Food Insecurity in Our Community: Serving Marion Polk Residents and S-K Students Experiencing Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is a problem in nearly all states, counties, and cities. Marion and Polk Counties are no exceptions.  Every month more than 55,000 Marion - Polk households, including 18,000 children, receive food assistance. Rick Gaupo, President and CEO of Marion Polk Food Share, and Curtis Eriksen, Nutrition Service Manager of the Salem-Keizer Public Schools, discuss the scope of food insecurity in Marion and Polk Counties and what their institutions are doing to serve food insecure people in our midst.

Speakers:

• Rick Gaupo, President and CEO, Marion Polk Food Share
• Curtis Ericksen, Nutrition Service Manager, Salem-Keizer Public Schools

Event Details:

• Doors open at 11:30 am.
• Program starts at 12:00 pm.

Registration:

• Members: Free
• Non-Members: $10