SNAP

Sen. Ron Wyden said efforts are needed to help food banks recover after delay in SNAP benefit releases, and said he and other Oregon lawmakers will fight an ICE detention center in Newport.

As the government shutdown ends, the Bend's mayor says “the money’s given and it’s done.”

Lane County has committed $200,000 in emergency reserves to food assistance and help for families impacted by immigration enforcement.

People in Oregon who receive SNAP food assistance will receive 100% of their November benefits on Friday, Gov. Tina Kotek announced.

As of Nov. 1, more than 75,000 Lane County residents have lost access to their SNAP benefits.

Corvallis-Albany Farmers Market has partnered with Portland-based Farmers Market Fund to provide food for people that have run out, or are low on SNAP benefits.

The judges ruled in favor of local officials who sought to force the federal government to keep the SNAP program running in November.

The federal government shutdown could start affecting food benefits in November, when the program known as SNAP wouldn't be paid out, leaving many low-income families scrambling.

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up the federal food assistance program.

Food pantries in Lane County are asking for more donations as they prepare for a potential lapse of SNAP benefits next month.

One in six Oregonians receives SNAP benefits. If the government shutdown continues, many are unsure how they’ll get by.