As costs rise for basic necessities, hunger advocates across Oregon are urging state leaders to prioritize funding for school food pantries. Last year, the Oregon Food Bank network helped distribute ...

All Oregonians applying for or renewing federal food benefits will as of June 1 have to complete an interview with state ...

Amelia Templeton / OPB Each month, one in six people in Oregon receive help from the government-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP or food stamps — to put food ...

DALLAS, Ore. (KATU) — Rural Oregon food banks are stretched thin. With federal SNAP funding set to expire on Saturday, demand will rise, and the food supply may not keep up. "With the increase of the ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon's Department of Human Services employees worked through the night and issued full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits Friday in the wake of ...

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration said it will not tap emergency dollars to keep funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing during the government shutdown. Earlier ...

SALEM, Ore. — The state agency that provides assistance to Oregonians in need is watching the SNAP funding issue closely, while working with non-governmental agencies to prepare for the shortfall ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to declare a local state of emergency due to the suspension of federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition ...