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Food Today, Food Tomorrow, and Food for All

Food Today, Food Tomorrow, and Food for All. Susannah Morgan, CEO Oregon Food Bank. Food Banking in Oregon. Food Today. Collecting food Distributing food Running meal & snack programs. Need for Food Today. There were 554,456 Oregon children enrolled in school in 11-12.

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Food Today, Food Tomorrow, and Food for All

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  1. Food Today, Food Tomorrow, and Food for All Susannah Morgan, CEO Oregon Food Bank

  2. Food Banking in Oregon

  3. Food Today • Collecting food • Distributing food • Running meal & snack programs

  4. Need for Food Today • There were 554,456 Oregon children enrolled in school • in 11-12

  5. Need for Food Today • 287,249 children were eligible to receive free and reduced price lunch at school • That’s 53% - or one in every two children

  6. Need for Food Today • 46,211 children receive meals/snacks through CACFP • That’s 16% of the kids who receive free/reduced price lunch – at most

  7. Need for Food Today • 43,781 children receive meals/snacks through SFSP • That’s 15% of the kids who are eligible for free/reduced price lunch – 1 in 7

  8. Need for Food Today • We know what happens when kids don’t get enough nutrition

  9. Benefits of CACFP/SFSP • It’s all about the kids • A stream of federal money • The impetus to build community collaborations • Knowledge and support from partners

  10. Challenges • Federal rules • Federal rules • Federal rules

  11. Food Tomorrow • Efforts aimed at decreasing the need for food assistance

  12. Food Tomorrow Includes: • SNAP outreach • Nutrition education • Cooking and budgeting classes • Gardening • Job training

  13. Food Tomorrow Also Includes: • Feeding kids today • Teaching kids about how to eat healthy foods • Educating parents about nutrition

  14. Food for All • Public Awareness • Advocacy

  15. Food For All Includes: • Legislative advocacy • Media • Building coalitions • Grassroots connections • Collecting stories

  16. “It’s up to YOU!”

  17. Together, We Can End Hunger • We can organize for Food Today, Food Tomorrow and Food For All

  18. Together, We Can End Hunger • We can run the programs that feed kids • We can build collaborations in our communities

  19. Together, We Can End Hunger • We can be the voices for hungry kids • We can insist on an Oregon without hunger

  20. Thank you! Questions?

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