No one should ever go hungry. That’s the Oregon Food Bank’s mission – and it should be everyone’s mission. If we truly are the greatest nation, everyone should be fed, housed and…
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Oregon Department of Human Services fulfills November SNAP benefits; Local Food Pantries Need Continues
OIOpublisher Oregon Department of Human Services announced today that they were able to issue full November SNAP benefits. The federal government remains shut down, but ODHS was able to fund November SNAP….
OREGON FOOD BANK: Full November SNAP Benefits Return for Oregon Families
Oregon families who receive SNAP will see 100% of their November benefits beginning November 7, 2025. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) confirmed on its website that full benefits will be issued following days…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Food Insecurity in Tillamook
A Conversation with Julia Wentzel Regional Manager, Tillamook County Services, Oregon Food Bank Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted on October 29, 2025. Federal funding for SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown is in…
OREGON FOOD BANK: Today, Nov. 1st, over 750,000 Oregonians lost SNAP benefits
By Andrea Williams, President, Oregon Food Bank Two federal judges ruled yesterday, October 31, 2025 that the federal administration cannot suspend SNAP benefits and ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds…
Oregon Food Bank Statement on Governor Kotek’s Food Emergency Declaration; How You Can Help, Resources
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, October 31, 2025, two judges ruled that the Trump administration and USDA cannot withhold the emergency funding and must fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown – https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/31/trump-fund-snap-judges-order/ Uncertainty…
Food Bank Fund Drive Tillamook; Oregon Food Bank Call to Action & More …
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are seeing a lot of messages from folks about how they can help our local food banks, and as noted, the best way is through donations. Here’s a local…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: A Government That Starves Its Own People
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Oregon Tuna Classic Marks 20 Years of Fighting Hunger and Celebrating Sport Fishing – August 15–16 in Garibaldi, OR
(Garibaldi, OR) — For two decades, the Oregon Tuna Classic (OTC) has united passionate anglers, generous sponsors, and coastal communities in a shared mission: to fight hunger and strengthen Oregon’s coast. This…
North County Food Bank: Oregon Food Bank Announces Loss of Funding from Federal Freeze on US Dept. of Ag Program; Donate TODAY to Local Food Programs
The Oregon Food Bank informed the North County Food Bank that the US Dept. of Agriculture has frozen payments for an important program funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). This action…