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Melissa Farlow/Courtesy of Oregon Food Bank and Melissa Farlow
As people gather for the holidays, sharing meals and gifts, a hunger crisis in the Pacific Northwest is getting worse. -
Courtesy USDADozens 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.
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The latest federal figures show more than 47 million Americans receiving "food stamps," the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But that鈥� -
The green bags caught on. A few years back, when John Javna and company started the Ashland Food Project, they kept count of how many pounds of food each鈥� -
Thousands of pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables and other food items are staying out of the trash and going straight to people in need, thanks to the鈥� -
Many of society's efforts to fight hunger focus on children, to ensure they grow up healthy. There are specific programs to provide nutrition to children鈥� -
Donations to food banks tend to run higher during the holiday season. If only people were hungry just at that time of year. What began as The Ashland Food鈥�
