News Release The state welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division, (AFS) is demanding that caseworkers significantly reduce their

Earlier this week a new study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) showed that a Minnesota welfare reform pilot

Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger Executive Summary People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but

News Release Today marks the third anniversary of the 1996 federal welfare law and it is “no cause for celebration,”

Each month the Adult and Family Services Division (AFS) of the Oregon Department of Human Resources publishes data on Oregon’s

In 1997 the Oregon State Legislature created two new tax credits aimed at providing child care relief and tax relief

Millions of U.S. elderly could be impoverished by proposals to cut taxes, dismantle the system   On Tuesday, December 8th,

News Release As many Oregonians prepare for Thanksgiving and think about an abundance of food, a new study demonstrates that

The Food Stamp Program provides a basic safety net for nearly a quarter million poor and near-poor Oregonians. The federal

Across the nation, the number of people receiving cash assistance has declined sharply since the mid-1990s. In Oregon, the number