FOOD emergency
One in six Oregonians benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
757,000 Oregonians will be affected if these fascists try to limit or cut-off food assistance again.
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if your neighbor was hungry, what would you do?
This regime is relentless and has its sights set on the states that it deems “The Enemy.” Oregon is one of those states. Eugene and Portland, especially.
These fascists are running a campaign of cruelty and will go after our food assistance programs again, make no mistake. They want to take away food access from the poorest among us: the elderly, the young, and the disabled who, together, make up half of those who receive SNAP benefits.
But above all else, we will need to build up food reserves for our community if we plan on eventually having a General Strike.
But we know:
EUGENE. SPRINGFIELD. TOGETHER. STRONG.
If you are in need of food assistance, Read this pdf produced by the oregon food bank. Here is a map they’ve produced, as well.
Here are some actions you can take:
1) Donate to and/or volunteer for Food for Lane County where all food pantries remain open to anyone who needs it regardless of immigration status, identity, etc.
Here are some ways that FFLC says you can help:
If you have the means to give, donating funds is the most effective way for us to increase access to food. Any size gift has a positive impact. You can donate on our website.
Host a food or fund drive. We have a helpful toolkit on our website to get you started!
Volunteers make our work possible! From Food Rescue Express, where volunteers help portion, package, and label donated food, to mulching beds at our GrassRoots Garden, there are dozens of opportunities for neighbors to help. Check out volunteer opportunities here: Volunteer Opportunities Near Me · Food for Lane County on Mobilize
2) Donate to and/or volunteer at Burrito Brigade .
They manage 55 little free pantries (LFP) around Lane County. Anyone can take or donate food. There’s a map, too!
Burrito Brigade also manages Waste to Taste, a by-appointment grocery store or food box, where everything is free. It is all food that is still good but, because our food system is broken, would have been thrown into the landfill.
3) The Relief Nursery has a RIDICULOUS number of food resources in this Community Resource Guide.
“Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members – the last, the least, the littlest.”
— Roger Mahony
