Thank You for Taking Action!

Champions of breakfast! Thank you to our food five friends, a group of 5 House legislators dedicated to passing legislation to improve our food system, especially on issues related to hunger.

During each legislative session, the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition hosts Hunger Action Day, a lobby day in Olympia that highlights issues facing hungry families across Washington. On February 5, 2018, Northwest Harvest joined partners and hundreds of fellow advocates to engage our legislators in the fight to end hunger in Washington.

We also had the opportunity to thank three of our school breakfast champions in person. Representatives Marcus Riccelli, Zack Hudgins, and Monica Stonier were instrumental in pushing through legislation to make Breakfast After the Bell possible. Breakfast After the Bell enables schools across the state to better feed more of their students to give them the energy they need to succeed in school. As Rep. Stonier said, “It is time 1.1 million kids are prepared to learn when they come to school.” And as we celebrate this win and thank everyone who picked up the cause, it is important to keep looking ahead. As Rep. Hudgins emphasized, “Don’t stop pushing… Let’s look at the next fight.”

Thank you to all for lending your voices to the fight against hunger! We invite everyone to speak out on hunger issues at Hunger Action Day and throughout the year. Learn more.