Posts Categorized: Action Alerts

Understanding How To Help End Hunger

Posted April 11th, 2023 & filed under Action Alerts, COVID-19, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, News.

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 »

KVAL’s Take a Bite Out of Hunger food drive kicks off Tuesday morning

Posted November 29th, 2022 & filed under Action Alerts, Development, Food drives, Food Supply, Fund drives, Hunger, News.

EUGENE, Ore. — Tuesday is the beginning of KVAL’s Take a Bite Out of Hunger food drive, helping those suffering from food insecurity in our area. In Eugene, the food drive will be… Read more »

FOOD For Lane County Mobile Pantry returns to Oakridge Friday

Posted September 15th, 2022 & filed under Action Alerts, FFLC partner agencies, Food Supply, Mobile Pantry, News.

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County says, due to high demand, it will bring its Mobile Pantry back to Oakridge Friday to assist residents affected by the Cedar Creek Fire…. Read more »

FOOD For Lane County Mobile Pantry in Oakridge Wednesday

Posted September 13th, 2022 & filed under Action Alerts, Emergency Food Pantries, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, Hunger, Mobile Pantry, News.

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County will send its Mobile Pantry to Oakridge Wednesday, September 14 to support residents who had to evacuate due to the Cedar Creek Fire. Residents… Read more »

State of Hunger 2022 Address from OFB CEO Susannah Morgan

Posted September 12th, 2022 & filed under Action Alerts, COVID-19, Food Supply, Housing, Hunger, News, SNAP, Volunteer.

Susannah Morgan, Oregon Food Bank CEO, shares the latest on food insecurity in our communities, the issues we’re working on to address hunger at its roots, and ways each of… Read more »

Letter Carriers’ Food Drive returns to Lane County after absence

Posted November 18th, 2021 & filed under Action Alerts, Food drives, Food Supply, Fund drives, News, Volunteer.

EUGENE, Ore. — The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is back in Lane County following a two-year hiatus. Organizers ask you to use a weatherproof bag to leave a donation of nonperishable,… Read more »

Lane County groups want to Stuff the Bus with food, toy donations this weekend

Posted November 10th, 2021 & filed under Action Alerts, Food drives, Food Supply, Fund drives, Hunger, News.

Before people prepare to stuff turkeys, local organizations need help stuffing buses with food and toys for local families. Stuff the Bus — a partnership between FOOD for Lane County,… Read more »

#BlackLivesMatter

Posted June 3rd, 2020 & filed under Action Alerts, News.

We are stunned and grieving from the traumatic loss of Black American lives as a result of continued systemic racism and recurring police violence. We say the names of George… Read more »

Consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor

Posted January 2nd, 2020 & filed under Action Alerts, Development, Hunger, News.

Provide meals all year long Consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor. Gifts from monthly donors strengthen critical programs that provide food, education, job training and more to local families and… Read more »

Increased demand puts strain on Creswell pantry

Posted December 6th, 2019 & filed under Action Alerts, Emergency Food Pantries, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, Hunger, News.

  Susan Blacknik strolled through rows of shelves at the Creswell Food Pantry. She passed empty spaces and cases upon cases of canned beans and pureed pumpkin. “I don’t like… Read more »