Food Access for All—Regardless of Immigration Status

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Food Access for All—Regardless of Immigration Status

When wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, Lena and her family lost 14 years of hard work almost overnight. Their home, their car, and most of their belongings went up in smoke. In the four years since, in their efforts to rebuild, they have also wiped out most of their savings, Lena says through an interpreter. (We are not using her full name due to immigration concerns.)  Lena and her husband both work in restaurants in the sparsely…