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Legislative Updates
During the 2023 legislative session our Advocacy Team will be supporting: Healthy School Meals for All – HB 1238 / SB 5339 Children need...
Now is the time for us to weigh in with Congress, urging action and calling on our representatives to address the root causes of hunger: poverty and...
Thanks to Superintendent Reykdal, Representative Riccelli, and Senator Nobles for announcing their plan to introduce statewide universal school meals...
Christina Wong
THE WHY: All kids across the country should have consistent nutrition where they live, learn, and play When our kids can eat healthy meals...
Congress is adjourned for the next two weeks for spring recess, and members are back at home in districts, visiting with and hearing from...
Last week in Olympia, the House and the Senate released their supplemental budget proposals for our state operating budget Both proposals include...
We have great news from Olympia: last week, our two priority bills that will enhance access to healthy school meals for students passed out of the...
We are officially over the half-way point of this year’s state legislative session At this point, some important deadlines have passed, and...
On Thursday, the House Education Committee voted with unanimous, bipartisan support for our priority bills to give families and schools the tools...
Welcome to week one of Washington’s 2022 Legislative Session! This is a short session, meaning we have 60 days to do some good things in our...
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.
