Sens. Merkley, Wyden Announce Over 350,000 Children in Oregon Will Receive Critical Food Assistance
May 06, 2020
May 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that over 350,000 children in Oregon will receive critical food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program in order to help fill the meal gap created by school closures.
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, over half a million people, including one in five children, in Oregon struggled with f . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that over 350,000 children in Oregon will receive critical food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program in order to help fill the meal gap created by school closures.
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, over half a million people, including one in five children, in Oregon struggled with f . . .