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PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FROM
OUR HUNGER RESPONSE NETWORK
This was a huge year for Northwest Harvest’s Hunger Response programs to easily claim extra produce at local farms. Our
Network. We launched a 5-year program with the Centers Three Squares program continues to serve kids across the
for Disease Control and King County Public health to reduce state with backpack food on the weekends, and we made an
sodium intake, and are implementing this project at our own impact on summer hunger in areas where children lack access
Cherry Street Food Bank and four additional food bank partners to free summer meals through our Kids Summer Food Club.
in South King County. We hosted six Growing Connections On a national level, Northwest Harvest was selected to participate
workshops in six counties where we brought together on the Closing The Hunger Gap Leadership Team and host the
local partners, farmers, and educators to increase healthy annual conference focused on food justice and social change.
donations of produce to food banks and foster community
connections with our partners. We also launched our online Our programs team continues to travel to every part of
Produce Portal application—allowing food banks and meal the state—meeting one on one with food bank partners
