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Our 2021 Budget Priorities to #EmergeStronger
By Matt Newell-Ching, Public Policy Manager A few weeks ago, I shared a bit about our legislative agenda to #EmergeStronger in 2021 and beyond. Huge thanks to all of you who already [...]
Partner Feature: Muslim Educational Trust
In response to the growing need for emergency food supplies in the wake of COVID-19, the Muslim Educational Trust (MET) distributed over $225,000 worth of food to Metro-area families of all faiths — Muslims, [...]
Holding Daunte Wright and Community in Our Hearts
Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot by police on Sunday in Minneapolis. Another Black man killed by police. And while media pundits and legal commentators debate whether this specific case was an [...]
Statement on Evolution of USDA Farmers-to-Families Food Box Program
As reported by Reuters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to wind down the Farmers-to-Families Food Box Program (FFFBP) at the end of May. Oregon Food Bank CEO Susannah Morgan issued the following statement [...]
NECESIDADES DEL DÍA: También los Latinos Necesitamos lo Esencial en Casa
Este proyecto es realizado por embajadores del Banco de Comida de Oregon para la comunidad Latinx y es pensando en familias que han sido impactadas por el COVID-19. Solo tiene que llenar un pequeño [...]
CORPORATE DONOR OF THE MONTH: Safeway Alberstons
April 2021 – Safeway Albertsons has been a valued partner of the Oregon Food Bank Network for many years — supporting our work to end to hunger and its root causes throughout Oregon and [...]
BottleDrop: Recycling to Fight Hunger
In 2015 Oregon Beverage Recycling Collective started its Blue Bag Bottle Drop program to partner with nonprofit organizations. Each organization gives donors Blue Bags to fill with bottles and [...]
American Rescue Plan brings significant relief to our communities
On March 11, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, following passage in the U.S. House and Senate. This landmark legislation brings significant relief to communities suffering effects [...]
Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility with Stacey Rice
At Oregon Food Bank, we hold people experiencing hunger at the center of all that we do. And we know that food insecurity disproportionately affects the trans and gender non-conforming community — disparities that have [...]
Heartbreak and resolve in the wake of racist, misogynistic violence in Georgia
We are heartbroken and enraged by the racist and misogynistic violence perpetrated against women of Asian descent in Georgia this week. And yet we know this is not an isolated incident, nor is it [...]
Women’s History Month
By Rut Martínez-Alicea Director of Equity, People, Culture and Administration March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. heritage calendar, and March 8 is the International Day of [...]
Community Connection: Taunya Golden-David
Every Thursday morning Taunya Golden-David arrives at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in North Portland. Volunteers help [...]
CORPORATE DONOR OF THE MONTH: New Seasons Market
March 2021 – Thank you to New Seasons Market for their continued support of Oregon Food Bank and our communities! Oregon Food Bank is pleased to recognize New Seasons Market as our Corporate [...]
New Starbucks, Oregon Food Bank Partnership to Bring Over 416,000 Meals to Portland-area Families Facing Hunger
Expansion of national FoodShare program through Feeding America will connect area residents with nourishing, ready-to-eat food as food insecurity reaches new heights. Starbucks, Feeding America® and Oregon Food Bank today announced the local launch of [...]