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As federal cuts squeeze families, a statewide strategy is the solution Washington needs SEATTLE — As the 2026 legislative session draws to a...
Inside a community‑driven approach that turns rescued food into a reliable resource for people facing food insecurity, housing instability, and...
Shutdown delays and new SNAP rules further strain Washington’s emergency food system SEATTLE, Wash — The federal government shutdown may have...
SEATTLE, WA — In response to sweeping federal budget cuts enacted through the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Northwest Harvest has released a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE, Wash (August 4, 2025) — Northwest Harvest is honored to feature Puyallup-based visual artist Rodney H King as the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RGZ’s latest work transforms everyday food traditions into a powerful meditation on memory, movement, and the ancestral roots...
Santa Mercita’s June collaboration explores how food traditions carry forward generations of love, survival, and liberation in immigrant...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 15, 2025 Contact: Natasha Dworkin, Director of Communications, 2067151696 HAPPENING TODAY: US SENATOR PATTY MURRAY TO...
Food is Culture spotlights how culinary traditions preserve identity, resist erasure, and nourish community across generations SEATTLE, Wash (May...
Louie Gong’s Art Honors Indigenous Knowledge through “Food is Medicine” in Northwest Harvest’s Yearlong #ArtistsForFoodJustice Series...
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.
