State, area residents step up to help on food shortages

Lane County on Nov. 7 announced it is committing $200,000 from emergency reserves to increase emergency food access for community members and assist with basic household needs for families disrupted by recent immigration enforcement activity.

Funding will be provided to Food for Lane County to help support efforts to feed the community while SNAP benefits remain unavailable. Funding will also be provided to support families in our immigrant and refugee communities in partnership with local…