FEEST News
Find out the latest news from FEEST participants and staff.
FEEST Chats with Aaron Garcia
February has been a busy, and fulfilling month for the FEEST Fam! We had an amazing opportunity to meet with Aaron Garcia, the Board Representative for District 1 at Highline School District! FEEST Youth Leaders prepped for this meeting by brainstorming key questions...
We’re Hiring! Multi-Generational Organizer Position
Position: Multi-Generational Organizer Reports to: Organizing Director Classification: 1.0 FTE (40 hours / week), Temporary Priority deadline: February 1st Ideal start date: February 2022 Location: Seattle, WA (temporarily remote due to COVID-19) This is a temporary...
2021 Highlights ✨
2021 has been a HISTORIC year! For us, it's all been about how do we meet the needs of the students in our school systems. Thanks to your continued support, FEEST has been able to expand into a new high school, to further build our movement. We've been able to provide...
Can you help us reach our goal?
Because of YOU, FEEST has been able to build towards a better future, where youth can have access to nutritious foods during the school day, mental health support, and learn how to become strategic organizers for change in their schools and communities. Thanks to your...
Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Hauser
During the first few months of the pandemic in 2020, FEEST launched a free grocery delivery program to feed families in the Seattle and South King County communities. The program was highly successful, with over 800 deliveries made with the help of 200 volunteers. One...
Unity Creates Opportunity Recap
On November 5, FEEST held our annual fall fundraiser under the theme “Unity Creates Opportunity.” Our emcees Jaimée Marsh (FEEST Executive Director) and Karishama Vahora (FEEST alum and board member), along with Michael B Maine as our Zoom host and production...
Volunteer Spotlight: Randy W
During the first few months of the pandemic in 2020, FEEST launched a free grocery delivery program to feed families in the Seattle and South King County communities. The program was highly successful, with over 800 deliveries made with the help of 200 volunteers. One...
Summer Camp 2021!
The last two weeks of August saw us host our annual Summer Camp for FEEST Youth Leaders, where we met virtually to build community, sharpen our analysis of power and oppression, and learn the fundamentals of community organizing. This year’s cohort includes students...
Food is Care: How Scratch Cooking can Transform School Communities
How do we get fresh food in schools while centering youth voices in the process? That’s a core question we engaged with at the end of last month when FEEST staff and youth presented at Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Farm to School & Scratch...
Food (Sovereignty) is Everything: Recapping our 2021 Food is Power Series
What is food sovereignty? How is it different from food justice? How can we organize to achieve both? We spent July asking these questions and many others during our three-part Food is Power series, which concluded on July 29th! Here is a recap of what happened: Our...
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