February 17 Celebrate Dutch Luv! Stop by @DutchBros for your fave drink and feed our community. $1 from every drink sold will be donated to FOOD For Lane County.
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 »
Local food banks preparing for increased demand as pandemic-era benefits end
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County food banks are anticipating more people will need their help as COVID-19 pandemic-related food assistance benefits expire at the end of February. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… Read more »
Annual state employee food drive returns amid increasing need
The annual Governor’s State Employees Food Drive kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 1, signaling volunteer departmental coordinators across campus to share information about the drive and organize creative fundraising opportunities for… Read more »
Model trains bustle about Valley River Center for FFLC food drive
EUGENE, Ore. — The Valley River Center is decked out with scenes of bustling model trains for the next few days, as local model railroad clubs have brought their skills… Read more »
February is the last month federal government will allow Oregon to issue pandemic emergency food benefits
February will be the last month that emergency SNAP allotments are added to people’s accounts. For the past two years, Oregon SNAP users have had an extra amount added to… Read more »
Increased emergency SNAP benefits to end in March
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has announced that February is the last month that the federal government will allow Oregon to issue pandemic emergency food… Read more »
Catholic Community Services provides multiple food pick-up options
Catholic Community Services of Eugene and Springfield are good examples of FOOD For Lane County partner agencies that strive to provide the best customer services to food pantry participants. CCS… Read more »
What can Wichita, Kansas, learn from Eugene’s mental health model?
EUGENE, Oregon – In Josie McCarthy’s 17 years as a program manager at The Dining Room, she says she has never needed to call police to break up violence or… Read more »