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  • The relationship between income and food insecurity : the role of social support in rural and urban Oregonians

    Creator:
    De Marco, Molly M.
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    Millions of U.S. households experienced hunger in 2005 and millions more experienced food insecurity. Previous research indicates that low-wage work and little social support contribute to food insecurity. Research also suggests that individuals cope by finding alternate food sources and drawing on social support. Further, researchers have found that rural...
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    Dissertation
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    librarian at the Valley Library at OSU, for assisting me by mapping Oregon’s rural and urban census tracts

  • Negotiating purpose : Oregon's gleaning organizations and their roles in relieving hunger and poverty

    Creator:
    Drage, Kimberly T.
    Abstract:
    For over 25 years organized groups of low-income families in Oregon have been gathering food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing this food among organization members. The purpose of this research study is to explore the potential for these organizations (gleaning groups) to contribute not only to food...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Rosenberger For over 25 years organized groups of low-income families in Oregon have been gathering food

  • Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

    Creator:
    Abel, Talya Shuler
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    Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...
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    Coordinator in the Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University for his continued

  • Low-income weatherization: practical and policy limitations to increasing services in rural Oregon

    Creator:
    Hammond, D'Anne
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    This essay examines the low-income weatherization program in rural Oregon, shedding light on difficulties in increasing weatherization services to low-income rural households. This essay also identifies policy limitations. There are strict rules in place for utilizing Department of Energy weatherization funding and some of these rules are likely to make...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Many thanks also to the Oregon Center of Public Policy for allowing me to intern with them during Fall

  • Latinos, loggers and old hippies : rural revitalization in the Pacific Northwest

    Creator:
    Kubein, Adele
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    This ethnography looks at the processes a rural Oregon community is undergoing as some members attempt to re-animate the community by creating a community center after the loss of its school and market, two vital services that provided venues for social interaction and engagement. The methodology for this research includes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    land deeded to him in appreciation for his service to his employer, a lumber company. Dolores

  • Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

    Creator:
    Maguire, Jennifer J.
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    Rising energy costs coupled with the diminishing incomes associated with rural economic restructuring leave an increasing proportion of rural households faced with the heat or eat dilemma--where families must choose between meeting one basic need over another, such as putting food on the table or keeping the heat on. Effective...
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    urban in design, were frequently a poor fit for interventions in rural settings. Policies and