About this Special Report:
In this three-part series, Lookout Eugene-Springfield partners with local journalist, author, and former University of Oregon professor, Lauren Kessler, to examine a problem that plagues Lane County: Food Insecurity.
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Living in the
shadow of hunger

Squeezed by a merciless economy of low wages and rising rent, a sizable number of people in Lane County find themselves unsure that they will have enough to eat today, or tomorrow, or the day after. These are families, neighbors, working people, urban and rural. We introduce you to some of them today to help you understand the circumstances and the roots of this problem.

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Delivering food,
giving hope

From “take what you need/give what you can” hyper-local pantries on neighborhood streets to a sit-down restaurant that serves hearty lunches to 200 people, from a parking-lot mobile pantry for the Latinx community to a rural food bank that also offers clothing, books, and children’s toys, Lane County is a model of caring.

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What it takes
to feed the hungry

Food pantries in Lane County depend on an impressive array of sources to stock their shelves. Food For Lane County, with its own multitude of sources – is most often the biggest contributor to the food on the shelves in these local pantries, but other sources make it possible to feed hungry people in our community.

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