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Courtesy USDADozens of advocates brought their personal tales of hunger to a state Senate committee hearing this week in hopes of persuading lawmakers to support proposals to give food aid to low-income residents who are excluded from federal benefits. -
Andrew Nixon/CapRadioAt least $182 million of pandemic food aid in California has gone unused, according to a recent audit. That amounts to some 500,000 unused benefit cards for the 2019-20 school year
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Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students. The proposal will be decided in budget talks this week. -
Oregon consistently shows up high on the list of states where people go hungry from time to time. And a new food insecurity report shows it remains above… -
The interactive map at the website of Feeding America shows the levels of food insecurity county-by-county across the country. And one county in our… -
Somehow, one of the richest countries on Earth has difficulty feeding all of its people adequately.So we have SNAP ("food stamps"), food banks, and many… -
The recent news that the Earth's population could hit 11 billion by the end of the century should give anyone pause.Maybe we are capable of feeding all… -
People go hungry in America, despite the country's wealth.And in Eugene, one program to provide food to the hungry keeps the effort compact: in a… -
It seems only appropriate to begin a fundraiser against hunger with an empty bowl. And that's just how the Empty Bowls Supper organized by Ashland's Peace…
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Kids may be happy that school is out for the summer (or will be shortly). But there's a downside, too, especially for children of low-income families.…
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We are practically inundated with information about helping people in need of food. During the holiday season, anyway. But this month is the farthest spot…
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One of the most productive agricultural countries on Earth has a hunger problem. That's still a hard one to figure out. But until someone comes up with a…
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Report after report shows Oregon having problems feeding its people, especially its young people. "Food insecurity" is the popular term now, but hunger is… -
The latest federal figures show more than 47 million Americans receiving "food stamps," the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But that…
