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Inside a community‑driven approach that turns rescued food into a reliable resource for people facing food insecurity, housing instability, and...
Action Alerts
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...
Blog
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...
On December 1, 2025, new federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will take effect statewide These rules,...
In the News
[Non Stop Local – Yakima] Northwest Harvest, a nonprofit founded in 1967, has been making significant strides in combating food insecurity...
Eddie Gonzalez Artist Bio: My name is Eddie Gonzalez, and I am a Mexican American artist born in Bakersfield, California and also lived in San...
[Yakima Herald] For Annaleise Flowers, getting SNAP benefits has been a waiting game Until recently, Flowers had been receiving $59 a month in...
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.
