Legislative Updates This Is What Bipartisanship Looks Like The Senate Farm Bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support! Next stop: conference committee, where we need to put the pressure on members to adopt the Senate language to get a Farm Bill done this year.
Blog Northwest Harvest Pilots Mobile Food Bank Thanks to funding from Delta and Gilead Sciences, Northwest Harvest’s Cherry Street Food Bank (CSFB) launched a pilot pop-up food bank in partnership with the Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center and Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Central Seattle. The pop-up food bank, also known as a Mobile Food Bank, provides…
In the News Congress Failed In Protecting Working Families (Seattle, WA – June 22, 2018) Yesterday, 213 Congressional members, including four from Washington state, voted for and passed a harsh and unworkable Farm Bill that takes food off the tables of at least 2 million struggling Americans. The House Farm Bill cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known…
Legislative Updates Deep Disappointment: House Passes Farm Bill, Hurting Hungry Families Yesterday, the House passed a Farm Bill that makes devastating cuts to food assistance for millions of Americans. Our eyes are now on the bipartisan Senate bill, protecting it from harmful amendments as it moves to the floor for a vote next week.
Legislative Updates The Better Farm Bill for Washington The Senate Agriculture Committee's bipartisan Farm Bill stands in stark contrast to the harsh and unworkable House version. Our Congressional delegation needs to hear from you: pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that protects SNAP
Press Releases Washington Food Banking Community Calls On Congress To Do The Right Thing Northwest Harvest and Auburn Food Bank hosting open media event demanding state congressional delegation supports Washington's working families. (Seattle, WA – June 13, 2018) With both houses of Congress getting set to vote on their versions of the US Farm Bill, nearly one million Washington state residents are waiting to…
Legislative Updates Victory… For Now Today, the House voted down a Farm Bill that would take food off the tables for more than 1 million households nationwide. The fight isn't over: members need to hear from you over the next few days because this bill may come back even worse than before by next Tuesday.
Press Releases House Farm Bill Takes Food Away From 60,000 Washington Residents Proposed Legislation Hits Working Families Hardest The US House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as this week on a bill that would take away Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) benefits from about 60,000 people in 25,000 households in Washington. This would result from restricting an…
