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Oregon tops the nation in hunger. "In August, a Brandeis University study found that 6 percent of Oregonians say they sometimes skip meals and go hungry, the highest proportion in the nation." [Oppel, 2003]. This is not a race that most Oregonians planned on winning. The reasons for hunger within the states is more than there is not enough monies. The relationships between decisions on the national, statewide, and local level to those on a personal level to create this situation are being explored.
- Walsh (2003) reported
- "In August 2002, the Food Security Institute at Brandies University released a report on hunger in the U.S. The report used data colelcted from the Current Population Survey from 1998-2000. The analysis found 14.3 percent of Oregon households classified as food insecure with 6.2 percent classified as hungry. This makes Oregon the worst for hunger and third for food insecurity in the country."
- Oppel, Shelbyl. 2003, February 28. Jobs, education called hunger cures. The Oregonian. B5.
- Walsh, Carol. 2003March 16. Donate healthy food to those in need. Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald, Corvallis (OR) Gazette Times. Mid-Valley Sunday, pp. E9.
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http://eesc.oregonstate.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/em/em8743/default.htmlA Portrait of Poverty in Oregon discusses this Oregon problem.
http://www.americanindianchildren.org/American Indican Children's Hunger Fund is a human health and welfare organization that focuses on the survival of North and Central American Indian children and implements programs that provide food, clothing and spiritual education to indians in North and Central America.
http://redcross-pdx.org/American Red Cross the Oregon Trail Chapter. In addition to standard information, there is also information regarding diasters.
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/American Red Cross has diaster services. Includes how to donate foods and other diaster relief and information.
http://www.secondharvest.org/America's Second Harvest National Food Bank Network is a charitable hunger-relief organization in the United States, distributing more than one billion pounds of donated surplus food and grocery products each year to 26 million hungry people in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
http://www.centeronhunger.org/Center on Hunger and Poverty promotes policies that improve the lives and developmental capacities of low-income children and families in the nation.
http://www.fema.gov/FEMA.GOV is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Includes hazards, assistance, flood maps, NPSC, national prepareedness, diaster fact sheets and declared disasters.
http://www.fao.org/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has information on international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all.
http://www.frac.org/Food Research and Action Center is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.
http://www.foodfirst.org/index.htmlFoodFirst is a member-supported, nonprofit peoples think tank and education-for-action center. Has a link to Food First at the 2003 Social Forum. Covers hunger and other social problem.
http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GEFood/Hunger.aspGenetically Engineered Food discusses the role of genetic engineered food in solving hunger. Is a portion of the the site which addresses global issues.
http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/Greater Chicago Food Depository helps distribute food products to hungry people, at the same time giving food businesses a convenient, reliable, safe way to channel edible surplus or unmarketable food to hungry people in the greater Chicago area.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/hunger/Hunger is the Extension Family and Community Development, Oregon State University page with links and information on Hunger in Oregon.
http://www.opb.org/newsroom/2003/hunger/Hunger in Oregon from OPB news has links and an update of information related to Oregon.
http://www.mazon.org/Mazon a Jewish response to hunger. It is a national, nonprofit agency which allocates donations from the Jewish community to nonprofit organizations providing food, help and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds.Ý
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/Oregon Food Bank has links to requisite information of this emergency food source in Oregon.
http://www.providentliving.org/Provident Living is a site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It includes a food storage and emergency preparedness section.
http://www.providentliving.org/Provident Living is a site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It includes a food storage and emergency preparedness section.
http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/safefood/sfhungry.htmlSafe Food For the Hungry is a comprehensive site with a range of information. Includes a newsletter with helpful hints.
http://www.saraleefoundation.org/SaraLee Foundation is a foundation run by Sara Lee.
http://www.thehungersite.com/the hungersite has information and many links regarding hunger. Appears more of a manner to put advertisements up and this brings people to their site to "save the world with free food. Includes a focus on the Food Crisis in Africa.
http://www.uri.edu/volunteer/endhunger/URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America is a nonprofit site dedicated to the battle to end hunger. Information and signature approach.
A Portrait of Poverty in Oregon is an article written by personnel in the Agriculture Resource Economics.
http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/foods/nf151.htmDonating Foods has information about foods received whether fresh or/and canned.
http://csmweb2.emcweb.com/durable/1997/12/15/us/us.1.htmlFeldman, Linda. 1997December 15. Amid US Prosperity, Hunger Grows Christian Science Monitor Article Accessed Feb. 15, 2003 at http://csmweb2.emcweb.com/durable/1997/12/15/us/us.1.html.
Haught, Nancy. 2003, March 5. Prep like the pros. The Oregonian, pp. C1.
Stonich, Susan C. and Isabel De La Torre. Winter 2002. Farming Shrimp, Harvesting Hunger: The Costs and Benefits of the Blue Revolution. Backgrounder. Accessed February 16 at http://www.foodfirst.org/pubs/backgrdrs/2002/w02v8n1.htmlComplete article is available.
http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/foods/g1008.htmMaking the Most of Your Food Dollars includes topics: prevent nutrition problems; shopping for food-table of food equivalents; are convenience foods for you?-table of common kitchen measurements; leftovers vs. "Planned-overs"; Your protein dollar-table of servings per Market unit; enjoy your meals.
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