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As the Battles Over Public Funds Commence, We Need an Equitable Process

Local governments are already stepping up to fill gaps created by SNAP, health care cuts. The public should weigh in about where the dollars go.
by The Source Editorial Board

With the end of the federal government shutdown, the roughly 757,000 people in Oregon who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could breathe a sigh of relief. Food would be on the table as winter sets in. There might even be enough to give thanks at Thanksgiving. But that relief is temporary. The federal government […]

Posted inOpinion

If Feeding the Hungry Isn’t Big Government’s Role, Show Us Whose Role It Is

As nonprofits struggle to fill the gaps left from federal funding cuts, individuals are supposed to step in. Are you?
by The Source Editorial Board

As we write this, one in eight Americans is living in an existential limbo. Monday was the deadline for the Trump Administration to say whether it would follow the rule of law and comply with a judge’s order to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — a lifeline for a vast contingent […]

Posted inNews

SNAP Benefits Issuing Early

DHS offering food benefits ahead of schedule in light of govt. shutdown
Chris Miller

The partial federal government shutdown prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ask states to issue February’s benefits early for people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food security. The 615,405 Oregonians currently enrolled in SNAP will see their next monthly allocation by Jan. 20, according to a press release from […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Cooking Matters

Local nonprofit teaches fresh and healthy eating to SNAP recipients
Delano Lavigne

Fifteen students huddle around a table as Cascade Culinary Institute Chef Julian Darwin demonstrates how to prepare, cook and enjoy an affordable and deliciously healthy meal with the self-possession of a 30-year kitchen veteran. As part of a six-week cooking program, called Cooking Matters, Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) eligible Deschutes County residents are part […]

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