resource Sharing Power, Building Community: Strategies for Improving Nutrition Education at Food Pantries
Legislative Updates Make August a Month of Action to Fight Child Hunger! Even though our economy is starting to recover, far too many families in our communities continue to struggle. According to the latest census data, the rates of reported hardship in affording food, rent, and other basic household expenses continue to be higher now than pre-pandemic times. Here in Washington, 11% of…
Blog Get Out the Vote Get ready to vote in this year’s primary election! Ballots were shipped out on July 16th and are due back to your local auditor’s office by August 3rd! Primary elections, although much quieter than a typical federal election, play an extremely vital role in developing and building up the strength of our…
Blog Northwest Harvest & Juneteenth We are on a journey to become an anti-racist organization. We believe that hunger is not just the absence of food, it is the absence of justice. In a year when we as a community have experienced so much, we are honored to take part in recognizing Juneteenth, considered the longest-running…
Blog Pride Month: Audre Lorde The self-proclaimed Black feminist, lesbian, poet, mother, and warrior Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a native New Yorker and daughter of immigrants. Both her activism and her published work speak to the importance of struggle for liberation among oppressed peoples and of organizing in coalition across differences of race, gender, sexual…
event Juneteenth Celebrations All locations of Northwest Harvest will be closed in observance of Juneteenth on Friday, June 18, 2021. Learn more about the history of the holiday and other ways to celebrate with the following virtual and in-person events! Explore more of the National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Juneteenth…
Legislative Updates Hungry Kids Need Healthy Food Year-Round We are seeing a child hunger crisis here in Washington. Currently, 1 in 3 Washington households with children are struggling to put food on the table. When kids have consistent access to nutritious food they do better both physically and academically. Studies show that the investment in increasing access to…
