Increase Food Security in Oregon

Oregon Food Bank could not distribute the 57.8 million pounds of food without the help of volunteers. Volunteers donated 74,500 hours which is the equivalent of 36 full-time employees with an estimated value to Oregon Food Bank of $1.2 million.

The most recent USDA statistics, ranking Oregon as third worst in the country for "very low food insecurity" are very distressing, but not altogether surprising given the significant increase we saw in emergency food requests in 2007-08. One person alone cant solve the problem of "very low food insecurity." We can only fight hunger by working together. While tough economic times affect us all, our low-income neighbors are hardest hit.