events, please check out our events calendar.
We welcome individuals and groups of all sizes.
To sign up for an event, please email volunteer@northwestharvest.org.
We’re happy to provide hours confirmation for school or work purposes. However, we’re unable to offer court-related service.
Anyone who is nine years old, or in the third grade, is welcome! Nine-to-15-year-olds need to have a parent or guardian with them. Individuals who are 16 and 17 years old are able to volunteer on their own with an application and a parent/guardian permission form on file.
Anna Nepomuceno (she/her) is the Director of Public Policy at Northwest Harvest. She leads the organization’s advocacy strategy to advance local, state, and federal laws that strengthen food security and uphold food as a basic human right. Anna analyzes public policy through an equity lens and helps shape and draft legislation that centers the needs of communities most affected by hunger. She builds and sustains relationships with lawmakers, state agencies, and nonprofit partners, championing grassroots engagement and uplifting BIPOC and other marginalized voices to ensure public policy is informed by lived experience and community power.
Natasha Dworkin (she/her) is the Director of Communications at Northwest Harvest. She leads statewide communications, storytelling, and public engagement efforts focused on building collective action toward a more just food system. Her work centers lived experience, data‑driven messaging, and values‑aligned narratives that move audiences beyond charity toward solidarity. Natasha oversees integrated campaigns, media strategy, and community engagement initiatives that elevate the impacts of public policy and federal funding on food access across Washington.
