Representatives
of more than a dozen legislative districts host public town hall
meetings with their constituents. Go make sure your voice is heard! See
our website for full meeting list.
Rally to Protect
Our Future
Feb 20 At Tivoli Fountain, State Capitol Campus. RSVP at:
Although
budget discussions have been quiet since the start of the regular
session, we hope to see House and Senate budget proposals after the
revenue forecast on February 16. Check your email for more advocacy updates from Northwest Harvest once those proposals are released!
On February
3, Northwest Harvest participated in Hunger Action Day, the annual lobby
day for the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition. Over 170 people
participated, including food bank staff, constituents, nutritionist
students, and members of the AHNC partner organizations.
Participants spoke up for the need for revenue in our state budget and urged legislators to:
Protect
our state's nutrition assistance programs, including the State Food
Assistance Program (food stamps for legal immigrants)
Emergency Food Assistance Program (funding for food banks' operations, transportation and food purchasing costs)
Childhood Nutrition (the state's portion of the federal school meals program)
Farmers
Market Nutrition Program (small stipends for low income seniors and
families with young children to be used at farmers markets.)
Participants
went on over 80 legislative appointments, providing valuable, first-hand
accounts on the changing and growing numbers of families experiencing
food insecurity throughout our state. Northwest Harvest thanks all of
you who joined us for Hunger Action Day 2012 and for making this one the
biggest Hunger Action Days yet!
The mission of Northwest Harvest is to provide nutritious food to hungry people statewide in a manner that respects their dignity, while fighting to eliminate hunger. Our vision is that ample nutritious food is available to everyone in Washington state.
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