by Food Lifeline | Mar 9, 2022 | News
By Anna Patrick, Project Homeless engagement editor, Seattle Times Near the end of 2021, without a press announcement or much fuss, Food Lifeline quietly raised its minimum wage to $25 an hour. The decision by one of the largest food bank providers in the state gave a... Read more...
by Second Harvest | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Author: Laura Papetti KREM 2’s Chief Meteorologist and Anchor Tom Sherry was Friday, March 4th. In celebration the City of Spokane has proclaimed it “Tom Sherry Day” and KREM 2 is honoring the work and legacy of a Spokane icon. Tom’s last newscast will be tonight... Read more...
by David Uhl | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Military Hunger Prevention Act Update Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Defense Policy Bill. A key provision for us in solving hunger was including a Basic Needs Allowance for our military families to use. We received this update on what was included... Read more...
by Second Harvest | Nov 15, 2021 | News
Author: Jim Price Although food security has become emblematic of a caring community, Second Harvest. propelled by three decades of remarkable growth, has completed its first half-century by exceeding its own expectations with creative ways to feed hungry people. This... Read more...
by David Uhl | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Did you know that 1 in 5 military families in Washington struggle with hunger during the pandemic? Last month, our Executive Director David Uhl, joined Food Lifeline, MFAN, and Nourish Pierce County for a drive-thru food distribution that served over 500 military and... Read more...
by Food Lifeline | Oct 19, 2021 | News
Summer has now ended and we have started the countdown to winter. What does this mean for the farmworker? Eber Rivera, our Food Access Specialist in Skagit and Whatcom Counties, has been meeting with local farmworkers and community organizations to learn how the... Read more...
