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[Non Stop Local – Yakima] Northwest Harvest, a nonprofit founded in 1967, has been making significant strides in combating food insecurity...
[Yakima Herald] For Annaleise Flowers, getting SNAP benefits has been a waiting game Until recently, Flowers had been receiving $59 a month in...
With food insecurity rising across the state and thousands of Washington families recently facing uncertainty over access to federal nutrition...
[KXLY Spokane] Thousands of people across the Inland Northwest are still waiting for their monthly food stamps Local food banks expect delays and...
[KING5] A look inside Northwest Harvest’s Fruitvale Community Market in Yakima, as the need for food assistance grows across the country
[Seattle Times] It has been a frenzied week for those who rely on federal benefits to feed themselves and their families — and for the food banks...
[Seattle’s Child] Local restaurants, organizations, and community members have launched into action, organizing grassroots efforts to make sure...
[KING5 News] Northwest Harvest CEO Thomas Reynolds speaks with KING 5 about the ongoing government shutdown and how local nonprofits are stepping up...
KING 5 needs your help to raise $5 million for Home Team Harvest, to support food access across Washington state Since 2001, Home Team Harvest has...
The shelves at food pantries across the Inland Northwest are bare, and they turn to places like 2nd Harvest and Northwest Harvest to restock them But...
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.
