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	Learn how Oregon Food Bank works to fight hunger in Oregon and southwest Washington in this 30 second video.

	Every dollar you donate enables Oregon Food Bank to collect and distribute more than five pounds of food through its food distribution program. You can donate by phone, send a donation via U.S. mail, or donate securely online. Thank you for helping Oregon Food Bank eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should be hungry.

	Ching to receive national award for volunteer work at OFB “Through my work as a nurse case manager at Kaiser Permanente, I’ve learned that hunger isn’t merely uncomfortable for children, it’s dangerous,” Ching says. “It can jeopardize a child’s health and development, impeding readiness for school and future productivity. Thousands of people in Oregon – including children – go to bed hungry many nights. I want my volunteer work to help change that.” Read the story >

OFB thanks letter carriers

Hard working letter carriers and generous postal customers helped make this year's National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive a big success.

In the Portland metro area, postal customers donated 845,426 pounds of food in just one day, a slight increase over last year's totals. Statewide results will be available Monday.

Hear the voices of low-income Oregonians
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 30, 2007) – Emergency-food-box recipients across the state talk about their day-to-day experiences living with hunger.

Read OFB's 2007 Voices report >

Childhood Hunger Initative educates health community
Imagine doctors prescribing food for hungry children. Imagine health professionals connecting low-income families to sources of food they need to be healthy.

The Childhood Hunger Initiative is exploring these ideas and more to educate the health community and the public about the serious health impacts of childhood hunger.

Read a presentation by Donna Ching, registered nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner, linking childhood hunger to long-term health consequences.

Childhood hunger hurts health
Childhood hunger and malnutrition -- even at a very early age -- can result in irreversible health problems later in life.
Read the full report. Read more >

We're partners
Oregon Food Bank is an affiliate of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network. This affiliation provides access to food donations from national companies.

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This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2001-45052-01277.