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Help Working Families Put Food on the Table

It’s already the start of Week 4 of the 2021 Washington State Legislative Session This week, there will be hearings on two of our priorities...

SNAP News from DC & Week 2 Update from Olympia

On Tuesday, USDA retracted two harmful rule changes that would have taken food off the tables of struggling households that count on SNAP to help...

Welcome to Washington’s 2021 Legislative Session!

This is the first week of Washington’s 2021 Legislative Session The Legislature is scheduled to meet for 105 days with a focus on writing a...

Thank Governor Inslee for State Investments to Fight Hunger

As Congress closes in on a much-needed COVID-19 relief bill, Governor Inslee has released a comprehensive proposal for our state’s operating...

National Call-In Day for Comprehensive COVID Relief- November 19

No one should have to choose between paying their rent or buying food for their family, but that’s the situation in which 1 in 4 Washington...

Public Charge Rule Vacated!

A federal court in Illinois has vacated the public charge rule! This rule made prior use of SNAP, Medicaid (with some exceptions for children,...

Court Decision Protects SNAP for Over 700,000 Unemployed Adults

BREAKING: A federal court for the District of Columbia has issued a ruling against a USDA rule that threatened to take SNAP from over 700,000...

Advocacy Update: Call TODAY to Urge Comprehensive COVID-19 Relief

Today is a national call-in day for advocates across Washington and the United States to tell Congress this simple but critical message: it is...

Advocacy Works! USDA Extends Waivers for Free Meals for Kids

Yesterday, USDA announced that all waivers that help schools and community based organizations provide free meals for kids will be extended through...

Proposed Rule Threatens Cutting the Power of SNAP for 79% of Washington’s SNAP Households

USDA's latest proposed rule threatens to cut the power of SNAP for 79% of Washington's SNAP households, according to data released by our state's...