Organizations Filed Purposes:
PHFO RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER, CONNECT PEOPLE TO NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT END HUNGER BEFORE IT BEGINS.
ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO INTRODUCE A BILL TO AMEND THE HUNGER-FREE SCHOOLS BILL FORM MAY 2019 TO ENSURE STUDENTS WHO MAKE UP 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE CAN ACCESS SCHOOL MEALS AT NO COST. WE ENGAGED IN ROBUST ADVOCACY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC SO PEOPLE COULD SIGN UP FOR SNAP WITHOUT IN- PERSON VISITS, AND TO DECREASE THE BACKLOG OF APPLICATIONS. WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR AND WON INCREASED BENEFITS FOR SOME SNAP PARTICIPANTS.
CHILD HUNGER PREVENTION: UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE CREATED A TOOLKIT IN 8 LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO USE TO SHARE INFORMATION, ABOUT PANDEMIC EBT, WITH FAMILIES SO THEY WERE AWARE OF THE HELP COMING. WE ANSWERED COUTNLESS QUESTIONS FROM PARTNERS AND FROM FAMILIES. WE ALSO WORKED WITH MORE THAN 2,000 PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE THE TOOLKIT. WE DISTRIBUTED 100,000 IN SMALL GRANTS TO 25 ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK FEEDING STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER. THESE PARTNERS HELPED SERVE MEALS TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 STUDENTS EVERY DAY DURING THE SUMMER.
SNAP OUTREACH: UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE HOSTED A WEBINAR FOR MORE THAN 300 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS OREGON ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS FOOD DURING THE PANDEMIC; AND ANOTHER WEBINAR FOR 150 LEGISLATORS ON THE URGENT NEEDS. WE CREATED AND MAINTAIN AN UPDATED COVID-19 FOOD ACCESS PAGE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH LINKS TO APPLY FOR SNAP AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON WIC, MEALS ON WHEELS AND SCHOOL MEALS WHICH HAS BEEN VIEWED MORE THAN 50,000 TIMES. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW COHORT OF 20 GRASSROOT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR SNAP, FOCUSING ON CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC AND BIPOC-LED GROUPS TO REACH THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OREGON FOOD BANK AND INCLUDED GRANTS GIVEN TO EACH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Annie Kirscher | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $75,562 |
| Merrin Permut | CO-CHAIRPERS | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Parasco | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Mclemore | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebeca Marquez | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Hogan | CO-CHAIRPERS | 0.5 | $0 |
| Donalda Dodson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Cato | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Liz Adams | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
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