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Last month, the Communications team spent time with GoodRoots Northwest, and it was an inspiring look at how innovation and community-rooted...
Earlier this month, Northwest Harvest’s Advancement Team spent a sun-drenched day at Living Well Kent’s newly acquired 8-acre farm in Sumner The...
To ensure a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who visits the SODO Community Market, we will be temporarily closing the market from...
This Monday, April 6, we were honored to welcome Congresswoman Kim Schrier to Northwest Harvest’s Auburn Distribution Center During her visit, she...
Action Alerts
At Northwest Harvest, our work is driven by a commitment to equity, dignity, and collective action Every day, community organizations like ours...
Northwest Harvest is helping spread the word that WAFOOD 6, the latest round of Washington’s statewide food access and wellbeing survey, is now...
Washington is at an important moment in our work to build a hunger‑free future With the passage of HB 2238, the Washington State Department of...
March 12th marked the end of a fast-moving 60‑day legislative session With major federal cuts to SNAP on the horizon, state leaders took important...
Press Releases
As federal cuts squeeze families, a statewide strategy is the solution Washington needs SEATTLE — As the 2026 legislative session draws to a...
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...
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.
