Posts Categorized: FFLC programs

FOOD For Lane County asking community to help raise $500K to expand capacity

Posted October 20th, 2021 & filed under COVID-19, Development, FFLC partner agencies, Food Recovery, Food Supply, News.

  FOOD for Lane County is asking for the community to help fundraise $500,000 in hopes of renovating its Bailey Hill warehouse, which opened in 1999, as soon as early January…. Read more »

FFLC COVID-19 Video Updates

Posted October 19th, 2021 & filed under Children, COVID-19, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, Food drives, Food Supply, Fund drives, Gardens, Seniors, Volunteer.

COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in Lane County

Posted May 11th, 2021 & filed under COVID-19, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, Hunger, News.

Food insecurity is defined as the lack of access to sufficient food because of limited financial resources. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts an annual household survey to track… Read more »

Stimulate the fight against hunger

Posted April 5th, 2021 & filed under COVID-19, Emergency Food Pantries, Food drives, Food Recovery, Food Supply, Hunger, News.

The past year has demonstrated how important food assistance is during a time of crisis. It has also tested the strength and resilience of our local food assistance network. One… Read more »

Thank you Oregon Food Bank for your assistance!

Posted March 15th, 2021 & filed under Emergency Meal Sites, News, The Dining Room, Volunteer.

We would like to thank our partner Oregon Food Bank for a Rapid Response grant of $5,000, which we used to help purchase a new set of convection ovens for… Read more »

International Paper Foundation Aids Holiday Farm Fire Response

Posted December 30th, 2020 & filed under FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, News.

Working out of a relief center in Blue River, John Carlile and some dedicated volunteers are distributing food and other essentials to people affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. “Folks… Read more »

COVID-19 VIDEO UPDATE: Grocery Store Recovery

Posted August 17th, 2020 & filed under COVID-19, Food Recovery.

  Here’s a brief video update that describes how we have started picking up donated food from grocery stores again. We are working with stores and staff to do so… Read more »

Thank you NAACP Eugene Springfield

Posted June 19th, 2020 & filed under COVID-19, FFLC partner agencies, FFLC programs, Hunger, Mobile Pantry, News, SNAP, Summer Food Program.

We would like to highlight the work of the NAACP Eugene Springfield Unit 1119, an organization that has passionately worked to fight food insecurity during the COVID19 pandemic. Due to… Read more »

Mobile Pantries in Eugene and Cottage Grove Ending Next Week

Posted June 12th, 2020 & filed under COVID-19, FFLC partner agencies, Mobile Pantry.

FOOD for Lane County supports a community network of food pantries, serving free and nutritionally balanced food and meals. These pantries are open to the public and income guidelines apply…. Read more »

Thursday (June 11) will be our last Mobile Pantry distribution in Springfield

Posted June 9th, 2020 & filed under Emergency Food Pantries, FFLC programs, Mobile Pantry, News.

Please click here for details on other food resources available in Springfield (in English and Spanish), or call us at (541) 343-2822.