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No matter where you live in Oregon, it takes more than $77,000 per year for a couple to raise two
How much income do families across Oregon need to get by? The federal poverty guidelines, unfortunately, provide an unsatisfactory answer.
If you’re wondering what a “Happy Meal” costs, by all means go to McDonald’s. But if what you want to
How much income do families across Oregon need to get by? The federal poverty guidelines, unfortunately, provide an unsatisfactory answer.
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Percentage of all households that are “food insecure with hunger” and “food insecure,” by state, 1997-99 State Food insecure with
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy provides the first look behind Oregon’s high
Introduction Which one of your neighbors is going hungry? Count off 17 homes in your neighborhood, and then choose one
News Release Quarter-million Oregonians in Working Families Come up Short A new national study shows that 36 percent of working
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