Skagit County Community Action Agency SCCAA, is the Community Action Program for Skagit County. Community Action Agencies (CAA) are local private and public non-profit organizations that carry out the Community Action Program (CAP), which was founded by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act to fight poverty…
All of the produce sourced into the cannery project comes from Northwest Harvest (NWH). Relations with Northwest Harvest as a donor have been extremely important to the vitality of “Yes, we CAN!” as a reliable source of produce for the coalition’s food banks. The VISTA cultivated…
The South King County Food Coalition was founded in 1983 to support its member agencies to help them provide nutritionally balanced food to people in need. The Coalition consists of 13 food banks throughout South King County. The South King County Food Coalition (SKCFC) currently…
South King County Food Coalition (SKCFC) and its farm, Elk Run, are a unique partner with Harvest Against Hunger in that there is no actual gleaning involved. Instead of recruiting and coordinating with farmers and community members to donate produce, the Harvest VISTA is responsible for…
From the very beginning, Elk Run Farm has always emphasized the importance of partnerships throughout every step of the journey, including funding, volunteer management, and marketing/visibility. Founded by the South King County Food Coalition (SKCFC), partnerships have always been based on sharing best practices and…
The South King County Food Coalition (SKCFC) serves a remarkably large area that encompasses diversity in land, people, resources, and more. The unique relationships between the food banks and local resources means that volunteer relations is both a challenging and rewarding element to the project….