FEEST News
Find out the latest news from FEEST participants and staff.
How are you making your city safer for Black folks?
Photos in this post from a June 3, 2020 rally in Seattle protesting the police murder of George Floyd. Photos by Jordan Martinez. FEEST is an organization led by youth of color in South Seattle and South King County working to improve holistic health in our schools....
Now hiring youth leaders
FEEST is a community dinner and fellowship program at Chief Sealth High School, Rainier Beach, Evergreen and Tyee Campuses. We want YOU to become part of the FEEST family! We’re offering an exciting opportunity that will be starting this school year. This is a paid...
Donate now to help feed families in need during COVID-19
Dear FEEST Family, We hope that you and your loved ones are as well and safe as possible during this time that tests our individual and collective resilience. While things are changing quickly, we are meeting the moment and taking action. We listened to the needs of...
It’s been a really great year
Well, friends, the year is coming to and end! We are so thankful you've been along for the ride with us — cooking with us, sharing stories, and supporting our young leaders. There's so much to celebrate. Our new Executive Director: Jaimée Marsh joined the team in...
Wow. We did it.
Wow. FEEST family, THANK YOU for helping to make Fresh Flavor a success. You showed us your love, and our hearts are overflowing with gratitude. And as always, it was a really, really fun party (check out the photos here and here). Together we raised $53,945 at...
Healthy Snacks are Increasing Student Participation
We know that young people in White Center experience barriers to accessing fresh and nutritious food, and that’s one of the reasons why FEEST chose Evergreen High School as a site for our programs. Last school year we assembled the White Center Healthy Food Round...
Announcing FEEST’s New Executive Director!
Dear FEEST community, After much anticipation, the Board of Directors and I are excited to announce FEEST’s next Executive Director, Jaimée Marsh. Jaimée joins the FEEST team with an extensive background working in organizations that center queer and trans voices of...
Meet Your New Youth Leaders
FEEST youth leaders from different grades, schools, and backgrounds spent the last weeks of summer at our food justice summer camp to get ready for the school year. We had some really powerful conversations about race, gender, displacement, food access, and systemic...
New on the menu at Highline Public Schools
In the Highline district, youth leaders proposed a list of culturally relevant foods they want to see on the menu, and the district implemented it right away. We won a commitment of at least one culturally relevant item on the menu every single week — that’s 34 per...
FEEST is in The Seattle Times!!
Seattle Public Schools has a new Nutrition Director Aaron Smith this year, and he's agreed to take up our recommendations for culturally relevant foods and other menu upgrades in the district (woo!!). Right now he's working on a new long-term plan to implement the...
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