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Maintain 2014 funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program EFAP: Needed More Than Ever No one in Washington State should go hungry. Yet, according to national data, 1 in 7 Washingtonians can’t access enough food for their household. As the economic recovery continues, food banks are working harder than ever to feed our neighbors in need. Cuts to food stamps and support services, combined with dwindling donations from the private sector threaten the stability of our emergency food network. Our lines are long; our shelves are emptied quickly. Increase in Food Bank Visits Sustain the heart of our communities. Protect and strengthen... Emergency Food Assistance Program Providing food and support to relieve hunger in Washington State. Local Control Funds are distributed to lead agencies at the local level. Area food banks assess the local need and agree on the best method to meet it: food purchases, transportation, or improving the safe storage and distribution of food to your constituents. Smart Investment With Food from the food bank, kids can focus on learning at school, seniors get the nutrition they need to stay active, and adults can be healthy for work. Household budgets are stretched to cover necessities like rent, medicines, and utilities. Efficient Resources State resources help to leverage more meals, allowing food banks the flexibility they need to enhance community partnerships for giving. State dollars strengthens the public/private partnerships aiming to relieve hunger in your district. Food Banks Help Families: Krista is a volunteer at the Snohomish Community Food Bank in Snohomish, WA and is also a client. She and her husband’s professions are counseling people who struggle with addictions. Her husband is attending school to earn a second degree in addiction recovery after being a Pastor for 18 years. The beginning of a career change, partnered with supporting their four children who they adopted, leaves income limited. There are two Type 1 diabetics in the family, so nutritious food is critical to their wellbeing. Krista says, “With the healthy options the food bank provides us weekly, we are able to serve good food for our family”.
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Policy document about the Emergency Food Assistance program, designed by: Dani Gilmour
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Maintain 2014 funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program
EFAP: Needed More Than Ever
No one in Washington State should go hungry.
Yet, according to national data, 1 in 7 Washingtonians can’t access enough food for their household.
As the economic recovery continues, food banks are working harder than ever to feed our neighbors in need. Cuts to food stamps and support services, combined with dwindling donations from the private sector threaten the stability of our emergency food network. Our lines are long; our shelves are emptied quickly.
Increase in Food Bank Visits
Sustain the heart of our communities. Protect and strengthen...
Emergency Food Assistance Program Providing food and support to relieve hunger in Washington State.
Local Control Funds are distributed to lead agencies at the local level. Area food banks assess the local need and agree on the best method to meet it: food purchases, transportation, or improving the safe storage and distribution of food to your constituents.
Smart Investment With Food from the food bank, kids can focus on learning at school, seniors get the nutrition they need to stay active, and adults can be healthy for work. Household budgets are stretched to cover necessities like rent, medicines, and utilities.
Efficient Resources State resources help to leverage more meals, allowing food banks the flexibility they need to enhance community partnerships for giving. State dollars strengthens the public/private partnerships aiming to relieve hunger in your district.
Food Banks Help Families: Krista is a volunteer at the Snohomish Community Food Bank in Snohomish, WA and is also a client. She and her husband’s professions are counseling people who struggle with addictions. Her husband is attending school to earn a second degree in addiction recovery after being a Pastor for 18 years. The beginning of a career change, partnered with supporting their four children who they adopted, leaves income limited. There are two Type 1 diabetics in the family, so nutritious food is critical to their well-‐being. Krista says, “With the healthy options the food bank provides us weekly, we are able to serve good food for our family”.
