by hungerintervention | Apr 23, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
The proposed Farm Bill will take food away from hard working families and children. We need you to speak up against these devastating cuts now. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly know as food stamps, has been one of the most effective...
by hungerintervention | Feb 22, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog, News / Press Release
Thanks to your continued advocacy, the Washington House and Senate have finally passed the Breakfast After the Bell bill this year and will soon be signed into law by Governor Inslee! This is a big deal for thousands of children from low-income families who will now...
by hungerintervention | Jan 19, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog, Events
During each legislative session, the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition hosts Hunger Action Day, our lobby day in Olympia that highlights issues facing hungry families in Washington State, and brings their stories and priorities to legislators in the positions to...
by hungerintervention | Aug 16, 2017 | Advocacy, Blog, Programs, Senior Community Meals
“If food assistance went away, I would starve to death” commented one of the diners at our Senior Meals last month talking about what it would mean if this program went away. We were talking to some of the guests who join us for the meal regularly. We were...
by hungerintervention | Jun 22, 2017 | Advocacy, Blog
One of the first lines of defense when someone like James falls into homelessness or poverty is our safety net programs including SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that is more commonly known as Food Stamps) and Medicaid. These programs are literally...
by hungerintervention | Apr 4, 2017 | Advocacy, AmeriCorps, Blog
The recently proposed “America First” budget proposal would, among other horrors, completely defund the Corporation for National and Community Service, which includes AmeriCorps. I know there are a lot of scary cuts in this proposal, but from my...
