Why are so many people in Oregon and Clark County, Washington, hungry?
Hunger is an income issue.
More than 67 percent of households receiving emergency food reported incomes less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level - $22,050 for a family of four.
A basic family budget — enough to cover the essential needs for a family of four — was $45,274 in 2007, while a full time job at Oregon's 2009 minimum wage provided only $17,500.
