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In hunger-gripped Oregon, Trump’s food stamp cuts could overwhelm its welfare system
President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending. Opponents fear it will worsen food insecurity in Oregon.

Oregon lawmakers didn’t approve school meals bills. Now federal nutrition cuts loom
Advocates worry about the effect on people who are hungry. State lawmakers say they didn’t have the money to do more.

This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she’s bracing for cuts
Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.

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Less food, more need at Southern Oregon food banks after federal funding cuts
Food banks in Oregon are seeing historic levels of need. Amey Broeker, executive director of the Ashland Community Food Bank, said that her organization is working on strategic planning for an uncertain future.

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New bill aims to support Oregon immigrants excluded from federal food benefits
Senate Bill 611 would establish the Food for All Oregonians program, with the goal of helping people who can’t get federal food assistance through SNAP because of their immigration status.

Federal report finds food insecurity got worse in Oregon since the pandemic
In Oregon, food insecurity rates rose sharply to 12% from 2021-2023, an increase from 9.2% from 2018-2020, according to the USDA report. That means more than 400,000 people – including many of the state’s children – were food insecure, or didn’t know where their next meal was coming from.
Oregonians who lost food in the storm can request replacement SNAP benefits
Oregonians who qualify for food assistance programs and who had to throw away food because of power outages that followed this week’s ice storm can request replacement Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
SNAP benefits are increasing. Here’s what to know
It’s the first permanent boost to the buying power of food stamps since the 1970s.

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Oregon Still Ranks 12th Nationwide For Food Insecurity
Approximately 14.6 percent of Oregonians struggle to feed themselves.