Oregon Food Bank’s mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes… because no one should be hungry. Yet one-third more Oregonians experience hunger now than before the pandemic. Last year, we saw 2.5 million visits to the 1,200 food assistance sites through the Oregon Food Network — a 31% increase from the previous year. Our state is in an ongoing hunger crisis. We have the opportunity to help change that in this legislative session.
We are seeing record numbers of visits at our food assistance sites. Our advocacy efforts are focused on ensuring food is available to all who need it. When our communities are well nourished, we are all better off — healthcare costs decrease, kids do better in school and our economy thrives. Take action today to ensure that all of Oregon's youths and elders have the food they need.
The incoming Trump administration and congressional leaders have made campaign promises that target immigrant communities. As a state, we can and must act now to keep families safe. The Immigrant Justice Package provides the Oregon legislature with a critical opportunity to invest in proven solutions and support immigrant families now.
Everyone deserves a safe, stable and affordable place to call home. Yet far too many Oregonians still make the impossible choice between paying rent and buying food. We’re calling on legislators to make meaningful investments in housing stability and affordable housing development to address one of the biggest drivers of hunger in our state.
An incredible coalition of 155+ community organizations and thousands of individuals is working to make sure food is available to all Oregonians, no matter where we were born or our immigration status.
Learn how the campaign is bringing solutions to our elected leaders and moving a big step closer to ending hunger for good!
There’s no one better to name solutions to hunger than those of us who have experienced it first-hand — and the Oregon Food Bank Policy Leadership Council is made up entirely of community leaders with lived expertise in hunger from across our great state. With the Council’s leadership, we’re shortening the distance between people who experience food insecurity and the decisions that affect us. Our Policy Leadership Council has endorsed a host of anti-hunger policy and investment priorities for the 2025 legislative session.
Hunger is not an individual experience. It’s a symptom of unfair systems that create barriers to employment, affordable housing and health care. Oregon Food Bank is building a movement for change and organizing support for policies that ensure all of us can thrive. To learn more about making your voice heard, download our guide Whose Government? Our Government.
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