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Monthly Advocacy Alert keeps you informed
Oregon Food Bank and the Oregon Hunger Relief Task
Force publish a monthly Advocacy Alert to help people understand
hunger and poverty issues and take action on legislation that
affects low-income people.
All it takes is five minutes
Each Advocacy Alert contains a section called "Take Five!"
That section includes actions you can do in five minutes or less.
Recent Advocacy Alerts
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All Advocacy Alerts are available as Adobe Acrobat documents
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June 2009
- In the garden: Fighting hunger has never been dirtier
- Protecting needed services in the budget
- Run, jump, laugh, play ... eat?
May 2009
- Protect TANF for Oregon's children
- Hunger bills on the move
- State budget crisis - you can help
April 2009
- Food stamps go SNAP
- Federal food stimulus for Oregon
- Health reform: kids and vulnerable adults can't wait
March 2009
- Voice of hope among Oregon's hungry?
- Tax credits for low-income Oregonians
- A step forward for individuals with disabilities
- Boost to food assistance
February 2009
- Stimulus plan moves forward
- Human services stimulate our economy
- Oregon Legislators raise hunger awareness
January 2009
- Oregon Food Bank's 2009 legislative agenda
- Despite gains, working poor falling behind
December 2008
- 2008 election wrap-up
- Oregon ranked third in the nation for high percentage of hungry citizens
- Support a federal stimulus package
- Oregon's kids need stronger nutrion programs
November 2008
- Helping working families and communities thrive
- So you want to make a difference?
- Oregon food stamp participation
- Connecting medical providers with hunger issues
October 2008
- Legislator for a day
- Bite into this--school meal applications help students, schools and neighborhoods
- No on Measures 64 and 59
September 2008
- Oregon's poverty ratings improve
- Preparations for the 2009 legislative session
- October conference creates opportunities to thrive
August 2008
- Food stamp bonus dollars help tremendously
- Feeding children after school
- Reaching out to seniors
June 2008
- Health care providers weigh in on hunger
- Free summer lunches for kids
- Update on Oregon's Act to End Hunger
May 2008
- The future of food in Oregon
- Probing questions
- Farm bill progress stuck in mud
- Governor's Hunger Week
April 2008
- Economic inequality reemerges, opportunity withers
- Upcoming changes to WIC food package
March 2008
- Wrap up on Oregon's supplemental session
- President issues his FY 2009 budget
February 2008
- The 2008 supplemental legislative session is upon us
- Tax credits support family economic stability
- Tired of not having health coverage?
- Training for summer food program sponsors
January 2008
- Oregon agriculture, schools and school gardens
- The voices of hunger in Oregon
- Housing alliance seeks money for preservation, homeless stragegies
December 2007
- Feds find hunger still a problem
- Improvements to Oregon's TANF program
- Depression stalks food insecure, study finds
November 2007
- Childhood hunger: A public health problem
- Governor focuses on hunger, health and nurtrition
- Advocates pursue general assistance
October 2007
- Yes on Measure 50: Hunger and health are related
- Governor to proclaim Harvest Week
- Happy birthday to the Food Stamp program
September 2007
- Farm bill passes the House... now on to the Senate
- School meals help in more than one way
- After-school meals and snacks boost nutrition
August 2007
- 2007 Oregon Legislature makes solid progress
- Food stamps, farmers' markets, fresh foods
- Summer food program a hit
July 2007
- Farm bill growing in U.S. Congress
- Food and fun this summer
June 2007
- Key bills await final action in Oregon
- Food Stamp Challenge fuels Farm Bill
May 2007
- Action needed on key bills in the Oregon Legislature
- Fair lending law advancing
April 2007
- Farm Bill programs help fight hunger in Oregon
- Take the food stamp challenge
March 2007
- Redesigning TANF
- Bridge program for disabled individuals
- Time to start thinking of summer
February 2007
- Affordable housing creates oppotunities to build better lives
- Expand health care coverage for children
January 2007
- Thank you Governor Kulongoski
- What's on our plate
- Food programs and farm bill highlight OFB agenda
December 2006
- The heat or eat dilemma
- Election wrap up
- Become involved in advocacy
October 2006
- Important upcoming ballot measures
- 2005 Oregon food stamp participation report
September
2006
- Measure 48: Flawed cap on state spending
- Advocacy efforts are critically important
- Serve meals after school
August 2006
- Reducing perscription drug costs
- Funding for human services moves ahead; but the Community
Food and Nutrition program is left out.
- What's new with congress
July 2006
- Gaps in health insurance: An all-American problem
- Cashing in on poverty: The skys the limit for check-cashing
in Oregon
- Senator Wyden votes to protect the Estate Tax
June 2006
- Community well-being + program services = taxes
- Lessons from the field: When five years is not enough
- Food stamps boost the economy
May 2006
- Senator Smith honored as anti-hunger hero
- The passage of payday loan reform: A real victory for hard-working
families
- "Act to End Hunger" executive summary: Record strides
April 2006
- What do we want Oregon to look like five years
from now?
- Governor's Hunger Awareness Week
- Taking the fair and balanced approach
March 2006
- Federal budget-cutting bill at expense of low-income
people
- WIC at risk - a strong, healthy America in jeopardy
- Emergency food clients choose between housing and food
February 2006
- Increased need drives hole in DHS budget
- Citizen advocate becomes champion for others
- Training offered for new Summer Food Service program sponsors
December 2005
- Hunger for the holidays
- Oregon faces double trouble from food stamp cuts outlined
in budget bill
- Coordinating council on hunger creates strategic plan
November 2005
- Action in Congress threatens progress Oregon
has made in reducing hunger
- Federal budget update
October 2005
- Opening our eyes to poverty
- Act to End Hunger: Get involved
- Federal budget update
Report
on the 2005 Legislature
September
2005
- Spending limit proposals threaten state services
- State legislative session ends with several victories
August 2005
- Report highlights Oregon's success
- Questions remain about unfinished business
July 2005
- The debate surrounding TANF reauthorization
- Hunger-relief bills need action before the session ends
June 2005
- Debate on the estate tax is far from dead
- Summer lunch fills need in Oregon communities
May 2005
- Usury: A brief history of consumer credit laws
- Anti-hunger bills in the legislature
April 2005
- State budget priorities: Protecting those most
in need
- Hunger in Central Oregon
- Federal budget update: House and senate iron out differences
March 2005
- Federal budget update
- The forgotten issue: TANF reauthorization
February 2005
- The looming federal budget battle
- Start planning now: children's summer food programs
January 2005
- Anti-hunger legislative agenda
- What your tax dollars do for those in need
December 2004
- More voices join the fight against hunger in
Oregon
- Hunger rate improves while remaining above the national average
November
2004
- Housing protections at risk for low-income families
- Feed children in your community with federal dollars
Advocacy Alert Archive
State
of Hunger fiscal year 2001-2002
- Reports annual statistics of the Oregon Food
Bank Network
- Profiles poverty and hunger statistics in Oregon
and Clark County, Wash.
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