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Resolving to Defend Inclusive Democracy in 2021
by Susannah Morgan, CEO I had intended to come to you today with Oregon Food Bank's resolutions for the new year. But the attack on our U.S. Capitol and anti-democratic [...]
Grassroots action prompts state and federal action on COVID-19 relief — Thank You!
After months of delays, leaders in the U.S. Senate returned to work out a compromise with the House of Representatives on long-overdue COVID stimulus. The final package provides more than $900 million in relief [...]
Oregon Food Bank Statement on $2.9M State Investment in Emergency Food Assistance
Legislative Emergency Board funds will help to address rising food insecurity across Oregon in the wake of COVID-19 PORTLAND, OR — The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board today approved a $2.9 [...]
This crisis is real — and real action is needed to address hunger and poverty right now.
by Susannah Morgan, CEO I was just talking to my colleague, Paul, who drives our truck out to the Crossroads free food market in NE Portland. He said the line [...]
OSU’s Study of Food Insecurity Calculates 25% Rate in Oregon in 2020
OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory (OPAL) in the School of Public Policy in Corvallis recently released a study of Oregon's Food Insecurity in the time of COVID-19. As we've seen first-hand across the Oregon Food Bank [...]
Thanks to this community, the impossible seems possible.
by Susannah Morgan, CEO If this hard, hard year has proved one thing, it's that the impossible is possible. That our community, through the actions we take, makes the most [...]
Community Partnerships — A New Local Focus
At Oregon Food Bank, we believe the best ideas for community prosperity are developed by and with local representative leadership. Each community has the expertise to build a healthier, more equitable and more resilient [...]
Honoring the 51st National Day of Mourning
Oregon Food Bank's land acknowledgement at the NE Portland statewide warehouse. Oregon Food Bank stands with Indigenous People across the country to recognize and raise awareness of National Day of Mourning. In marking [...]
Our communities face a dark winter. But, together, we can be the light.
by Susannah Morgan, CEO Right now, we are looking at a dark winter, indeed. So I am asking you to please be the light. Why is it dark? Because COVID-19 cases [...]
Anti-Hunger Advocates Nationwide Urge Nomination of Rep. Marcia Fudge for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
More than 60 food banks and anti-poverty organizations hail the Congresswoman’s leadership on public nutrition programs, support for farmworkers and the root causes of hunger. More than 60 of the nation’s leading anti-hunger advocates today [...]
Lawmakers must act to prevent mass displacement and homelessness
by Susannah Morgan, chief executive officer of Oregon Food Bank; Jan Musgrove Elfers, president of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; and Sybil Hebb, director of legislative advocacy at the Oregon Law Center. This column appeared [...]
Oregon Food Bank Receives Donation of Foster Farms Turkey to Feed 15,000 Area Residents
Donations of Thanksgiving turkey will help meet surge in demand, reaching 120,000 people along the West Coast Today, Oregon Food Bank received a delivery of 12,000 pounds – more than six tons [...]
New Projections Reveal Worsening Food Insecurity in Pandemic’s Wake
[This is placeholder text for the moment. Full page will be live shortly.] Our national partners at Feeding America regularly revise hunger projections for states and localities across the country, most recently with a new [...]
Election Victories and How to Protect our Democracy
by Susannah Morgan, CEO This has been an intense week for all of us — certainly one of the most intense in my decades in food banking. Folx, we have a [...]
