The Biden Administration is making an effort to end food insecurity among children in America as it has promised $375 to families in need during the summer months.
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Originally published on April 13, 2021 1:50 pm
Oregon lawmakers will consider a bill that would change how the state recoups money it overpaid to people who are unemployed.
Senate Bill 172 passed out of committee Tuesday. It now heads to the full Senate.
Overpayments happen when the state gives someone more unemployment benefits than they are entitled to. The amounts can be large, especially when the state later decides someone should not have received benefits at all. Accidental overpayments have left some jobless people owing the state thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
“Those are a huge burden for our low-income clients,” said Alicia Temple of the Oregon Law Center at a public hearing earlier this month. The center pushed for the changes, which are also supported by the Oregon AFL-CIO and the Oregon Food Bank.
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The Immigrant Mutual Aid Coalition provides food to families impacted by pandemic and wildfires. Author: Ashley Korslien Updated: 6:39 PM PST March 4, 2021
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. The KGW Great Food Drive is now underway, and we want to highlight people and organizations in our community who are helping fight hunger.
The Immigrant Mutual Aid Coalition (IMAC) of Clackamas County aims to help Latinx families in need. IMAC formed last September when the region was devastated by wildfires
“Being here during the fires was a pretty wild time,” said IMAC volunteer Jackie Curry. “It was hard. Hard to breathe, it was hard to be outside, it was hard to see people suffering without the things that they need.”