Juggling overwhelming personal and professional demands, Kianna embraces triage and tenacity, finding meaning in fruit-harvesting work after a grateful community member shared its lasting impact....
Grace toured food aid organizations across Washington in June, gleaning at Oxbow Farm, touring North Helpline's distribution site, and connecting with Hopesource and UV Mend to strengthen regional gleaning partnerships....
Sydney at FareStart strengthened food donation partnerships across protein sourcing, fundraising, gleaning, and redistribution, delivering 486 pounds of produce to local food banks while discovering a passion for partnership management....
Read how Phoenix, our new VISTA Member with Harvest Pierce County, overcame onboarding setbacks by adapting training, co-facilitating farm education, and leading a produce harvest—gaining hands-on community insight and resilience....
Abigail's summit experience turned cold data into urgent human stories, deepening her commitment to advancing equitable food access across Washington....
In one year, Grace recovered 7,600+ pounds of fresh food for FISH Food Bank through gleaning, grocery rescue, and new community partnerships....
From statewide conferences to a living toolkit, Jen's work connects Washington's 40+ gleaning organizations to share knowledge and fight hunger....
Reducing food waste and food insecurity through gleaning, redistribution partnerships, and radically reimagining local food systems in King County....
With only four hours of overlap, one VISTA built a comprehensive guidebook to set every future member up for success....
Mapping 820+ food organizations across Washington, Abigail's work turns data gaps into a roadmap for equitable food access....