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Oregon State University Extension Service

Yolanda Marquez - Multnomah County yolanda.marquez@oregonstate.edu Erin Devlin – Clackamas County erin.devlin@oregonstate.edu

W hat is the OSU Extension Service?

Serves every county in Oregon Includes community nutrition and physical activity, agriculture, gardening, 4-H youth, and forestry You can contact your local office for information, resources, and ways to get involved in your county.

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THANK YOU

School meals during school closures

• Though closed, schools and some community organizations will be serving meals

through the rest of the school year. This is statewide.

• Free meals are available to all children ages 1 to 18 to pick up “grab and go” style.
• To receive a school meal:

○ You do not have to attend that specific school or district to have receive a meal from that site ○ No application or income verification is needed. ○ Meals are available to students regardless of immigration status.

Check in with your school district or local organization on how they are serving meals:

• The way that meals are delivered can vary by school district or organization, including:

○ Picking up a meal “grab and go” style directly from a meal site ○ Home delivery directly to a student’s home ○ Delivery by previous school bus route to a meal pick-up hub ○ Not requiring a child to be present if a parent or guardian is picking up the meal ○ Providing breakfast and lunch for multiple days at a time Please note that these methods for serving meals are not universal, it will vary by district or

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The best way to find out your local information is to call your school district or visit their website Meals sites are changing and updating frequently as schools and organizations plan, and this is the best way to stay up to date

Find a meal site near you:

• To find a school meal site in your community:

○ Visit our map and search sites by zip code: summerfoodoregon.org/map ○ Text ‘FOOD’ or ‘COMIDA’ to 877-877 ○ Call your local school district or 211 ○ For Multnomah County: Please visit this map for both school meals and free groceries distributions at school sites. The list of school food access sites is also posted on the SUN Service System website. ○ To find information regarding a specific School District, check this comprehensive list of links to school meal plans during the closures.

This information can also be found on our COVID food access webpage at

• regonhunger.org/covid-19

Areas for Advocacy

Around School Meals If your school doesn’t currently some of the best practice ways to offer meals ( such as delivering meals by bus or directly to family’s home): Encourage them to do so! Community based solutions are needed here: volunteer or help develop a transportation/drop-off systems. Many School Districts are short-staffed.

Areas for Advocacy

At the state level: Contact your legislator and as them to act to protect all of Oregon's workers: The Oregon Worker Relief Fund proposal seeks to provide financial relief to Oregonians that cannot access public benefits. To do so visit: https://secure.everyaction.com/subyvOfTp0u2_QfySsvkxg2

More Areas for Advocacy

At the federal level: Ways to strengthen SNAP in the next legislative COVID-19 response package:

• Boosting SNAP maximum benefits by 15 percent
• Increasing the minimum SNAP benefit from $16 to $30
• Suspending all SNAP administrative rules that would terminate or weaken

benefits. Urge your Senator to support SNAP! Call: (202) 224-3121 More information can be found here: https://frac.org/house-sign-on-040820

More Areas for Advocacy

At the federal level: Tell Congress to Deliver a COVID response bill that works for immigrant families, by:

• Expand health care coverage for all regardless of immigration status
• Ensure COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines (when available) are

covered through emergency Medicaid.

• Expand immigrant access to the stimulus rebates and remove the SSN

requirement.

• Halt implementation of the public charge rules.

Urge your Senator to support immigrants! Call: (202) 224-3121 or visit https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/take-action/