Oregon food banks forced to tighten belts as hunger swells across the state
The need for food assistance is at a near-record high in Oregon, and food bank managers are sounding the alarms about rising hunger across the stat...
The need for food assistance is at a near-record high in Oregon, and food bank managers are sounding the alarms about rising hunger across the state. Local and regional food managers said they see no signs of the demand abating in the coming months, and at least one said the food pantry she manages has been forced to shrink the amount of food they provide because of rising prices and soaring demand. 'We would need donations to increase in kind with the demand,' said Ranae Staley, executive director of The Giving Plate in Central Oregon, which began offering 19 pounds of food to each client twice monthly at the start of November, down from 30 pounds per person during 2021.