Make Food Accessible for All Oregonians during COVID-19 Pandemic

Due to an unprecedented spike in layoffs, the COVID-19 pandemic is placing enormous strain on Oregon's network of food pantries and free meal programs.

Each week, Ecumenical Ministries of Orgeon helps feed thousands of low-income families and community members living with HIV/AIDS. Our Northeast Emergecy Food Program (NEFP) and HIV Services have witnessed a dramatic increase in demand at the same time their volunteer bases have dwindled due to COVID-19.

Contact your legislators today demanding them to support food access for:

Low-income Oregonians: Before the COVID-19 outbreak, NEFP served an average of 100 families during a typical three-hour ...

Due to an unprecedented spike in layoffs, the COVID-19 pandemic is placing enormous strain on Oregon's network of food pantries and free meal programs.

Each week, Ecumenical Ministries of Orgeon helps feed thousands of low-income families and community members living with HIV/AIDS. Our Northeast Emergecy Food Program (NEFP) and HIV Services have witnessed a dramatic increase in demand at the same time their volunteer bases have dwindled due to COVID-19.

Contact your legislators today demanding them to support food access for:

Low-income Oregonians: Before the COVID-19 outbreak, NEFP served an average of 100 families during a typical three-hour window. On Saturday, March 21, NEFP served over 600 families (representing over 2,000 individuals) in two hours, at a time when NEFP’s volunteer capacity has dropped by two-thirds. This sharp increase in need is due to layoffs because of the pandemic, and because NEFP has become a hub for other food programs running low on resources and volunteers.
Immunocompromised Oregonians with HIV/AIDS: The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly doubled the demand for medically-appropriate meals for vulnerable individuals with HIV/AIDS across the six-county region served by EMO's HIV Day Center and Daily Bread Express programs. COVID-19 is merciless in its targeting of our elderly neighbors and those with compromised immune systems. We can help community members with HIV/AIDS by helping them self-isolate by providing medically-appropriate meals for pick up or through home delivery.

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Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's food service programs for low-income families and community members living with HIV/AIDS have witnessed a dramatic increase in demand at the same time their volunteer bases have dwindled due to COVID-19.

Help EMO secure state support so we can continue feeding our vulnerable neighbors at this time of need.

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As a person of faith, I believe that Oregon has a moral imperative to ensure that all Oregonians, especially the most vulnerable, are able to access food during the COVID-19 pandemic. I urge you to provide state support to the food service programs of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) so they can continue feeding low-income families and immunocompromised Oregonians living with HIV/AIDS.

EMO's Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) in Northeast Portland has witnessed a six-fold increase in demand for its food pantry services as its volunteer force has dropped by two-thirds due to COVID-19. This demand is due to the region's unprecedented spike in layoffs and NEFP's  transformation into a hub for other food programs running low on resources and volunteers.

I urge you to provide NEFP with state support from Oregon's COVID-19 relief package and to supplement NEFP's volunteer base with the National Guard. State funding will allow NEFP to continue to help feed thousands of families suffering from unemployment, diminished incomes, and food insecurity. With the help of the National Guard for food distribution, $211,00 will allow NEFP to increase staffing and to purchase necessary equipment, supplies, and food.

Additionally, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic dislocation has, in just a few short days, doubled the demand for medically-appropriate meals for vulnerable individuals with HIV/AIDS in the six-county region served by EMO's HIV Services program. COVID-19 is merciless in its targeting of our neighbors with compromised immune systems. By providing medically-appropriate meals for pick up or through home delivery, EMO's HIV Services allows community members with HIV/AIDS to protect their health by remaining in self-isolation .

I urge you to provide EMO's HIV Day Services with state support from Oregon's COVID-19 relief package. This support will allow EMO to continue to ensure that hundreds of Oregonians living with HIV/AIDS are well fed and medically safe. $106,589 will allow EMO's HIV Services to purchase necessary equipment and supplies, and to hire the needed number of additional staff.

Thank you for your concern for our food-insecure neighbors.

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