俄勒冈州宣布60天粮食紧急状态：拨500万美元支援全州食物银行网络
美国俄勒冈州州长 Tina Kotek 10月29日宣布全州进入为期60天的粮食安全紧急状态，应对联邦政府停摆导致食品券（SNAP）暂停发放的局面。俄勒冈州每6名居民中就有超过1人靠食品券购买食品，受助者包括儿童、在职家庭、老人与残障人士；按州府数据，食品券每年为本州带来约16亿美元经济活动。
紧急状态令授权州应急管理局（OEM）牵头设立全州事件指挥体系，协调各州级机构、地方政府、非营利组织与私营部门，把紧急食物送到有需要的家庭手中，并为停摆结束、福利恢复发放时以最快速度重新开通做好准备。州公共服务部（ODHS）负责全州食物援助的统筹协调。
资金方面，Kotek 指示州公共服务部动用500万美元贫困家庭临时援助（TANF）结转资金，拨给全州食物银行网络，用于采购、分发食物与维持运营。她同时呼吁居民向本地食物银行捐款、捐食物或做志愿者；俄勒冈饮料回收合作社已启动紧急基金，10月30日至11月30日期间为12家食物援助机构募资。需要食物的居民可通过州食物资源中心查询附近发放点，或拨打 211 获取转介。
Kotek 说：「让家庭在华盛顿的政治僵局中充当筹码，是不可接受的。国会不做事，俄勒冈州来做。无论是山火、洪水还是任何危机，我们都会互相扶持。」
资料来源：俄勒冈州州长办公室与州应急管理局官方发布。
Oregon Declares 60-Day Food Emergency: $5 Million Directed to Statewide Food Bank Network
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declared a 60-day statewide food security emergency on October 29 in response to the federal government shutdown halting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. More than one in six Oregonians relies on SNAP to buy groceries, including children, working families, older adults and people with disabilities, and state figures estimate the program drives about $1.6 billion a year into Oregon's economy.
The declaration establishes a statewide incident command organized by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and authorizes state agencies to coordinate with local governments, nonprofits and private-sector partners so emergency food reaches vulnerable families; it also positions the state to turn SNAP benefits back on as swiftly as possible when the shutdown ends. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) leads statewide coordination of food assistance programs.
Kotek directed ODHS to deploy $5 million from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) carryover funds to Oregon's network of food banks, supporting food purchasing, distribution and local operations. She also called on Oregonians to donate, give food or volunteer at local food banks; the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative is activating its Emergency Fund from October 30 to November 30 in support of 12 emergency food assistance organizations. Residents who need food can find nearby resources through the state's food resource hub or by calling 2-1-1.
"It's unacceptable that families are being used as leverage in a political standoff in Washington, D.C.," Kotek said. "While the Republican-controlled Congress fails to do its job, Oregon will do ours. We stand up for each other, whether it's fires, floods, or any other crisis."
Related: Two federal judges rule USDA must use contingency funds to pay November SNAP benefits
Source: Office of the Governor of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：俄勒冈州州长 Tina Kotek 官方肖像。公共领域，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Official portrait of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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