Portland Backpack
Mission
Portland Backpack’s mission is to serve children who are at risk of hunger by providing food sacks for weekend days when food scarcity is higher. We believe that engaging the community in our efforts creates a greater impact that reaches beyond reducing hunger.
Bottom Line for Portland
In Oregon, 1 in 5 kids experience food insecurity and, each weekend, families in Portland are struggling to feed their kids on the days when food scarcity is highest. Portland Backpack offers a simple solution: put shelf stable food sacks with a care card into kids' hands to take home at the end of each school week to make sure the kids we see every day, eat every day.
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“Portland Backpack has had a tremendous impact on our community; students and families have guaranteed food security on the weekends thanks to PB. We are filled to the brim with gratitude to partner with PB and serve so many families. Cheers to another wonderful year!” Paige Garcia, Woodlawn Elementary Family & Community Engagement Coordinator.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Portland Backpack we believe that when people are able to exist as their full selves in their work, home, school, and community - it benefits us all. We will always have work to do in aligning our values with our policies, and are committed to doing foundational and ongoing transformational work needed to achieve true equity.
Incentives
A $25 donation provides weekend meals to one child for a full month; each person who donates $25 or more in the month of December to be entered to win a Fjällräven Kånken backpack with Portland Backpack swag!
Partner(s)
Business Partner
Nonprofit Partners
Portland Backpack is in the Hunger category which is sponsored by New Seasons Market.
They're a small-sized organization with activities in Multnomah Co.