Oregon DHS, Oregon Food Bank make $2 6 million investment in local food purchases, anti-hunger efforts ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The grant will significantly expand the food bank’s ability to invest in historically underserved producers while also addressing rising food insecurity in urban, rural and remote communities
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in November. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020. This gives SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. These emergency benefits are a temporary support that Oregon can provide because of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency. Because the federal government approved these emergency benefits for November, Oregon will also be able to issue them in December. However, the emergency benefits are expected to end when the federal public health emergency ends. In November, approximately 430,000 SNAP households will receive approximately $69 million in extra food benefits in addition to their regular SNAP benefits. "We know that many rely on these additional emergency food benefits to get enough healthy food for themselves and their families," said Jana McLellan, interim director of the Or