This year we tried something new for the legislative session: Advocacy Champions! Each WFC district had an extra representative to help leverage our impact across the state. These Advocacy Champions played an essential role in this year's EFAP legislative ask. As you may know, we were successful in securing $800,000 in additional EFAP funding for the next budget year. Although we were unable to get the full $1 million funded, this is still a big win for emergency food programs across Washington State.
Advocacy Champions helped:
- Share ideas and spread information through weekly advocacy update calls
- Provide testimonials at House and Senate budget hearings to make the voice of emergency food programs heard
- Boost Hunger Action Day attendance and legislative reach
- Spread local awareness through Op-Ed's and advertising our Community Sigh-On Letter
- Reach individual legislators through emails, phone calls, and targeted visits
Thank You Advocacy Champions!
To find out more about Washington Food Coalition's Advocacy Efforts, please visit: www.wafoodcoalition.org/advocacy
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