Nutrition Services
The Nutrition Services department addresses the unique food and nutrition challenges in rural northeast Washington. Everyone deserves access to nutritious food and affordable groceries, and we work to increase access to food to all our community members.
In 2023, Nutrition Services distributed over 1,067,000 pounds of food across northeast Washington.
Programs
Senior Nutrition: providing nutritious meals and food to eligible seniors ages 60+, including Meals on Wheels deliveries, Diner’s Choice vouchers, and commodity boxes.
Food Systems/Resources: increasing food access across rural communities with food pantry partners and Mobile Food Pantry.
Support Nutrition Services
Our programs need support from our communities! We love our business partners whose employees routinely provide volunteer support, and every donation goes toward helping us feed our most vulnerable community members.
Volunteer with us! If you would like to volunteer, please Aja Bridge, Director, at abridge@ruralresources.org.
Director: Aja Bridge
Populations Served by Nutrition Services
Programs provided by Nutrition Services
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
- Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
- Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
- Email: program.intake@usda.gov.