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Fast facts
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- Estimated number of people who ate meals from an emergency
food box in an average month: 192,000
- Emergency meals served: 4-million
- The Oregon Food Bank network moved 57-million
pounds of food.
- Average number of children who eat meals from
an emergency food box each month: 72,000
Agencies in statewide network
- Total: 919
- 356 pantries
- 176 soup kitchens and shelters
- 378 other helping agencies
Food sources
- 63 percent from food industry
- 15 percent from food drives
- 12 percent purchased
- 10 percent from USDA
Meyer Memorial Trust Oregon Food Bank Building
- Cost: $7.7 million
- Total square footage: 108,000
- Freezer: 8,500 square feet
- Cooler: 4,000 square feet
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