Hunger Awareness - Cottage Grove Sentinel
Envisioning a hunger-free Lane
County means we must build
partnerships across the public
and private sectors. No other
organization or individual can
do more to help put food on the
table for people in need than
our partnerships with our com-
munity and our government.
FOOD for Lane County works
with elected offi cials to share
information on the impact of
food insecurity in their com-
munities and to support policy
solutions to put our neighbors
in need on the road to healthy,
hunger-free lives.
Your voice can and will make
a difference. Help us build a
powerful movement to elimi-
nate hunger in Lane County
and to advocate for programs
and policies that bring relief to
individuals and families strug-
gling to get by.
FOOD for Lane County’s hun-
ger relief efforts are focused on
providing food assistance and
increasing self-suffi ciency for
our neighbors living on limited
resources. Our mission of al-
leviating hunger by creating
access to food is accomplished
with tremendous support from
our community and through a
variety of innovative programs.
We continually work to develop
programs and services that
respond to the unique needs
of special populations, and we
work to ensure that these ser-
vices are delivered with respect
and compassion.
The entire food banking system
is built on partnerships and
collaboration. While FOOD for
Lane County administers many
of its own programs, we rely on
our network of approved part-
ner agencies to distribute the
majority of the food we collect.
All FFLC Partner Agencies are
their own, independent, non-
profi t or religious organization.
Most are staffed by volunteers
and are great places to work
and volunteer in direct service.
Current issues
Federal issues
Child Nutrition Reauthoriza-
tion
While there are many chal-
lenges facing our country, we
need to be sure that solving the
issue of childhood hunger is a
top priority. Forty nine percent
of children enrolled in Oregon
public schools qualify for free
and reduced priced meals.
Please encourage your mem-
bers of Congress to do all that
they can to ensure all of our
nation’s children have access to
healthy, nutritious food so that
they can thrive.
State issues
Oregon Hunger Response Fund
Food banks across Oregon de-
pend on the State’s contribution
to fi ghting hunger, The Oregon
Hunger Response Fund. FOOD
for Lane County uses our por-
tion of this fund to help with
food drives and building our re-
lationships with grocers for the
Fresh Alliance Program. This
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to offer more variety and to get
fresh, healthy foods into the
emergency food system. Please
thank and encourage your
state legislators to continue to
support the Oregon Hunger
Response Fund.
Our victories
Oregon Crop Donation Tax
Credit, 2014
In April, 2014 Governor
Kitzhaber signed the Crop
Donation Tax Credit into Law.
This bill reinstated and in-
creased a tax credit for farmers
based on the wholesale value
of surplus crops donated to
food banks and other chari-
table institutions. Farmers can
receive a 15% tax credit based
on the wholesale value of their
donated products, and can carry
the credit forward for up to
three years.
Please help us encourage farm-
ers to utilize the credit, and
help bring more healthy pro-
duce to those struggling with
hunger in our community.
Courtesy of Food for Lane County
FOOD for Lane County’s Nutrition Education Program provides
nutrition education, basic cooking skills and tips on how to stretch
limited food budgets to income-eligible audiences throughout
Lane County. We currently have two education programs: Cooking
Matters and Cooking Matters at the Store.
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters is a cooking-based nutrition education program.
• Learn how to prepare healthy, tasty meals on a limited budget
• Practice fundamental lessons including knife skills, reading
ingredient labels and cutting up a whole chicken.
• Learn how to make a healthy meal for a family of four on a $10
budget
At the end of each lesson, participants take home ingredients to
practice preparing the recipe taught that day. Classes are taught by
volunteers and administered by FOOD for Lane County in partner-
ship with Oregon Food Bank and with the support of Share Our
Strength.
Cooking Matters at the Store
Cooking Matters at the Store meets adults at the grocery store for
a learning experience that teachesparticipants how to make posi-
tive changes to their food shopping habits.
Topics include:
• Reading and understanding nutrition fact labels and unit pricing
• Choosing healthy food from every section of the grocery store
• Other ways to stretch a food budget without minimizing quality
If you are interested in scheduling classes or volunteering for the
Nutrition Education Program, contact FFLC Nutrition Education
Program Coordinator Dana Baxter or call (541) 343-2822 Ext.
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