Advocacy

During the pandemic, as many as 1 in 5 military households have experienced food insecurity. We have committed to eradicate hunger for military families in Washington and we need your help to make systemic change. Click the link below to learn more about our military hunger advocacy work and how you can get involved.

Hear from 2nd Harvest’s Community Partnerships Director Eric Williams,  Ahndrea Blue from the Making a Difference Foundation and Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank, Linh Thai from The Mission Continues, and State Representative Tana Senn on what we can do to support military families.

Food Lifeline sets out to work with legislative champions in Olympia and Washington DC on policies to solve hunger problems, protect successful safety net programs, and secure new investments for hunger relief efforts. Learn more about Washington’s 2021 State Legislative Session in this summary.

After 105 days, Washington State closed its legislative calendar. Our advocacy team worked tirelessly to effect change in Olympia and are now celebrating several wins. Read our legislative wrap up below to learn about our policy successes in Food Systems, Hunger and Health, Hunger Prevention, Poverty, Equity & Social Justice, and Tax, Budget, and Nonprofits.

To root out hunger, we need to make systematic change. Our advocacy team has been fighting to influence policy that not only addresses immediate hunger needs, but also aims to dismantle the oppression and racial inequity that keeps people in poverty. Join the movement of advocates ready to fight hunger and inequality. While there’s a lot of uncertainty right now, one thing is for sure – too many Washingtonians go hungry every day, and we’re going to need your help to make a difference.

Last year, the federal government launched the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program to support families facing hunger while schools were closed to in-person classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Funds were issued to families whose K-12 students qualified for school meal benefits for the 2019-2020 school year. In fall 2020, the federal government passed continuing resolution H.R. 8337 that extends the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) for the 2021 school year.