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One Step Closer to Strong Child Nutrition Programs!

Thanks to all of your hard work and strong voices of support, we are one step closer to passing vital federal child nutrition programs! Just last week, the House Education and Labor Committee approved Child Nutrition bill H.R. 5504 which would make strong strides against child hunger.

Stop Cuts to Food Stamp Benefits

Currently, Senate leadership is looking for new ways to pay for a federal jobs and program extenders bill, which would help continue extended unemployment insure and enhanced Medicaid funding. Though passing this jobs bill is important, the Senate has suggested cutting billions of dollars from future SNAP (food stamp) benefits in order to help finance the package. If the Senate does opt for these cuts, the cut in benefits is estimated to total $9.56 billion!

Last Chance for County Funding

The King County Executive introduced a proposal for a public safety sales tax increase of .2%, which the Council will vote on May 17. The County has the authority to expand the proposal up to .3%. By exercising full authority and adding another .1%, the Council could secure $25 million in funding for community health and human services.

Improving Child Nutrition with Postcards

Small postcards made a huge difference! Food Lifeline staff recently delivered a huge stack of postcards to Congressman Jim McDermott at his district office in Seattle. Staff, volunteers, and local community members signed these cards, which were just a fraction of the more than 1,000 that have been collected during our ongoing campaign.

Food Lifeline's President & CEO, Linda Nageotte, Named Feeding America's Executive Director of the Year

Food Lifeline, the largest hunger relief organization in Washington and local Feeding America member, announces President & CEO Linda Nageotte as the recipient of the highly-coveted, national award for Executive Director of the Year from Feeding America. This prestigious award honors the leader of a Feeding America network member, who has contributed an extraordinary effort to the network’s viability and momentum. This network includes more than 200 hunger relief organizations throughout the nation.

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Process Begins!

On March 17, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln released her “mark” for Child Nutrition Reauthorization, signaling the start of real action on this important federal legislation. Though bills have been introduced for a while, the first hearings will likely start next week, so now is the key time to take action and contact your members of Congress.

A Strong Network Comes Together

We work to provide our agencies with the tools and knowledge they want and need to be successful in their work, to operate with the best practices in our industry, and to build their capacity as highly functioning, thriving organizations. One of the ways we do this is by holding an Annual Agency Conference, where each of the nearly 300 food banks, meal programs and shelters we serve throughout Western Washington can come together to learn best practices of the network. This year’s conference, held on March 22nd, included the presentation of our Agency Excellence Awards...

Chef Thierry Rautureau is on Top Chef Masters!

We have exciting news! Renowned Chef Thierry Rautureau, a Food Lifeline board member and avid supporter, will be showing off his magnificent skills on Top Chef Masters Season 2. Read more information and be sure to tune into the show on Bravo, April 7th at 11p.m. Donate now and join in Thierry’s support of Food Lifeline

Jamar Adams, Kevin Calabro discuss Food Lifeline on 710 ESPN

The Numbers Are In

Washingtonians are struggling to feed their families. One in nine, (or 11.1%) of Washington’s households are “food insecure,” meaning they lack the resources to ensure that all family members will not go hungry, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest report on food security. In addition, 4.3% have “very low food security,” meaning at least one family member has gone hungry due to a lack of resources for food.

Food Banks Go High-Tech to Feed the Hungry

Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.

Peanut Recalls: What happens when a food bank staple is pulled from the shelves

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