Community Health Workers and Community partners:
Familias en Acción through our Nutrition and Food Equity program collaborates with Hunger Free Oregon, 211, Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and Oregon Food Bank (OFB) to share with our communities food resources available for the Latino/x Community.
We know that access to food is critical and is a huge need in our communities, and we believe that together we can share these resources and promote access and food security among Latino/x families. To learn more information about our Know Your Rights webinar series & to register, click here.
Although Oregon’s overall rate of food insecurity was at an all-time low in 2019, access to food did not extend to all communities equally. Approximately 20% of Black, Latino, and Indigenous households experienced food insecurity in December 2019, compared to 10% of the White population.
Food insecurity among Latin/X in Oregon has increased 18% between 2015 and 2019.
Oregon Community Foundation
School Meals
To apply to School Meals, contact the school your child attends.
Two ways to submit a complaint:
- Complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) or call (866) 632-9992
- Write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form
- Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
- Fax: (202) 690-7442
- E-mail: program.intake@usda.gov
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
To apply: https://oregonhunger.org/apply-for-snap/
Oregon law requires Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) employees to treat customers “in a courteous, fair, and dignified manner.” You have the right to file a complaint.
For example:
- If they speak to you in English even when you asked for services in your language
- Insults you or speaks rudely to you
- Asks you to provide information not required by law
- not return your calls
- Doesn’t take the time to answer your questions
Below is the contact information if you prefer to reach to SNAP Program specialists:
Cynthia Macias | cynthia.macias@multco.us | 503-320-6658
Juan C. Leon | juan.leon@multco.us | 503-928-9689
To submit a complaint:
Oregon Food Bank
Food Pantries
Find food pantry locations HERE
To submit a complaint:
- Call the Oregon Food Bank directly at 503-282-0555
- File your complaint directly with the pantry where the incident occurred
- All agencies must report incidents to the Oregon Food Bank
- File your complaint with the Department of Human Services (DHS) by calling their Civil Rights line 1-800-442-5238
Double Up Food Bucks
- Buy $1 SNAP, Get $1 Free in DUFB
- Up to $10 per day at grocery stores
- Up to $10 a day at farmers markets
- Earn up to $200 toward the cost of a farm share
Learn more at https://doubleuporegon.org/
Connect with Mason Durfee, DUFB coordinator at mdurfee@oregonfoodbank.org o 971.233.3358
Women, Infant, and Children (WIC)
Apply for WIC HERE
To submit a complaint:
- Complaint Form
- For more questions, connect with Cenaida at WIC, 971-413-2724
OHP – Plan de Salud de Oregon
- Niños y adolescentes hasta 19 años
- No importa el estatus migratorio
- Llame al 503-746-1220 y 971-535-9051
If you believe you have been discriminated against or treated unfairly, contact this free service:
Legal Aid Public Benefits/Oregon Law Center
Phone: 1-800-520-5292
To find an immigration attorney: Oregonimmigrationresource.org
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Tuesdays: 9:30am-12:00pm
Wednesdays: 9:30am-12:30pm
Thursdays: 1-4pm
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