Food Banks /tags/food-banks Food Banks en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:39:44 GMT Trump administration halts millions of dollars in deliveries to Oregon food banks /politics-government/2025-03-27/trump-administration-halts-millions-of-dollars-in-deliveries-to-oregon-food-banks Oregon food banks face sharp cuts in federal food deliveries, as need for food assistance rises. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:39:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-27/trump-administration-halts-millions-of-dollars-in-deliveries-to-oregon-food-banks Alejandro Figueroa Oregon Food Bank visits increased 31%, signaling hunger crisis as providers face budget crunch /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-12-24/oregon-food-bank-visits-increased-31-signaling-hunger-crisis-as-providers-face-budget-crunch As people gather for the holidays, sharing meals and gifts, a hunger crisis in the Pacific Northwest is getting worse. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:37 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-12-24/oregon-food-bank-visits-increased-31-signaling-hunger-crisis-as-providers-face-budget-crunch Bryce Dole Hunger rates in Oregon are on the upswing /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-11-25/hunger-rates-in-oregon-are-on-the-upswing Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then COVID hit and during the following two years, the number of Oregonians struggling to put food on the table rose, a recently released Oregon State University study found. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:55:19 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-11-25/hunger-rates-in-oregon-are-on-the-upswing Lynne Terry Federal report finds food insecurity got worse in Oregon since the pandemic /money-and-personal-finances/2024-09-05/federal-report-finds-food-insecurity-got-worse-in-oregon-since-the-pandemic More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of Agriculture household food security report released Wednesday. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:58:57 GMT /money-and-personal-finances/2024-09-05/federal-report-finds-food-insecurity-got-worse-in-oregon-since-the-pandemic Alejandro Figueroa Jewish orgs pull support from Oregon Food Bank over Gaza war statement /international-affairs/2024-06-03/jewish-orgs-pull-support-from-oregon-food-bank-over-gaza-war-statement A decades-long relationship between the Oregon Food Bank and local Jewish synagogues has been fractured after the Food Bank issued a statement in April condemning violence by the Israeli military and Hamas. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:26:10 GMT /international-affairs/2024-06-03/jewish-orgs-pull-support-from-oregon-food-bank-over-gaza-war-statement Joni Land California’s food insecurity rises as pandemic aid ends /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-12-13/californias-food-insecurity-rises-as-pandemic-aid-ends The California food banks association warns of rising food insecurity, but its pleas for more state aid face a tough slog next year due to the projected budget deficit. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:33:31 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-12-13/californias-food-insecurity-rises-as-pandemic-aid-ends Jeanne Kuang Just what the doctor ordered: In California, a prescription could pay for your fresh produce /health-and-medicine/2023-08-10/just-what-the-doctor-ordered-in-california-a-prescription-could-pay-for-your-fresh-produce Medi-Cal and other programs are testing food prescriptions that advocates say could improve chronic conditions, lower health care costs and reduce hunger. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:48:13 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-08-10/just-what-the-doctor-ordered-in-california-a-prescription-could-pay-for-your-fresh-produce Rya Jetha How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-08-08/how-hungry-is-california-millions-struggle-to-eat-well-in-an-abundant-state California is full of food, yet scarred by hunger. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:39:48 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-08-08/how-hungry-is-california-millions-struggle-to-eat-well-in-an-abundant-state Rya Jetha, Jeanne Kuang, Jeremia Kimelman A catastrophic hunger crisis? California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-06-10/a-catastrophic-hunger-crisis-california-food-banks-are-being-flooded-by-families-seeking-help As extra pandemic benefits end, food banks say that they’re becoming long-term supermarkets for Californians facing food insecurity. Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:15:06 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-06-10/a-catastrophic-hunger-crisis-california-food-banks-are-being-flooded-by-families-seeking-help Rya Jetha 'From $260 to $23': Californians navigate the end of pandemic food benefit boosts /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-05-17/from-260-to-23-californians-navigate-the-end-of-pandemic-food-benefit-boosts Wed, 17 May 2023 12:34:51 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-05-17/from-260-to-23-californians-navigate-the-end-of-pandemic-food-benefit-boosts Kate Wolffe / CapRadio