Peninsula Food Coalition

Peninsula Food Coalition

As a response to the covid pandemic in 2020, JCF helped to convene a monthly food security network that brought individuals and organizations involved in emergency food assistance in Jefferson County together to update and coordinate with one another. Members– including food banks, school meals, prepared meals, congregate meals, and farm and garden programs– worked on more efficient ways of getting local food into emergency food assistance programs. In 2026, this network was invited to merge with the Peninsula Food Coalition in order to promote regional continuity and collaboration. JCF will continue to serve as a co-convener for this network and encourage participation from Jefferson county food system organizations and programs.

The Peninsula Food Coalition was founded in 2015 from a need for food access organizations to come together and support one another
in pursuit of common goals. Because we face unique geographic challenges in addressing hunger on the Olympic Peninsula, our
Coalition works to collaboratively develop solutions for recovering, storing, and sharing our local abundance to build resiliency in our
food system. Meetings take place on the second Thursday of the month at 10:30 am via Zoom.

Over the years, the PFC has proved an important space for:

Newcomers to food access work to get in the loop with what the movers and shakers of food access are doing in our area- similarly a pathway for communication and collaboration
Sharing resources, ideas structures to avoid reinvention of the wheel in terms of outreach model, fundraising, food sourcing
Local food access orgs to interface with statewide organizations such as WSDA, Food Lifeline and the Washington Food Coalition
Inviting guest speakers in areas adjacent to food banking to invite bigger picture ideas
Transforming food banking in our area to emphasize local sourcing

View the Peninsula Food Coalition Mission & Nutrition statement here.

NEXT COALITION MEETING AND PAST NOTES

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jefferson County Public Works is hosting a Food Security Summit on Jan. 29th from 8:30-Noon at Finnriver. The meeting brings those with surplus food together with those who feed the food insecure to support each other. Yummy pastries, fruit, coffee, tea too! The meeting is open to organizations working in both Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Sign up here

Virtual trainings through Food Lifeline

1/13/26- Anti Blackness Training

1/23/26- De-escalation Training

2/13/26- Know Your Rights Immigrant Training

3/18/26- Anti Harassment Training

5/20/26- Foundational Food Justice Training

6/16/26- Accessibility Training

Washington Food Coalition

To register for Hunger Action Day 2026: https://bit.ly/4j09BE2

January 28th, 2:00PM – 3:30PM

WFC Board Meeting

Email Trish at Trish@wafoodcoalition.org for Zoom info.