/tags/food-stamps food stamps en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:49:27 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-06-15/advocacy-groups-disappointed-as-oregon-food-assistance-bill-fails A legislative proposal that died in subcommittee would have helped 62,000 undocumented immigrants, including many farmworkers. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:49:27 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-06-15/advocacy-groups-disappointed-as-oregon-food-assistance-bill-fails Lynne Terry /education/2023-03-19/california-colleges-rush-to-get-more-students-on-food-assistance-before-pandemic-rule-ends Most college students don’t qualify for CalFresh, California’s food stamps program, despite high rates of food insecurity. A pandemic-era rule that made it easier to get aid ends soon. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:07:54 GMT /education/2023-03-19/california-colleges-rush-to-get-more-students-on-food-assistance-before-pandemic-rule-ends Jeanne Kuang, Mikhail Zinshteyn /politics-government/2023-02-07/democratic-lawmakers-in-oregon-want-to-make-60-000-immigrants-eligible-for-cash-food-assistance In 2021, two Oregon nonprofits involved in food aid launched a campaign to extend food assistance to people excluded from federal food benefits. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 23:59:02 GMT /politics-government/2023-02-07/democratic-lawmakers-in-oregon-want-to-make-60-000-immigrants-eligible-for-cash-food-assistance Lynne Terry /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-16/oregons-pandemic-emergency-food-benefits-will-stop-in-march Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most Oregonians who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-- or SNAP-- have also gotten monthly, emergency allotments. Now, that’s about to end. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:51:28 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-01-16/oregons-pandemic-emergency-food-benefits-will-stop-in-march Tiffany Eckert /food-and-agriculture/2022-07-04/in-california-state-and-federal-restrictions-make-it-harder-for-low-income-families-to-get-infant-formula An infant formula shortage plaguing the nation has been difficult for all families that need it, but state and federal limitations have made it even worse for low-income families in California that rely on government assistance. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:16:49 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2022-07-04/in-california-state-and-federal-restrictions-make-it-harder-for-low-income-families-to-get-infant-formula Elizabeth Aguilera /food-and-agriculture/2021-10-30/oregon-snap-emergency-food-benefits-keep-extending-to-reduce-hunger-through-pandemic These extra nutritional benefits are meant to offset some of the worst health impacts of the pandemic—like hunger. Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:44:28 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2021-10-30/oregon-snap-emergency-food-benefits-keep-extending-to-reduce-hunger-through-pandemic Tiffany Eckert /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-09-27/oregon-and-california-could-lose-many-snap-recipients The federal government plans to make changes. That phrase gets used a lot in our time, so we'll focus on a proposal to tighten eligibility requirements… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:35:04 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-09-27/oregon-and-california-could-lose-many-snap-recipients The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-20/whip-up-a-meal-good-and-cheap It doesn't take a big budget to cook creatively. Leanne Brown set out to prove that in her cookbook Good and Cheap. It is designed for the SNAP (food… Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:35:19 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-20/whip-up-a-meal-good-and-cheap Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-09-16/more-fresh-food-with-food-stamps A frequent complaint about "food stamp" programs (Oregon Trail in Oregon, CalFresh in California) is that users can buy processed or otherwise… Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-09-16/more-fresh-food-with-food-stamps Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-10/food-stamp-cuts-past-and-future The latest federal figures show more than 47 million Americans receiving "food stamps," the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But that… Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-03-10/food-stamp-cuts-past-and-future Geoffrey Riley