The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a spotlight on inequities in the food system From a food justice perspective, it’s far past time to acknowledge inequities in how food is brought to the table in Oregon and across the world, said Venus Barnes, who works wi ...
9 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard
‘We are experiencing what may be a hundred-year flood of hunger,’ says Oregon Food Bank's CEO Although many Oregon businesses have reopened and unemployment numbers have declined, local food pantries remain busier than ever. The first few weeks of th ...
9 Sep 2020 - Celeste Noche
COMMENTARY | Hunger-plagued Oregon still has an abundance of food, but much of it is being exported Portland is widely regarded as a city for foodies and a hot-bed of farmers markets and food co-ops. Last year, The Washington Post even ranked us the best ...
23 Jun 2016 - Stephen Quirke
-Percentage of Multnomah County population who have a high school diploma or higher: 89-High school graduation rate in Multnomah County: 63 percent-Percentage of children in Multnomah County who experience food insecurity (food insecurity is defined as not ...
20 Nov 2013 - Street Roots Staff