News Release The state welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division, (AFS) is demanding that caseworkers significantly reduce their
Issues
Join us in the fight for economic justice for all Oregonians
Issues
Join us in the fight for economic justice for all Oregonians
Latest Articles
Earlier this week a new study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) showed that a Minnesota welfare reform pilot
It’s mid-April. Every year at this time, taxes are on most people’s minds. Eager to push the latest tax cutting
News Release Oregon taxes the incomes of low-income working families at higher rates than most states, according to a report
Eliminating the Three Month Food Stamp Time Limit in 30 Oregon Counties The 1996 federal welfare law limits able-bodied adults
News Release The federal government released the 2000 Federal Poverty Guidelines in today’s issue of the Federal Register. The poverty
There are two slightly different U.S. federal poverty measures: poverty thresholds, based on the “thrifty food plan” by the U.S.
People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger Executive Summary People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but
Tillamook and Columbia Counties have been added to a list of long-term, high unemployment areas in Oregon, and Sherman County
Latest Podcasts
Oregon Child Care Crisis: How ERDC Running Out of Funds Could Hurt 12,000 Families
Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less
February 12, 2026
Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
January 8, 2026
Income Inequality in Oregon: What Does the Latest Data Show?
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
December 11, 2025