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 »
Posts Categorized: Hunger
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 »
Local food banks adjust as pandemic-era SNAP benefits end
EUGENE, Ore. – Bonuses to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic have come to an end, and officials with local food banks like… Read more »
Upcoming Mobile Pantry Distributions
The FFLC Mobile Pantry will begin hosting distributions in Cottage Grove once again starting on February 22nd. Please refer to the Google Calendar for more detailed information. Please refer to… Read more »
FOOD For Lane County fights hunger with Grilled Cheese Experience
EUGENE, Ore. — Food For Lane County’s 9th annual Grilled Cheese Experience is officially underway, running through the end of February. The yearly fundraising event has helped FFLC raise money… Read more »
Remembering long-time FFLC volunteer Bradley Hyder
Bradley Hyder loved to travel and see new places. He loved firetrucks and listening to his police scanner. He was active in Special Olympics and won many medals for swimming,… Read more »