We are working the front lines of hunger... all across Washington State.We are your coalition of emergency food providers, governed and directed by people in the trenches, representing all areas of the state. We are based in community to serve our communities. Gathering strength through peers, organizing to find common goals, bringing our shared values together to create a strong collective voice of the emergency food system. Back To Action - Volunteer Recruitment CampaignIn response to this decline in volunteerism, a unique partnership has formed with the goal of boosting the number of people volunteering at local food banks. Under the campaign “Back to Action,” Northwest Harvest, Safeway, Washington Food Coalition, Vault89 Strategies, the Seattle Seahawks, and KING 5 have banded together to support the vital work of food banks throughout the state of Washington by sponsoring a drive to bring volunteers back to help in this crucial effort. The drive for more volunteers will kick off with a Back To Action Day of Service on September 23, 2023 and will run through December 31, 2023. The goal of the drive is to sign up 3,000 or more food bank volunteers for Hunger Resource Organizations across the state. Northwest Harvest will collect volunteer names and connect them with organizations in their network. If you are not a partner of Northwest Harvest, but need volunteers, please email jeanie, Director of Community Engagement, at [email protected]. She will add you to the list of local food banks who need volunteers. Fall 2023 Quarterly Member Newsletter Fall is here and it's time for the Fall Quarterly Newsletter! We hope you can join us at our annual conference in Yakima from September 27th to 29th. There's lots of exciting information in the newsletter and on our website about the event. This quarter we're really excited to share an article about the Tenino Community Service Center and Food Bank Plus, and their launch of the SWAP - Supporting Wellness at Pantries Program. They are teaming up with the WFC and the American Heart Association, and working with local grocery stores to encourage community members to eat and donate healthy, nutritious items. Our friends at WSDA wrote an article on policy changes happening within their programs and an opportunity to make comments on USDA Programs and policies. To read this quarter's newsletter, please link here.
Thank you to all our 2023 Conference sponsors!!
EFAP Subcontractors and Contractors Meetings Recordings ![]() Recording of the Subcontractors meeting, click here. PowerPoint of presentation, click here. EFAP Subcontractors meeting chat box dialog.pdf Recording of the Contractors meeting, click here. PowerPoint of presentation, Click here. EFAP Contractors meeting chat box dialog.pdf EFAP Open Q & A Hours Focus: EFAP Biennial Meetings & Application ProcessTuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., March 21st - May 30th
To join these calls: Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 210 265 647 763
Passcode: Jeq99R Or call in (audio only)
+1 564-999-2000,,950640900# United States, Olympia
Phone Conference ID: 950 640 900#
The EFAP Procedures Manual is on our Forms & Pubs page under EFAP. It is being updated, so please check back in the next coming weeks for the updated version.
Renew Your WFC Membership Today! To renew your membership for 2023 click here. It's quick and easy. Membership is based on a sliding schedule of your food program's budget starting as low as $25/yr. Your membership comes with many benefits including:
If your EFAP lead pays your membership dues, we will notify you when they pay on your behalf. WFC NEW Job Board
Post your open positions, internships, contract positions, plus your part time and fulltime positions. Post your resume and sign up for texts to notify you of new job openings. Link here to the job board: https://wfc.mcjobboard.net/jobs or check it on Quick Links.
COVID RESOURCES Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app EFAP and TEFAP Contractors have their own calls monthly on Fridays. Contact WSDA to get information to join those calls.
There is a lot going on in our state right now and I encourage you to stay informed of news regarding Covid-19, a strain of the Coronavirus, and how you can protect yourself and those you serve. COVID-19 - Resources We Created For You! PowerPoint on Distribution Models: The coalition created a new resource on food distribution methods and what it means to move into the next phases of the Governor's Stay Home, Stay Safe Plan. To view the PowerPoint click here. NEW RIVISED GUIDANCE SHEETS: (8/22) The WFC REVISED simplified guidance sheets on four topics including Masks and Facial Covering, What to Do When a Staff Person or Volunteer has COVID Symptoms, and Distributing Food Indoors and Outdoors. Each sheet boils down the important points you need to know and to follow. They are footnoted with sources and provide links to state policies from DOH, L & I and the Governor’s Proclamations. The WFC revised guidance sheets include: ![]() Download and print as needed for staff and volunteers.
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