Hunger on the rise in Oregon after downward trend before the pandemic

“Nick Keough, legislative director for the Oregon Student Association, said students are struggling to pay for textbooks, housing, transportation, health care and their living expenses. ‘Financial aid programs and scholarships designed for low-income students fail to cover the bulk of their needs and do not reach the costs associated with attendance, such as food, housing, textbooks, transportation, etc.’ Keough said. ‘We are seeing a pretty dire situation, especially coming out of the pandemic.’”

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capitol Chronicle