Act to End Hunger: 40 Ways in Five Years to Make a Difference
The following content displays the priority Hunger Actions outlined in the first Executive Summary.  For current Action priorities please view our 2006 Executive Summary and Action Outline.

Workplans for the 2004 immediate actions:

Many of these workplans involved legislative action, which is described in more detail on our state and federal legislation page.

Hunger Action #2: Increase tuition assistance for low-income students seeking higher education and implement the Parents as Scholars Program to allow parents on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to pursue the education necessary to secure higher paying jobs.

Hunger Action #4: Create a tax credit for low-income families who are renting.

Hunger Action #12: Make the Oregon Earned Income Tax Credit refundable and increase the value to eliminate state income taxes for people living below the federal poverty level.

Hunger Action #15: Reinstate the General Assistance program to provide adequate support for disabled, extremely low-income individuals.

Hunger Action #16: Establish a statewide Food Policy Council to assess statewide needs, propose solutions, and provide coordination among local food policy councils.

Hunger Action #19: Support Farmers' Markets and small farmers in their efforts to accept food stamps through the addition of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) technology to their markets.

Hunger Action #25: Fund outreach, education, and technical assistance in Oregon communities where there is low participation in federal food programs, especially the Food Stamp Program, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and the After School Snack and Meal Program.

Hunger Action #29: Fund start-up costs and provide supplemental meal reimbursement to boost participation in the Summer Food Service Program and the After School Snack and Meal Program.

Hunger Action #33: Increase participation in the Summer Food Service Program by lowering area eligibility rates from school areas where 50% or more of the children are eligible for free and reduced price meals to 40%, and expand the Lugar pilot nationwide to simplify program operations.

Hunger Action #36: Maintain a contribution from the state General Fund each biennium to the Oregon Food Bank statewide network.