A recent story in the Corvallis Gazette-Times featured Linn Benton Food Share (LBFS) as it discusses the sharp increase in demand for food at Oregon food banks.
“From July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, we saw an 11 percent increase in
the number of people coming in for food boxes,” said Mike Gibson, LBFS Director. “In the
first four months of our current fiscal year, that’s up by 19 percent.”
Gibson said the demand for food in the mid-valley is the worst he has seen in
his 28 years with the program.
The article can be found here at the Corvallis Gazette-Times web site.
Linn Benton Food Share is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of
Community Services Consortium (CSC), the public, nonprofit community
action agency providing multiple services to low-income people across
Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties.
As the regional food
bank for Linn and Benton counties since 1981, Food Share has been
committed to fulfilling our goal that “Everybody Eats.” With requests
for emergency food help at an all-time high, we work hard to develop and
strengthen food resources for our communities.
To find out more about Linn Benton Food Share or to make a donation, visit their page on the CSC web site or on Facebook.
