Published 6:41 am Tuesday, May 5, 2026 People participating in the Workfare Program aren’t paid but gain experience while reducing and meeting SNAP work requirements Thousands of Oregonians are losing their federal food assistance in the aftermath of a new federal law that requires more of them work, volunteer or receive career training for at least 80 hours a month to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. For those who can’t meet any of those requirements, the state of Oregon offers an alternative, lesser-known option known as the Workfare program. Oregon’s Workfare Program has been around since 2018, and it essentially lets people volunteer at a community organization in exchange for the dollar value of their SNAP benefits. But there are only 27 slots in the program, while nearly 14,000 Oregonians lost SNAP benefits in March because of work requirements.…