There are 25 agencies in our local area that can offer you food assistance.
Local Food Agency List »In addition, we have a listing of a wide range of secondary resources (AFDC, Food Stamps, etc.)
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Of those who accessed emergency food in FY 2008:
- 41% of adults were Employed. (More than half of them full time!)
- 23% were Disabled.
- 14% were Retired.
- 37.5% were Children.
Hunger in Clark County:
The United States Department of Agriculture defines hunger as "a circumstance where an individual goes without food for an intermittent or extended period of time." Perhaps of equal or even greater importance however, is another term describing hunger, the phrase "food insecurity." Food insecurity "is a condition where a family cannot be certain of satisfying...
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Search For a New Central Warehouse:
The Hunt Continues!
For roughly the last two years the Board of Directors at Clark County Food Bank has been actively pursuing a plan to construct a new central warehouse and distribution facility to replace the dilapidated and very small building which currently houses our Stop Hunger Warehouse.
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Campaign For a New Distribution Center:
Clark County Food Bank is currently in the quiet phase of our campaign to raise 3.7 million dollars toward the construction of a new 22,000 square foot multi-functional warehouse to serve as the central distribution center for hunger relief in Clark County.
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Our Relationship with Oregon Food Bank:
Clark County is part of the Oregon Food Bank network as mandated by our national governing body, Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest). The network consists of 20 Regional Food Banks (RFB's) and serves all of the state of Oregon and Clark County. The regional banks order food from the main warehouse based on the allocation for their individual area and those resources are subsequently moved on to 935 non-profit local agencies (LA's)...
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