EUGENE, Ore. – United Way of Lane County announced this week that more than $600,000 in grant funding will be distributed to several local programs starting on July 1, officials… Read more »
Posts Categorized: FFLC programs
Schools fight summer hunger with free meal programs for kids
School districts across Oregon are fighting summer hunger with free meal programs for kids. Many families struggle with food insecurity when schools are out over the summer. For these families,… Read more »
Three Meals a Day Through Summer
Because hunger doesn’t take a vacation As the excitement of summer approaches, we know many families are concerned about the additional cost of food without access to school meals. Kids… Read more »
5 tips for a spring garden and when to start planting
It’s been a wet and cold spring this year, which means gardeners might have had to wait a little longer than normal to get their summer plants in the ground…. 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 »
City Club of Eugene: Science Projects Good Enough to Eat
Program Date: Mar. 31, 2023 Air date: Apr. 3, 2023 From The City Club of Eugene: In community and school-based gardens across the region, students and families are getting their… 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 »
A Message from FFLC’s Executive Director
Food insecurity is a stubborn reality in Lane County, one that is rooted in poverty. Too many of our neighbors struggle to afford the food they need to survive, let… 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 »
Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: FOOD For Lane County Youth Farm
FOOD For Lane County Youth Farm is a five-acre urban educational farm in north Springfield operating as a program of FOOD For Lane County, a nonprofit at the heart of… Read more »