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Action Alerts
HB 2238 is almost to the finish line! Our collective action has moved HB 2238 out of Senate committees and into second reading in Rules, where it now...
Blog
Fruitvale Community Market is currently operating as drive‑thru only We hope to re‑open in‑store shopping as soon as possible and appreciate...
UPDATE: HB 2238 is now scheduled for a Senate Ways and Means hearing! Thanks to your advocacy, HB 2238 is still alive and moving through the...
Sometimes a forklift is a great deal more than a forklift! Thanks to the generosity of Boeing employees—who contribute directly to the Employees...
Press Releases
Inside a community‑driven approach that turns rescued food into a reliable resource for people facing food insecurity, housing instability, and...
Please take a moment today to urge your legislators to support HB 2238, an important bill to create a statewide strategy to end hunger in...
Legislative Updates
In the next 60 days, our state representatives will be heading to Olympia to pass bills that can affect our day to day lives The legislative...
One of our priority bills, HB 2238: Statewide Food Security, will be heard in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday, January...
Across Washington, many communities are facing severe flooding—bringing evacuations, road closures, and disruptions to daily life At Northwest...
Washington’s 2026 Legislative Session is right around the corner! Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing updates from Olympia and creating...
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.
