Press Releases Northwest Harvest And Safeway Team Up To Stock Washington Food Banks Due To Recent Shutdown SEATTLE SEAHAWK DOUG BALDWIN KICKS OFF STATEWIDE FOOD DRIVE(Seattle, WA – January 25, 2019) Today, Northwest Harvest and Safeway and Albertsons stores are unveiling a statewide food drive to collect groceries for local food banks in response to the increasing demand created by the recent government shutdown.
Legislative Updates Your Update on the Federal Shutdown & Progress in Olympia This morning, the President announced a temporary end to the partial federal government shutdown. Congress and the President have agreed to a short-term deal, re-opening the government until February 15 while they continue to debate and negotiate funding for border security.
Press Releases Northwest Harvest Calls For Immediate End To Government Shutdown Official Statement from Washington's Leading Hunger Relief Agency(Seattle, WA – January 16, 2019) Northwest Harvest, Washington's statewide independent hunger relief and food justice agency, calls for an immediate end to the partial government shutdown that continues to paralyze our country and put its citizens at risk.
In the News Crosscut: As Government Shutdown Drags on, Seattle Food Banks Prep For the Worst "The biggest thing we're worried about is the SNAP benefits," Jones said, referring to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – otherwise known as food stamps – a government benefit in danger of stalling if the shutdown continues. "We want to be a resource for those people."
Legislative Updates It’s a New Year—Let’s Get to Work! Each day that goes by without re-opening our federal government puts more people at risk of hunger. In this update, find the information you need about how the partial federal government shutdown impacts nutrition assistance programs. We also take a look at what lies ahead for us in 2019 in…
Press Releases Northwest Harvest Applauds Congressional Bipartisanship: Saving Washington Families From Harmful Cuts To SNAP (Seattle, WA – December 13, 2018) Northwest Harvest, Washington state's leading independent hunger relief agency, supports the new farm bill passed by Congress yesterday. This federal legislation is the right step forward for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation's most effective anti-hunger program. Protecting and strengthening SNAP is…
Legislative Updates We Did It! Farm Bill Protects SNAP! A final agreement on the Farm Bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support out of both the Senate and the House this week. This Farm Bill protects SNAP, ensuring that struggling families and individuals will continue to have access to this vital program that helps them buy nutritious food from grocery…
Legislative Updates Northwest Harvest Submits Comment on Public Charge Rule The clock is rapidly winding down for submitting your public comment on the harmful public charge rule, a proposal that places immigrant families in the impossible position of choosing between food and family. A choice that no one should have to make.
Legislative Updates We’re Thankful for SNAP: #NationalCommentDay At Northwest Harvest, we are thankful to all of you who have worked with us to provide more than 2 million meals each month to our neighbors in need. Our work and your contributions are so important, but we know for so many in our communities, the struggle with hunger…
