News & Insights|Legislative Updates
Legislative Updates
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: On Friday, March 24, the Washington State...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: HB 1784 (emergency hunger relief bill) had a...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: HB 1784 (emergency hunger relief bill) has been...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: All of our priority bills made it past the...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: This week marked a significant milestone in the...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: HB 1784 (emergency hunger relief bill) was...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: Hunger Action Day, an annual lobbying day for...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: HB 1238 (free school meals) was scheduled for a...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: Both of the free school meal bills had hearings...
What has the Northwest Harvest Advocacy team been up to in Olympia this week A few quick updates: Both of the free school meal bills have...
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.
