Washington Tag

New AmeriCorps member: Welcome, Grace!

23.04.2025 in FISH

Grace Yang is a recent graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Public Health, Global Health, and a minor in diversity. She volunteered with the UW Food Pantry for all four years of university. During her time with the UW Food Pantry,…

New AmeriCorps member: Welcome, Lyn!

23.04.2025 in Seattle Good Business Network

Lyn is a recent graduate from the University of Washington, with a Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health. From her education and experiences, she has been interested in work related to access, which has brought her to serving in the AmeriCorps…

Administering the Client Survey

19.12.2024 in Blue Mountain Action Council

Mika is an AmeriCorps member serving in the Harvest VISTA Program focused on the sustainable agriculture and food programs. She is serving at the Blue Mountain Action Council as the Community Food Systems VISTA Coordinator in Walla Walla, Washington. Her service will help bring new…

Cheers to Another Celebrates

08.11.2024 in City Fruit

Hallie Evans is an AmeriCorps member serving at City Fruit as the Communications and Development Specialist in Seattle, Washington. Their service is focused on increasing City Fruit’s fundraising capacities through tools such as event planning, qualitative research, and social media. Every year, City Fruit hosts…

Lockers Reaching New Communities

20.09.2024 in Washington state, GoodRoots Northwest

Celeste Mader is an AmeriCorps member serving at GoodRoots Northwest. As a part of their Locker launch team, Celeste engages and educates community members on the Locker program. This is achieved through outreach tabling events, group presentations at local resource centers, and customer support regarding…

2024 AGO Symposium – Recap

21.06.2024 in Gleaning, Washington state, Harvest Against Hunger

Sarah Armbruster is an AmeriCorps member serving at AGO & HAH as the Washington State Gleaning Network Development VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Her service is focused on increasing accessibility to fresh local produce to low-income families in Washington state by increasing the capacity of organizations…

Last-Minute Bolted Bok Choy Harvest Win!

14.06.2024 in Harvest Against Hunger, Washington state

Sarah Armbruster is an AmeriCorps member serving at AGO & HAH as the Washington State Gleaning Network Development VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Her service is focused on increasing accessibility to fresh local produce to low-income families in Washington state by increasing the capacity of organizations…