A file picture of donated meals within the pantry at Proper 2 Dream Too in Portland. The Oregon Meals Financial institution estimates that by the top of this yr, 1.5 million Oregonians could have sought meals help.
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The pandemic triggered traditionally excessive calls for for meals help in Oregon, calls for that remained excessive via this yr.
However issues may change with the implementation of the Biden administration’s plan to finish starvation by 2030. Biden on Wednesday introduced a plan to make use of $8 billion in public — and personal — sector commitments to broaden meals stamps and different sources of meals help, and supply medical protection for diet counseling.
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Meals help advocates say the lofty plan is a complete method to deal with rising wants for assist, notably as meals costs skyrocket.
“I’ve a number of optimism that we are able to put the highlight on public coverage that can actually make a distinction and assist us set a brand new path for the subsequent half a century,” mentioned Oregon Meals Financial institution CEO Susannah Morgan in an interview with OPB’s “Suppose Out Loud.”
The Oregon Meals Financial institution estimates that by the top of this yr, 1.5 million Oregonians could have sought meals help. That could be a slight lower from the 1.7 million Oregonians who sought help in 2020, but it surely’s additionally nonetheless a lot increased than the 860,000 who wanted help in 2019.
It’s been 53 years for the reason that White Home held a convention to deal with starvation within the states. Shortly after the final convention in 1969, hosted by President Richard Nixon, the U.S. carried out main adjustments to its meals coverage, together with increasing the Supplemental Vitamin Help Program, generally referred to as meals stamps.
Many elements of Biden’s plan — like increasing SNAP eligibility and offering extra free meals to kids in faculties — depend on congressional approval.
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Editor’s Notice: The Oregon Meals Financial institution has been an OPB sponsor previously.
State economists expect Oregon will add 170,000 jobs over the next several years, bolstered by strong growth in the construction and health care industries.
The pace of job growth is slowing, though, as the state’s population ages, the post-pandemic labor boom recedes and as migration into Oregon settles into a slower pace. The Oregon Employment Department’s latest forecast anticipates just 8% more jobs during the coming decade, down from prior 10-year forecasts that predicted employment would grow by as much as 13%.
No. 9 Oregon State put on a show in its first 2025 home gymnastics meet Saturday, scoring 196.40 points to easily beat Brigham Young at Gill Coliseum.
Senior Jade Carey, performing in a home meet for the first time since winning two Olympic gold medals last summer, scored 39.725 in all-around. Carey had scores of 9.95 on bars and floor, 9.925 on beam and 9.90 on vault.
Carey had the highest score in each event on either team. The best scores by a Beaver gymnast aside from Carey were 9.85s by Natalie Briones (bars), Sage Thompson (bars), Lauren Letzsch (beam), Savannah Miller (floor) and Sophia Esposito (floor and beam).
Brigham Young scored 194.2 points. Kylie Eaquinto led the way with an all-around score of 39.050.
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— Nick Daschel covers the Oregon State Beavers. Reach him at 360-607-4824 or @nickdaschel. Listen to the Beaver Banter podcast or subscribe to the Beavers Roundup newsletter.
On Saturday morning at the Navy All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, three-star prospect T’Andre Waverly announced his commitment to Oregon State over Washington and Notre Dame.
The product of Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Washington, is ranked as the nation’s No. 96 athlete and No. 18 player in the state in the 2025 class by 247Sports. Once he arrives in Corvallis, he’s expected to play tight end.
“I believe in [offensive coordinator Ryan] Gunderson for the future,” Waverly told 247Sports’ Brandon Huffman. “And I’m excited to get to know the new tight ends coach [Will Heck].”
“[Head coach Trent] Bray seems like a real get to business guy and I like that. I don’t want a coach who will pamper me. I want someone who will tell me what I need to do and what to do.”
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Despite seeing the in-state prospect going elsewhere, tight ends coach Jordan Paopao has pulled in a promising batch at the position after signing four-star Baron Naone and three-star Austin Simmons in December.
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