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Action Alerts
At Northwest Harvest, our work is driven by a commitment to equity, dignity, and collective action Every day, community organizations like ours...
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...
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...
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...
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, individuals, families, and communities are feeling the strain Rising grocery prices, the impact of tariffs, and recent federal...
Federal Government Shutdown: What It Means for Food-Insecure Communities in Washington As of October 1, the federal government has entered a partial...
State lawmakers are preparing to consider new funding requests to reflect current needs and priorities It is crucial for advocates to speak up today...
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is one of our nation’s most effective tools for combating hunger...
Federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and food bank funding are no longer just threats or headlines—they’ve been signed into law And their impacts are...
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.
