/tags/hunger hunger en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:54:24 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-02/advocates-share-stories-of-hunger-hoping-to-sway-oregon-lawmakers-to-support-food-aid-bills Dozens of advocates brought their personal tales of hunger to a state Senate committee hearing this week in hopes of persuading lawmakers to support proposals to give food aid to low-income residents who are excluded from federal benefits. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:54:24 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-02/advocates-share-stories-of-hunger-hoping-to-sway-oregon-lawmakers-to-support-food-aid-bills Lynne Terry /food-and-agriculture/2021-11-02/182-million-in-pandemic-food-aid-is-going-unused-in-california At least $182 million of pandemic food aid in California has gone unused, according to a recent audit. That amounts to some 500,000 unused benefit cards for the 2019-20 school year Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:25:17 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2021-11-02/182-million-in-pandemic-food-aid-is-going-unused-in-california Janelle Salanga / CapRadio /education/2021-06-09/will-california-public-schools-continue-free-lunches-for-all Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students. The proposal will be decided in budget talks this week. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:47:24 GMT /education/2021-06-09/will-california-public-schools-continue-free-lunches-for-all Sameea Kamal /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-19/oregon-gets-slightly-better-at-feeding-the-hungry Oregon consistently shows up high on the list of states where people go hungry from time to time. And a new food insecurity report shows it remains above… Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:38:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-19/oregon-gets-slightly-better-at-feeding-the-hungry Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-12/siskiyou-county-hungriest-county-in-the-region The interactive map at the website of Feeding America shows the levels of food insecurity county-by-county across the country. And one county in our… Fri, 12 May 2017 16:44:01 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-12/siskiyou-county-hungriest-county-in-the-region Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-06/empty-bowls-to-provide-food Somehow, one of the richest countries on Earth has difficulty feeding all of its people adequately.So we have SNAP ("food stamps"), food banks, and many… Fri, 06 May 2016 18:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-06/empty-bowls-to-provide-food Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-24/population-up-farmland-down-the-end-of-plenty The recent news that the Earth's population could hit 11 billion by the end of the century should give anyone pause.Maybe we are capable of feeding all… Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:03:25 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-08-24/population-up-farmland-down-the-end-of-plenty Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-07-21/burrito-brigade-serves-eugene-hungry People go hungry in America, despite the country's wealth.And in Eugene, one program to provide food to the hungry keeps the effort compact: in a… Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-07-21/burrito-brigade-serves-eugene-hungry Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-07/fighting-hunger-with-empty-bowls It seems only appropriate to begin a fundraiser against hunger with an empty bowl. And that's just how the Empty Bowls Supper organized by Ashland's Peace… Thu, 07 May 2015 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-07/fighting-hunger-with-empty-bowls Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-06-11/no-school-no-lunch Kids may be happy that school is out for the summer (or will be shortly). But there's a downside, too, especially for children of low-income families.… Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-06-11/no-school-no-lunch Geoffrey Riley