Legislative Updates Don’t Ease Up Yet! #SNAPback at Congress–Vote NO on House Farm Bill A House vote on H.R. 2, a Farm Bill that takes food from working families with children, may be as soon as this Thursday. Keep up the momentum–call your Congressional member now and urge them to reject a Farm Bill that cuts SNAP.
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Legislative Updates Don’t Let Them Take Food from Hungry Families – Farm Bill Update Your Congressional member will be back in district next week. Weigh in with them to urge a no vote on a Farm Bill that puts families with children at risk by taking food off their tables.
Press Releases House Farm Bill Puts Local Farmers And Working Families At Risk Everyone deserves to have nutritious food: it is essential for good health, and good health is essential to focus on learning, to find and keep work, and to contribute to our communities. The House Republican Farm Bill, introduced last week, undermines this vision. It establishes a framework that will empty…
Legislative Updates Tell Congress #HandsOffSNAP in Farm Bill The House Republican Farm Bill poses a serious threat to working families with children and underemployed individuals. Don't let them take food away from our neighbors–tell them to protect and strengthen SNAP.
Legislative Updates The Facts About SNAP and Work USDA is considering changing rules that impact services and eligibility requirements for certain unemployed adults on SNAP. Your comments are needed to ensure that these changes provide access to the programs and supports that help SNAP recipients find and keep work instead of taking food away from those who need…
Newsletters Spring 2018 News In This Issue: What will it take to cut hunger in half?, Gifts of all shapes and sizes, Northwest Harvest awarded solar power grant by Puget Sound Energy, 2018 Sound Food Uprising Summit, “Breakfast After The Bell” Bill Passed, Anti-Hunger Advocates Show Force in Olympia for Hunger Action Day, Northwest…
Blog 2018 Sound Food Uprising Summit In February, Northwest Harvest participated in the Beecher’s Foundation Sound Food Uprising Summit. This event hosted over 350 Northwest-area food advocates—joining together to share ideas of how food is society’s primary ingredient in justice.
Legislative Updates You Did It! Breakfast After the Bell is Now Law! For the first time in several years, the legislative session has ended on time. There is much to celebrate as lawmakers passed a supplemental budget and policy bills that will create meaningful change for hungry individuals, families, and children in Washington!
