December 8, 2011
Oregon Food Bank was named the Most Admired Nonprofit Organization in the Portland Business Journal's 2011 survey for Oregon's Most Admired Companies.
December 6, 2011
Drop off a bag of nonperishable food at Jiffy Lube or U.S. Bank, Nov. 14 to Dec. 31, 2011
Fill a bag this holiday season and help Oregon Food Bank respond to record demand for emergency food. Simply drop off food donations at any Jiffy Lube or U.S. Bank. Or donate funds online. Simply designate “Fill the Bag” on the online donation form.
October 12, 2011
Portland fans give back locally as part of Foster the People's "Foster the Future" Tour
Twenty-five Foster the People fans boarded the Do Good Bus, a transportable community service venture, this afternoon at the Roseland Theatre in Portland and embarked on a trip to an unknown location for a mystery service project. The Do Good Bus dropped them at Oregon Food Bank where Do Good Bus volunteers packaged 9,693 lbs of onions for Oregon Food Banks’ network agencies to distribute to families in need. Riverpoint Farms in Hermiston donated the onions to the food bank.
October 4, 2011
featuring former Trail Blazer Terry Porter
Slip into your blue jeans, add a little bling and mosey down to “Home Grown,” a fundraising dinner and auction, presented by Oregon Food Bank Board of Directors, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.
Begin the night shooting baskets and getting your photo taken with former Portland Trail Blazer Terry Porter. The cocktail reception also features a silent auction, bluegrass by Jackstraw Trio and hors d’oeuvres by Provvista, New Seasons Market, Tastebud and Oregon Ice Works food carts.
September 30, 2011
For the first time ever, distribution of emergency food boxes in Oregon and southwest Washington topped 1 million as growing levels of long-term unemployment forced more and more people to fall into poverty and to seek emergency food.
September 7, 2011
September is Hunger Action Month
Oregon Food Bank seeks volunteers to repack food at its facilities in Portland (7900 N.E. 33rd Ave.) and in Beaverton (1870 N.W. 173rd Ave.).
Volunteers sort and repack bulk food donations and food purchases into family-size portions. Oregon Food Bank then distributes the repacked food through its statewide network of 20 regional food banks and more than 900 local agencies and programs.
September 7, 2011
Hunger remains high but unchanged in Oregon
Oregon’s hunger rate remains high – but unchanged, according to the Household Food Security in the United States report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
August 23, 2011
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon announced today that it has entered into a three-year partnership with Oregon Food Bank and committed $250,000 in financial support to the organization.
To kick off the partnership, Regence employees donated food and funds to their respective regional food banks: 900 pounds to ACCESS Food Share in Medford; 550 pounds to Marion-Polk Food Share in Salem; and 1,580 pounds and $2,214 to Oregon Food Bank – Metro Services in Portland.
August 1, 2011
Strawberries … broccoli … carrots … potatoes … squash … zucchini ... peppers … garlic … apples … and more.
Oregon Food Bank was able to get more healthy foods to hundreds of families in Milwaukie, Ore., through free produce days at two Milwaukie elementary schools with the help of a $50,000 grant from a private donor.
July 21, 2011
Grand opening, Saturday, Oct. 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oregon Food Bank’s branch in Tillamook County has a new name and will soon have a new address.
