A coalition of local people and organizations concerned with social services gathered this week in Eugene in response to the Bush administration's release of a budget last week calling for deep cuts in assistance to low-income people.
The group, including students from UO and LCC, and directors of Looking Glass, FOOD for Lane County and ShelterCare, released a report Tuesday called, "Communities in Crisis: A Survey of Hunger and Homelessness in America." The report is based on 900 surveys of emergency food and shelter providers in 32 states, including Oregon.
"The report shows that hunger and homelessness are increasing in every region of the country while government funding to shelters and food programs is down, forcing many social service providers to cut necessary programs," says a statement from the group.
See the full report at www.studentsagainsthunger.org
