Federal budget cuts are threatening our food supply. Donate today!
Your gift helps families bridge the summer meals gap, when a family with two children has to provide 360 additional meals. Donate now and help us uphold everyone’s right to nourishing, culturally relevant food so children can learn, grow, and thrive this summer.
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On July 1 the U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to severely cut SNAP and Medicaid through its version of the budget bill. 1 million Washingtonians could lose nutritional assistance.The biggest cut to nutritional assistance in history, preliminary estimates show the Senate version cuts nearly $200 billion from SNAP—or 20%.
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The fact that abundance and scarcity exist side-by side happens by choice and not by chance. We are investing in dismantling the systems and policies that foster and perpetuate food insecurity by tackling poverty, racial inequity, and social injustice.
Join Senator Patty Murray for a Hunger Relief Summit and press conference to discuss threats to cut billions of dollars from SNAP and food bank funding in the federal budget. Hear from people with firsthand experience with SNAP and food banks, share your story, and help shape the debate about how the federal budget can help fight hunger in our communities by protecting critical programs.
U.S. Senate Republicans are poised to move quickly to advance a budget reconciliation bill that may mirror many of the harmful cuts from the recently House-passed…
As discussions around the federal budget continue, proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could have significant impact on millions of…
Food Lifeline co-hosted a community forum with Senator Patty Murray on May 15, bringing together Washington hunger relief organizations to discuss the impact of cuts…
Each year, Food Lifeline sets out to work with legislative champions in Olympia and Washington DC on policies to solve hunger problems, protect successful safety…
Jamie Sheraton works full-time as a drug and alcohol counselor in Port Angeles, but she also has a second full-time job: raising a 17-year-old boy…
There’s no such thing as “just another audit” when it comes to food safety.
Every two years, Food Lifeline undergoes rigorous safety and compliance inspections…
This summer, take action and join us for Food Frenzy—a community fundraising competition where teams will collect food, volunteer, raise funds, and advocate for kids and families facing summer hunger.…
We sat down with longtime volunteer George Birchfield, MD this month. A member of the Production Corps, George has volunteered every Tuesday with Food Lifeline…
