The ice storm emergency in Lane County continues to have a serious impact on our neighbors. We are humbled by our community’s strength and support for one another through offers of temporary housing, warm meals and transportation. The storm has significantly impacted FOOD For Lane County operations. Our downtown Dining Room is without power and… Read more »
2024 ICE STORM – Information from Lane County
A non-emergency call center is available at 541-682-3977. The call center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Resources and information related to the 2024 ice storm are available on this webpage and will continue to be updated. Read more
FOOD For Lane County to reopen Thursday on limited basis
EUGENE, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County will reopen and operate on a limited basis beginning Thursday, January 18, officials with the food bank said in a media release. Bailey Hill & West Broadway Warehouses: At this time, the both warehouses will be open and staffed by employees who are able to report to the locations…. Read more »
Sole to Soul Serves Thanksgiving Dinner to Veterans and Their Families
A small army of volunteers, led by Robin Brown-Wood, helped veterans and their families this past Thanksgiving 2023. Now in its eighth year, Sole to Soul is a nonprofit dedicated to serving local veterans in need. They used FFLC’s kitchen to prepare the food and FFLC’s Bailey Hill warehouse to stage their operations. “When Robin… Read more »
Springfield restaurant hosts Thanksgiving meal for community, collects food bank donations
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – As families gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate Thanksgiving, one local restaurant opened their doors to serve the community and support FOOD For Lane County. Flashback Grill on Main Street spent the afternoon serving turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and all the other Thanksgiving staples to anyone who stopped in, all for free. … Read more »
Egan Warming Centers 2023-2024 season officially open
EUGENE, Ore. – St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc., said on Tuesday that the Egan Warming Centers’ 2023-2024 season has officially opened. The centers serve as a low-barrier, volunteer-operated winter shelter program that activates as needed to provide shelter for unhoused residents for one night at a time when temperatures reach subfreezing… Read more »
Food assistance demand in Lane County increased 30% in 2023
EUGENE, Ore. – The amount of people in Lane County seeking food assistance in Lane County shot up by 30% in 2023, according to the local non-profit food organization FOOD For Lane County. The data they use to track food assistance demand reveals Lane County has a higher demand for food assistance than the national… Read more »
“Haunted Market” to be held Halloween week
FOOD For Lane County is hosting an exciting trick-or-treating event that will help neighbors in need. Families are invited to bring their little goblins to experience the frights and delights on Haunted Market this year. There will be two opportunities to help out the food bank – and gather some treats for yourself along the… Read more »
Thank you International Paper Foundation!
Our heartfelt thanks go out to the International Paper Foundation, who awarded FOOD For Lane County a grant to install a second CoolBot on the Youth Farm property (the CoolBot on the left in the picture below). International Paper Foundation also allowed us to install the CoolBot on the right in 2021. Thank you International… Read more »
800 Lane County volunteers pitch in for United Way’s Days of Caring service project
Volunteers across Lane County went to work this week for United Way of Lane County’s annual Days of Caring service project. The 30th annual event saw 800 volunteers, including employees from PacificSource, The Pape Group, OCCU, Lane County and others take on service projects with 30 nonprofits in the area. Projects included food harvesting, trail construction, building maintenance… Read more »