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Northwest Harvest is a non-profit organization supporting food banks in Washington State. Northwest Harvest distributes food to a network of more than 370 food banks, meal programs, and high-need schools throughout Washington State. == History == In 1967 a group of Seattle community leaders formed The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. Shortly after the formation of The EMM, Boeing's workforce dwindled from more than 100,000 employees to 32,500. By June 1971, unemployment in the Seattle area spiked from 2.9% to 13.1%. Realizing that hunger was one of the most significant problems facing Seattle and beyond, The Ministry partnered with two other organizations to organize a food bank system, originally known as Neighbors in Need. In October 1970, they opened 34 food banks, originally conceived as "a short-term immediate response to the immediate crisis". Even as the Seattle area recovered from its employment crisis, widespread need for food assistance remained. By early 1972, the network found itself serving 70,000 people per month. The Reagan administration's 1982 cuts to federal food stamp programs exacerbated this need, and led to further expansion of the food bank system. In 1980, Northwest Harvest distributed just over 1 million pounds of food. By 2013 the amount of food distributed by Northwest Harvest increased to 32 million pounds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northwest Harvest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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