Our 2026 Legislative Priorities: Building a More Just and Equitable Food System

Washington’s 2026 Legislative Session is right around the corner! Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing updates from Olympia and creating opportunities for you to make your voice heard. Together, we can shape policies that move Washington closer to a hunger-free future.

This year, we’re setting bold priorities to eliminate barriers to food security and strengthen our food system. Below is an overview of what we’ll be focusing on. For a deeper dive into our 2026 legislative priorities, visit our Public Policy page.

Our 2026 Legislative Priorities

🌽Building an equitable food system
We’re advocating for statewide food security strategies that make nutritious food accessible to everyone, streamline the flow of food from farms to households, and dismantle barriers that keep families from thriving.

🍎Addressing food deserts
When grocery stores close, entire communities lose access to healthy, affordable food. We’ll push for legislation that incentivizes grocers to open in high-need areas, ensuring no one is left behind.

💲Protecting emergency food funding and SNAP benefits
Federal cuts to SNAP will leave thousands of Washingtonians struggling. We’ll fight to protect state emergency food funding and secure additional resources to offset these harmful impacts.

☀️Supporting broader anti-hunger efforts
We’ll join with the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition to protect vital nutritional support programs like SUN Bucks to keep kids fed through the Summer months and the Senior Nutritional Program for low-income senior citizens. We will also be working with other anti-poverty groups to advocate for new, fair revenue sources to protect Washington’s social safety net without burdening working families.

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Thank you for being part of the movement for food justice!