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#GivingTuesday

Honoring our veterans

Lane County Listening Session

OCDC partnership

We're on Pinterest!

#GivingTuesday - Give and ye shall receive!

What are your plans for the giving season? On Tuesday, December 3rd, help us kick-off the holiday season with #GivingTuesday!

Thanks to generous business partners, when you donate to us on #GivingTuesday, you will receive a gift card to Laughing Planet Cafe , a quick-service restaurant offering nutritious, affordable and delicious fare with a fun and quirky ambiance.

You will also be entered to win a private party for 10 at Eastside Distilling, offering high quality, hand-crafted spirits in SE Portland's Distillery Row since 2009.

Want to sweeten the deal? Give $25 or more and receive a coupon for a free slice of sweet pie from Pacific Pie Co, a local business specializing in handmade sweet & savory pies using the best local and organic ingredients.

For more information and to follow our progress check out our Facebook page and share our #GivingTuesday updates

with your friends and family!

Honor our veterans this Thanksgiving and beyond

This year, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth week of November when many Oregonians who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) will feel the impact of recent cuts.

More than 37,000 Oregon veterans who rely on SNAP will have less money for food. In the coming year, they will lose more than $4 million in federal food stamp benefits, according to the national food bank association, Feeding America.

Many veterans are struggling. About 11 percent of Oregon's population are veterans, yet 20 percent of families served by the Oregon Food Bank Network in 2012 included a veteran.

This Thanksgiving and beyond, stand strong with our veterans by protecting food assistance programs that support them.

Lane County Listening Session

On November 14, more than 50 people gathered in Eugene for a Listening Session hosted by the Oregon Hunger Task Force in partnership with FOOD for Lane County. Highlights included learning about the history of agriculture in Lane County and innovative approaches to increasing the supply of nutritious food at food pantries. From farmers to Executive Directors, City Councilors, a pastor to a local veteran who's survival depended on SNAP, almost everyone in the room contributed to the conversation. Thank you to everyone who participated!

OCDC a partner in ending hunger!

The Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC) serves more than 4,000 young children and their families through federally and state-funded Head Start and Early Head Start program in 13 Oregon counties.

OCDC has been a Partner for a hunger-free Oregon for several years. Recent efforts include joint presentations, screening the film, A Place at the Table, and taking the pledge to end hunger. Below, OCDC staff proudly pose in their orange anti-hunger shirts. We appreciate our ongoing partnership! Read more...

Look, we've got a Pinterest page!

Are you on Pinterest? We've recently joined the image sharing social media site, and our "pins" offer a little something for everyone: healthy food on a budget, hunger related news, gardening tips, craft & activity ideas for meal sites, scenic Oregon photos, and vegetables shaped like animals!

We have set a goal of 100 followers by the end of the year, so when you are done browsing holiday recipes and mason jar crafts, follow our Pinterest profile.

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