Yamhill Community Action Partnership provides food to emergency food pantries strategically located throughout our county, and we supply eight meal sites, including five in Newberg.
Every month, these programs provide 20,000 children, low-income households and senior citizens living on fixed incomes reliable access to nutritious meals.
Many families in Yamhill County wonder if they will have enough food to last the day, week or month, and while there has always been a gap between need and the amount of food available, that gap is now widening. With grocery, energy and rent costs rising, the Oregon Food Bank has recorded a 30% increase in demand at meal sites and partner pantries statewide…