Oregon Food Bank
Mission
To eliminate hunger and its root causes… because no one should be hungry.
Bottom Line for Portland
We know that hunger is not just an individual experience; it is also a community-wide symptom of barriers to employment, education, housing and healthcare. That’s why we work systemically in our mission to end hunger in Oregon: we build community connections to help people access nutritious, affordable food today, and we build community power to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good. Your support helps us meet both the rising need for food assistance and advocate for the kind of systemic change we need to end hunger for good.
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"I believe that if we help our neighbors today, this will be a better place to live for everybody. I am truly following my ikigai — my purpose in life — by giving back to the community and by giving to Oregon Food Bank.” – Anne Naito-Campbell
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Oregon Food Bank, we hold people experiencing hunger and food insecurity in Oregon and Southwest Washington at the center of our actions and decisions. We recognize that systemic injustices exist – such as racism, classism, and sexism — and that these create and perpetuate conditions that sustain poverty and hunger. We resolve to be led by our communities — those with lived experience of systemic oppression and food insecurity — in a shared effort to eliminate hunger and its root causes. We will confront poverty and oppression through solutions that honor our shared humanity and respond to the diversity of community strengths and needs… because no one should be hungry.
Partner(s)
New Seasons is a strong partner in Oregon Food Bank’s food access and equity work, providing food donations; financial support through the annual Hunger Relief Match, staff anniversary donations, and event sponsorships; and support for OFB’s partners such as Mudbone Grown/Feed’em Freedom Foundation.
Oregon Food Bank is in the Hunger category which is sponsored by New Seasons Market.
They're a large-sized organization with activities in Clackamas Co., Multnomah Co. and Washington Co.