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 has switched back to the full shopping style at both of their food pantries. CCS also offers a drive-up option for those who prefer the… 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 disputes. The dine-in restaurant serves 1,000 meals per week to low-income and unhoused people in downtown Eugene, Oregon. Servers deliver steaming plates of food to… Read more »
Oregon SNAP households eligible for replacement benefits due to recent weather events
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) says Oregon households who receive SNAP benefits and lost food due to recent weather related power outages may be eligible for replacement benefits. Oregonians who lost food purchased with SNAP benefits, due to recent wind and ice-storm related power outages, are encouraged to request replacement benefits from ODHS…. Read more »
Veneta’s Mid Lane Love Project continues its drive-through food distribution
The Mid Lane Love Project in Veneta has continued its drive-through model developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and has recently announced new and additional food pantry hours. The Mid Lane Love Project, a partner agency of FOOD For Lane County, is the public food pantry part of Mid Lane Cares, a nonprofit organization in Veneta… Read more »
Network Charter School offers hands-on culinary arts program
Network Charter School in Eugene is a free public charter school that offers hands-on community-embedded classes as an alternative middle and high school for those in grades 7-12. Among the programs at Network Charter School, at 2550 Portland Street, is the Le Petit Gourmet career and technical education certified culinary arts program. The school is… Read more »
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Florence Food Share has served coastal communities since 1980
Florence Food Share is one of FOOD For Lane County’s largest partner agencies. It serves the coastal communities of Florence, Dunes City, Westlake and surrounding areas in western Lane County, distributing close to 50,000 pounds of food every month. There were 7,754 households served by Florence Food Share in 2021-22. Florence Food Share began in 1980… Read more »
Alluvium to provide Christmas meals and resources for the unhoused with help from FOOD For Lane County
EUGENE, Ore. — Christmas Day from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Alluvium is partnering up with other local groups in the community to distribute food and supplies for the unhoused. Alluvium says warm food, snacks and groceries, supplied by FOOD For Lane County, will be distributed to those in need. Read more By News Staff, KMTR
Giving back in Lane County with Huett Cellars and Bo’s Wine Depot
Winemaker Ryan Huett is working with Bo’s Wine Depot in Eugene to raise money for FOOD for Lane County. Photo by Tammy Huett Ryan Huett of Huett Cellars makes really nice Oregon and Washington wines. This holiday season, he’s using his wines to fight food insecurity. Buy a case of Huett’s wines at Bo’s Wine Depot… Read more »
St. Vincent de Paul to end food box distribution from Atkinson Food Room
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County will end food box distribution from its Atkinson Food Room at the Lindholm Service Center, 456 Hwy. 99N in Eugene, at the end of December. In a news release, the organization said this will allow it to better serve the local unsheltered population. The nonprofit will repurpose… Read more »