{"id":16279,"date":"2026-07-24T16:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/?page_id=16279"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:15:25","slug":"peninsula-food-coalition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/peninsula-food-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Peninsula Food Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025-792x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16280\" width=\"1088\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025-792x102.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025-396x51.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025-768x99.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025-1536x198.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-new-banner-2025.jpg 2003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Peninsula Food Coalition is a network of food banks, resource providers, food access organizations, state and local government and food systems innovators that meets monthly to develop collaborative solutions to strengthening our regional food system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Because we face unique geographic challenges in addressing hunger on the Olympic Peninsula, the Peninsula Food<br>Coalition works to collaboratively develop solutions for recovering, storing, and sharing our local abundance to build food system resiliency and sustainable access to fresh and local food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peninsula Food Coalition meets on the first Thursday of every month on Zoom, with occasional in-person meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact peninsulafoodcoalition@gmail.com for more information or to join a meeting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-June-2026-meeting-792x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-June-2026-meeting-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/07\/PFC-June-2026-meeting-396x297.jpg 396w, 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\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Port Angeles Food Bank <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sequim Food Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson County Food Bank Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forks Food Bank <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nourishing Beloved Community <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lower Elwha Tribal Food Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makah Food Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Step Family Support Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brinnon-Quilcene Weekend Nutrition Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympic Peninsula YMCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson Healthcare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Olympic Healthcare Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvation Army<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queets Food Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamestown S&#8217;Klallam Tribe<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>WSU Clallam County Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson Community Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Wellness Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson County Public Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clallam County DSHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson County DSHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Bank Growers of Jefferson County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Port Angeles Farmers Market <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jefferson County Farmers Markets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olympia Area Agency on Aging (O3A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington State Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington Food Coalition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Lifeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwest Harvest<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The power of networks to create food systems change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peninsula Food Coalition has been convened by WSU Clallam County Extension&#8217;s Community Health program coordinator since 2015, shortly after it was founded by the former of the Sequim and Port Angeles Food Banks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, the Peninsula Food Coalition merged with a Jefferson County Food Security Network convened by the Jefferson Community Foundation as a response to the covid pandemic in 2020,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among many accomplishments, the Peninsula Food Coalition&#8217;s collaboration has led to the development of a robust <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/olympic-peninsula-farm-to-food-bank-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farm to Food Pantry Program<\/a>, a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1QmWTcP6K-itrqdopl1qq0WZDTDOvLf8F?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Food Pantry Resource Hub<\/a>, a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1aFvz0xQfhQmrmpe4ip2rrThWwi8diR3s?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrition Policy <\/a>for Olympic Peninsula Food Banks and successful grant projects such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsuladailynews.com\/2025\/05\/20\/meal-programs-offer-twist-to-food-bank-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">Comfort Cafe\/Welcome Home Food.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peninsula Food Coalition is a network of food banks, resource providers, food access organizations, state and local government and food systems innovators that meets monthly to develop collaborative solutions 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