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Advocacy Works: Breakfast After the Bell Success Story

Last year, we celebrated the final passage of Breakfast after the Bell legislation--a culmination of over five years of hard work in Olympia and your...

Legislative Session Wrap-Up

The 2019 Legislative Session ended on time this Sunday with the passage of a final state budget Relying on $460 million in new revenue that includes...

Turn Up the Volume in Olympia

Great news from Olympia! On Monday, the Senate passed 1587, a bill that creates a state program that helps make buying fruits and vegetables...

Don’t Wait Any Longer! USDA Reopens SNAP Rule Comment Period

Did you file your public comment, opposing USDA's proposed rule that threatens to take food off the tables of 755,000 Americans Well if you missed...

Pivotal Week to Act Against Hunger

It's Budget Week in Olympia! On Monday, the House released its operating budget proposal Every one of you who has contacted your representatives...

Prioritize Investments in Healthy Food Access for All

Earlier this week, the White House introduced the President's 2020 budget When it comes to hunger, the President's budget recycles old ideas...

Protect SNAP for Underemployed: Join our Webinar March 7, 2019

We are now nearly at the halfway point of the 60-day public comment period on USDA's proposed rule that threatens to take food off the tables of...

Hunger Doesn’t Know a Time Limit: Submit a Comment Opposing USDA Rule

On Friday, USDA published a proposed rule change that threatens to take food off the tables of 755,000 under-employed and unemployed individuals It's...

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...

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...