Survey Findings Point to Key Trends and Root Causes The biennial Community Survey (formerly “Hunger Factors Survey”) results are in, and they show a number of challenging experiences faced by… Read more »
Posts Categorized: FFLC partner agencies
FOOD For Lane County to reopen Thursday on limited basis
EUGENE, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County will reopen and operate on a limited basis beginning Thursday, January 18, officials with the food bank said in a media release. Bailey Hill… Read more »
Egan Warming Centers 2023-2024 season officially open
EUGENE, Ore. – St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc., said on Tuesday that the Egan Warming Centers’ 2023-2024 season has officially opened. The centers serve as a… Read more »
Food assistance demand in Lane County increased 30% in 2023
EUGENE, Ore. – The amount of people in Lane County seeking food assistance in Lane County shot up by 30% in 2023, according to the local non-profit food organization FOOD… Read more »
Oregon fights youth food insecurity
Oregon House Bill 5014, a bill that may allow more schools in Eugene’s school districts to offer free meals to its students, was signed into law by Oregon governor Tina… Read more »
Understanding How To Help End Hunger
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 »
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 »
The Rising Cost of Food Means that $1 Now Provides 2 Meals
Inflation has a direct impact on the people who turn to us for help. When food-insecure homes must spend more on food, they have less money for other basic necessities… 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 »
Catholic Community Services provides multiple food pick-up options
Catholic Community Services of Eugene and Springfield are good examples of FOOD For Lane County partner agencies that strive to provide the best customer services to food pantry participants. CCS… Read more »