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CORPORATE DONOR OF THE MONTH: Fred Meyer
AUGUST 2017 - We are pleased to recognize Fred Meyer as our Corporate Donor of the Month. “Fred Meyer is honored to [...]
Three-way partnership results in targeted education for diabetics
June 27, 2017 - In a small room at Portland Open Bible Community Pantry, a half dozen people gather to learn about their diabetes. About 287,000 Oregon adults have this chronic condition. “We see a [...]
Food pantry lines will grow if health care is rescinded – by David Sarasohn
July 25, 2017 - The health care debate in Congress has drawn lots of attention this summer, but the subject comes up in other places. Talking to clients at food pantries recently about what had brought [...]
Oregon Food Bank Network named one of 2017 Recycler of the Year Award Winners
July 14, 2017 - The Association of Oregon Recyclers presented their 2017 Recycler of the Year Awards at their conference last month. The Oregon Food Bank Network received the Alice Soderwall Reuse & Waste Prevention Award [...]
Food, Housing and Transit Victories out of Salem
July 11, 2017 - The Oregon Legislature has adjourned! Many of you wrote, called and visited your legislators during the five long months of the legislative session. You told them about the damage of food [...]
New partner uses farming to break down racial barriers
July 10, 2017 - On an overcast June day, more than 100 people gathered on the Community Farm to mark the beginning of a new partnership that unites community and helps people struggling with hunger. Leading [...]