Hunger Awareness Month Book Review: How the Other Half Eats
As part of Hunger Awareness Month, we hosted a community book club with The Lakewood Bookstore on Saturday, May 30. The selected book was How the Other Half Eats: The […]
Reflections from the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
As the new Volunteer Coordinator at Emergency Food Network, I knew the Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carrier Food Drive would be busy, impactful, and inspiring. What I did not fully […]
Advocacy in Action: Knowledge Builds Power. Your Voice Builds Change.
Advocacy in Action: Knowledge Builds Power. Your Voice Builds Change. There are moments when numbers stop behaving like statistics and begin behaving like signals. A 15% increase in visits to […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Kay
If you’ve ever stepped into a repack session and felt the positive energy in the room, there’s a good chance Kay had something to do with it. Kay has been […]
Act Today to Protect Food Access in Pierce County
On January 28, 2026, the General Services Administration proposed changes to the online system nonprofits use to receive federal funding. There is only a short window for public comment, and […]
EFN’s Response to Hunger in 2026
How Our Community Can Address Rising Hunger in Pierce County Our Response in 2026 In response to growing demand, EFN has set a concrete goal: 20 million pounds of food […]
Take Action on SB 5966 & HB 2211“Washington for Washington”
At EFN, we’ve long known that food is medicine — especially for our neighbors managing chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and kidney failure. But for that medicine to work, […]
Rooted & Ready: A Powerful End to 2025
In the final months of 2025, EFN launched our Rooted & Ready campaign. Our goal over the course of the campaign was to raise $900,000 so that we could end […]
EFN’s Year-End Giving Guide
As 2025 comes to a close, there are many impactful ways to support EFN in fighting food insecurity. Here’s a few options to consider: Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)If you’re 70½ […]