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Keep up to date on SNAP and the federal shutdown by following Washington DSHS.

Many Resources available to help families impacted by SNAP in November. See post below.

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE! The USDA has announced that November SNAP benefits will not be paid to nearly 900,000 Washingtonians who rely on them. ⚠️

We're sharing here some critical resources and guidance for families whose food access is at risk:

Find Support:
🥕 Emergency Food Network: efoodnet.org/find-food
🍎 Hunger Free Washington: hungerfreewa.org
🥫 Find a Little Free Pantry in your neighborhood: thelittlefreepantries.org
🧅 Food LifeLine Food Map: https://foodlifeline.org/find-food
☎️ Call 2-1-1 or visit 211.org
🛒 S**O Community Market - 1915 4th Ave S (closed Tuesdays) https://www.northwestharvest.org/our-work/community-programs/sodo-community-market/
🍞 Seattle Food Committee: https://www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/
🥪 Check with your local churches and community organizations, Like Community Dinners (communitydinners.com/gatherings), that may be hosting food drives, serving meals, or providing food assistance

Plan Ahead this Week:
💡 Start meal planning now and take inventory of the foods you currently have.
💡With remaining October food benefits, prioritize shelf-stable, bulk, and low-cost items. * Note that any unused benefits will roll over and only expire after 274 days of EBT card inactivity.

Use Additional SNAP Programs:

If you have a remaining balance on your EBT card, you can participate in the following SNAP programs to receive additional benefits for fresh fruits & vegetables:

🍐 SNAP Produce Match - buy $10 of fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables with your EBT card at participating grocery stores and receive a $5 produce coupon: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-produce-match

💵 SNAP Market Match - visit a participating farmers market or farm stand to receive SNAP Market Match dollars. Simply visit the information booth and swipe your EBT card for the amount you’d like to spend. Participating markets will match $25 or more per day in Market Match dollars for you to spend on produce: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-market-match

⚕️ Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program - The Washington State Department of Health’s Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FV Rx) Program works with health care centers in Washington to prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients who are food insecure. Patients receive paper vouchers valued at $250-$500 over six months, redeemable at Safeway stores. Find out if you qualify: https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/public-health-system-resources-and-services/funding/fruit-and-vegetable-incentives-program/fruit-and-vegetable-prescription-program

If you have any unused benefits from any of these programs, you can still redeem them during the month of November.

For those that need help with food assistnace, check out the below resources from our friends at Northwest Harvest.

If your SNAP benefits are delayed or reduced, you’re not alone — and there are ways to get help.

Washington distributes SNAP benefits on a staggered schedule, so the impact of the shutdown will vary depending on when your household normally receives its monthly deposit.

➡️Here’s what you can do now:

✔️Use any remaining EBT funds
✔️Find food near you using our searchable map of 375+ food bank partners bit.ly/FindFoodWA
✔️Call 2-1-1 or visit findhelp.org for emergency assistance and other resources
✔️Find a Little Free Pantry in your area- Mapping.LittleFreePantry.org
✔️Connect with your local Buy Nothing group- buynothingproject.org/find-a-group
✔️Seek a mutual aid network in your area- MutualAidHub.org

No one needs to go hungry.

Need food now? Visit bit.ly/FindFoodWA or FindHelp.org

Want to support our work? Your help keeps food flowing to families and communities who are feeling the loss of SNAP support. Every act of generosity fills the gap and strengthens our network of care across Washington. To donate, visit https://www.northwestharvest.org/?form=FY

Duwamish Job Fair, November 8, 2025. See flyer for details.

Food Banks are open and available to help.

Need food? Our food bank is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for full service from 9:00-11:45. We expect to be extra busy, but everyone in line by 11:45 will be served. In addition, our Produce & Bread room is open Monday-Friday from 9am-2:30pm.

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