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Advocate

Oregon Food Bank works to eliminate hunger and its root causes through long-term, public policy solutions at the local, state and federal levels.

Because hunger is an income issue, OFB advocates for policies that promote:

  • Economic opportunity,
  • health and well-being
  • and community participation.


Be a champion!

Do you want to eliminate poverty and hunger? Become a Community Food Champion.

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Child Nutrition Re-Authorization

Ask your representative to support child nutrition programs
 Each day, children live in poverty and face hunger. Hunger stifles their health, intellect and capacity to learn. Child nutrition programs, including school lunch and breakfast, summer food and WIC, provide millions of children with meals they can count on. The Senate passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, an important step, but the House of Representatives has not yet passed its version, the Improving Nutrition for America's Children act.  Please take a moment to ask your Representative to support, strengthen and pass Chairman Miller’s version of the child nutrition bill (H.R. 5504) and to thank your Senators for their support of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307). Contact legislators

Take action

You can make a difference 

We can't fight the root causes of hunger alone. We need the support of the entire community to make long-term changes that will eliminate hunger in our communities. There are many ways to help.

Take action


Blueprint to end hunger 

Learn about our short- and long-term plan to end hunger

Hunger is an income issue. Many hard-working families struggle to afford basic needs such as housing, utilities and health care. Often times, food is the only flexible part of a household's budget. We advocate for policies that address the root causes of hunger in the long-term, while helping people meet their basic needs now.

Read our Blueprint to end hunger.


Research and resources

Arm yourself with information and tools for the fight against hunger

Take a look through our collection of advocacy research, publications and other resources.

See the research. 


Voices Report

Hear the voices of poverty and hunger

What is meal time like at your house? For many of our neighbors, an average of 240,000 people each month, meals are prepared with food from emergency food boxes. OFB's Voices Report is the result of focus groups held with emergency food recipients around the state.

Read the report

Bill looks for work in a tough economy

"You walk in with your suit and tie, feeling proud, into an entire convention center filled with people all looking for that same job - one position."
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