FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY IS SEEKING INPUT WITH A PUBLIC SURVEY A lingering issue before the pandemic, food insecurity continues to have a grip in Lane County, and FOOD For… Read more »
Posts Categorized: COVID-19
Legislature considers $7.5M emergency funding to local food banks as need grows
This is the first month Oregonians, alongside 31 other states, will see their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits return to pre-COVID-19 amounts. Oregon Food Bank is bracing for an increase… Read more »
Local food banks adjust as pandemic-era SNAP benefits end
EUGENE, Ore. – Bonuses to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic have come to an end, and officials with local food banks like… Read more »
FOOD For Lane County fights hunger with Grilled Cheese Experience
EUGENE, Ore. — Food For Lane County’s 9th annual Grilled Cheese Experience is officially underway, running through the end of February. The yearly fundraising event has helped FFLC raise money… Read more »
Local food banks preparing for increased demand as pandemic-era benefits end
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County food banks are anticipating more people will need their help as COVID-19 pandemic-related food assistance benefits expire at the end of February. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… Read more »
Increased emergency SNAP benefits to end in March
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has announced that February is the last month that the federal government will allow Oregon to issue pandemic emergency food… Read more »
Veneta’s Mid Lane Love Project continues its drive-through food distribution
The Mid Lane Love Project in Veneta has continued its drive-through model developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and has recently announced new and additional food pantry hours. The Mid Lane… Read more »
State of Hunger 2022 Address from OFB CEO Susannah Morgan
Susannah Morgan, Oregon Food Bank CEO, shares the latest on food insecurity in our communities, the issues we’re working on to address hunger at its roots, and ways each of… Read more »
Inflation drives up need for food assistance
During the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank set up distribution events that drew up to 2,000 people to claim a bag of groceries…. Read more »
FOOD For Lane County sees fewer donations due to inflation
EUGENE, Ore. – Inflation is hitting everyone hard, and people saving their extra cash means fewer donations. FOOD For Lane County, a local food bank, says they’ve seen fewer donations… Read more »