EUGENE, Ore. – The Willamette Farm and Food Coalition hosted its annual ‘Fill Your Pantry’ event on Nov. 9 at the Lane Events Center, providing fresh and local food to families in Lane County struggling with food assistance.
This year, the coalition introduced “Pantry Bucks,” a contingency plan offering $100 to households qualifying for SNAP during the continuing government shutdown.
“Those folks without those benefits not being able to access this event would be a huge impact on their winter, their year, their households,” Dan Rousseau of FOOD for Lane County said…