LANE COUNTY, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County (FFLC) will experience a major change in leadership this Friday, August 4. FFLC says Tom Mulhern, Executive Director (ED) at FFLC is set… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Hunger
FOOD For Lane County urgently seeking volunteers
EUGENE, Ore. – Volunteers are urgently needed to assist with Meals on Wheels and other programs aimed at fighting hunger in the local community, said FOOD For Lane County officials…. Read more »
Summer Food Resources
Free Summer Meals for Youth in Lane County In addition to FOOD For Lane County’s 33 meal sites, there are additional independent meal sites providing free meals to youth throughout… Read more »
Schools fight summer hunger with free meal programs for kids
School districts across Oregon are fighting summer hunger with free meal programs for kids. Many families struggle with food insecurity when schools are out over the summer. For these families,… Read more »
FOOD For Lane County, USPS team up on May 13 Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
EUGENE, Ore. – FOOD For Lane County will host their annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive with the USPS this Saturday. The food drive is part of a nationwide effort coordinated… Read more »
Can Do! Food Drive 2023: Donation drives in Lane, Douglas and Coos counties
The Can Do! Food Drive is back – and this year, we’re taking the show on the road to gather donations for people in need in Western Oregon. The effort… Read more »
SNAP Community Town Hall, April 11
Although the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the current public health emergency through April of 2023, the federal government continues to cut back on crucial pandemic programs that help… Read more »
Legislature considers $7.5M emergency funding to local food banks as need grows
This is the first month Oregonians, alongside 31 other states, will see their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits return to pre-COVID-19 amounts. Oregon Food Bank is bracing for an increase… Read more »
A Message from FFLC’s Executive Director
Food insecurity is a stubborn reality in Lane County, one that is rooted in poverty. Too many of our neighbors struggle to afford the food they need to survive, let… Read more »
The Rising Cost of Food Means that $1 Now Provides 2 Meals
Inflation has a direct impact on the people who turn to us for help. When food-insecure homes must spend more on food, they have less money for other basic necessities… Read more »