Washington Food Coalition (WFC) is committed to strengthening the position of emergency food providers, fostering the development of new programs, helping to provide additional food for individuals and families who are hungry, and informing the public about hunger issues.  WFC is a membership-based coalition of emergency food providers.

The WFC actively educates and networks with organizations that strive to alleviate hunger throughout Washington State.

WFC Completes Assessment of State’s Emergency Food System

WFC recently concluded an assessment of the state’s emergency food system as part of the state’s Emergency Food Assistance Program Capacity Building Project. Information for the project was gathered through a series of regional outreach sessions with emergency food providers and tribes throughout the state, numerous in-person and telephone interviews with various stakeholders, an online survey of providers, and action research. 

More than 275 emergency food providers and 12 tribes, representing nearly 200 emergency food agencies, participated in the project. The following areas of inquiry were developed for the project: food; transportation; infrastructure; customer service; external relationships; internal capacity; and EFAP Policies and Procedures. To view the full report, A Fork in the Road: Emergency Food Assistance in the State of Washington click here.