Impending Food Crisis - Take Action!
In November, 42 million Americans will lose their SNAP benefits due to the Republican shutdown. 700,000 elders, children, and low-wage workers in Oregon will be without enough to eat. As an Indivisible group, we’re committed to supporting our neighbors. We will continue to update this page to reflect ways that you can take action and help our neighbors impacted by the shutdown.
Here’s how you can help:
Give to the Oregon Food Bank, which includes direct donations, volunteering, hosting fundraisers, or donating food.
Donate Money or non-perishable food goods to your local food bank, or organizations such as:
Mainspring Portland
Make a donation to Equitable Giving Circle or Hand Up Project, feeding the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
Stock free fridges and your neighborhood church, school, and community food pantries.
If you have furloughed federal employees or SNAP beneficiaries in your life, consider:
Giving a gift certificate for groceries
Batch cooking meals for them
Inviting them over for dinner
Organize a fundraiser to buy grocery store gift cards for your neighbors in need.
Set up a food cupboard in front of your house.
Start a food drive at your work, school, or church.
Check local Facebook Groups, like your neighborhood Buy Nothing Group, or Nextdoor to see if your neighbors are sharing their specific needs for assistance or organize food share through those groups.
Talk about the food crisis issue. Food should be a human right! Check out some talking points and facts about who uses SNAP below.
Contact our representatives, local and national, to know you’re concerned about the food crisis.
BE A HELPER! Community care is everyone’s responsibility, and we must take ownership of this if we truly want to live in a free and just society.
Talking about SNAP in Oregon and the Food Crisis
Check out the following graphic with information about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Oregon. These infographics were created to raise awareness of the potential harm that the drastic cuts of SNAP funding that were in the BBB, and they serve as very relevant information for this present crisis.
The Oregon Center for Public Policy recently share this article warning that the end of the Food Insecurity Report from the USDA will make it more put us in the dark for understanding food insecurity and how to respond to it. They urge Gov. Kotek to take action to “prioritize the creation of a new Oregon survey aimed at better understanding how Oregonians are meeting their basic needs.”
They also shared a video about the Trump Administration’s refusal to use contigency funds to fund SNAP.