Hunger Relief Organization Hub


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Hunger Relief Agency Hub

Welcome Food Providers! This page is intended for interested parties and current WSDA Food Assistance Lead Agencies and Sub Agencies alike. 

Select your program for more information related to your implementation of the program, including expectations, requirements, due dates, forms, and if applicable, procedure manuals.
 
Provides nutritious food packages to lower-income people 60 years of age and over (limited availability). Serves approximately 5,463 seniors each month (65,556 visits per year). Funded by USDA and established in 2001.
Provides funding to local food banks and food pantries, to support food purchases, operational expenses, training, equipment, and repairs. Established in Washington in 1986, EFAP supports the distribution of over 265 million pounds of food for Washingtonians struggling to put food on the table. Participating EFAP hunger relief providers met the need of over 16.1 million visitis last year. 
EFAP-Tribal provides funding to tribal food pantries and food voucher programs, to support the purchase of food, food vouchers, operational expenses, training, equipment, and repairs. Established in Washington in 1992, EFAP-Tribal provides funding to 35 tribes and tribal organizations to support the hunger relief work done by tribes in communities throughout the state.
Funds long-term relationships between hunger relief organizations and small-scale farmers for the procurement and distribution of fresh local produce, dairy, grains, and proteins to the community. Funded by the State of Washington and established in 2014 in partnership with Harvest Against Hunger. 
Competitive grant funds support hunger relief organizations and tribes responding to COVID-19 and its longer-term effects. Funded by Washington State Legislature and Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (part of the American Rescue Plan Act) and established in 2021.
Provides USDA Foods to hunger relief organizations that distribute food for household use and prepared meals. Income eligibility for household use is 400% or below the federal poverty level. Provides limited operational funding to support the distribution of over 135 types of food including, fresh, frozen, and shelf stable. Serves over 1 million people each month. Funded by USDA and established in 1981.
Provides funding to hunger relief organizations to reduce food waste by supporting harvesting, packing, processing, and/or distributing donated foods from farmers and growers to emergency food organizations. Funded by USDA and established in 2019 in the Farm Bill. 
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