Oregonians are not hungry because there is not enough food. Oregonians are hungry because they cannot afford to buy a sufficient supply of nutritious food. One in five people in Lane County depends on FOOD for Lane County to help them fill the meal gap when times are hard. Nearly one in three Lane County children ate from a food box at least once last year. Almost half of the people we serve are working. More than half are children, seniors or disabled.
Learn more about hunger in our community.
State of Hunger 2006 (pdf) This broadsheet from Oregon Food Bank provides the latest information on hunger and poverty in Oregon.
Hunger in Lane County pdf
Hunger affects one in three Lane County children
Hunger and food insecurity defined
Why is Oregon’s hunger rate so high?
View Oregon Food Stamp Participation Report
Basic Family Budget
Hunger is an income issue
Take a virtual poverty tour
One man’s story
