Showing in Salem:
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Your voice needed for local budgets
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Local governments, such as cities and counties, create budgets that can impact the operation of local child nutrition programs. It's important to weigh in and ask your community's leaders to prioritize food for kids. The City of Portland is currently facing this situation.
Cuts to SUN Schools: On April 29, the Portland Mayor will release a budget that could include cuts to SUN schools.
SUN schools provide meals to thousands of children in safe spaces after school and during the summer. Activities such as music, sports and arts are available at 64 schools throughout the Portland metro area. Cuts to SUN could mean children and youth missing out on the nutrition they need for healthy growth and development.
Tell Portland Mayor Hales to fund meals for kids by preserving funds for SUN schools. Show your support by emailing or calling the Mayor at (503) 823-4120. You can also comment at the Portland Parks & Recreation website. For questions, contact Robyn Johnson.
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| Senior hunger in Oregon |
More than 11 percent of seniors in the U.S. face the threat of hunger, according to the USDA.
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Patricia Deane Morrow receives $57 a month from SNAP to help with groceries. "I do all right," she says.
Photo by Doug Beghtel, the Oregonian
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What we want people to know:
- SNAP is a common U.S. experience - more than half of all Americans will need it at some point during their lives, according to the USDA.
- Seniors can have an income or own a house and still qualify.
- The average monthly benefit for a senior household is about $100.
- Seniors can apply for SNAP over the phone or in person.
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| Many thanks for a successful Roadshow | |
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Summer food mini-grants due Friday!
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Summer is one of the hardest times for kids who rely on meals at school. PHFO's summer mini-grants helped feed over 375,000 hungry kids last summer. Applications are due Friday! (April 26th) A limited number of grants between $1,000 and $5,000 are available. Contact Lesley Nelson to learn more.
A donation to PHFO's summer food mini-grants campaign will help us expand upon last year's success, when for the first time we had a meal site in every Oregon County.
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Upcoming events to benefit Partners
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Ceramic artists from across the state donate handcrafted place settings. Admission is free to this family-friendly event held at the Oregon Convention Center. We will be there, so stop by and say hello!
Enjoy an evening with Oregon's best chefs, winemakers, brewers and distillers as they come together to help end child hunger. Tickets support Share Our Strength's effort to end childhood hunger, and helps local organizations, such as PHFO, continue our work.
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Mid-Session Legislative update
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| Thanks to Share Our Strength |
We are pleased to continue our partnership with Share Our Strength as a No Kid Hungry Ally. As one of 18 organizations nationwide chosen for the "Class of 2013," we will strengthen our outreach for federal child nutrition programs that prevent hunger.
In addition to a $20,000 grant, our staff will have access to the No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices and support from the No Kid Hungry campaign, including consulting, educational and networking opportunities.
Thanks to Share Our Strength and everyone who contributes to the No Kid Hungry campaign.
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A big thank you to the many participants and partners that made the 2013 Summer and Afterschool Meals Roadshow a great success! 
