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Our Work

Oregon Food Bank distributes emergency food to hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Clark County, Wash. And that's just the beginning.

  • Metro and Statewide Services teams provide technical assistance and training to hunger-relief agencies.
  • Our Network Support Fund matches local donations to help agencies build capacity to better serve people who are hungry.
  • Our innovative Fresh Alliance program collects and distributes nutritious, perishable foods for people who are hungry. 
  • Education programs teach low-income participants to grow food from seed and to stretch food dollars while cooking healthy meals.
  • And our Advocacy team works to find long-term, public-policy solutions that benefit people with low incomes.      

 

Blueprint to end hunger

We believe that all people should have access to nutritious food, affordable and adequate medical care, economic security, assistance during difficult times and access to democratic power through civic participation.

Read the blueprint
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How funds are used

Your generous donations keep our trucks on the road delivering food statewide, our freezers running and our warehouse operating. Donations allow us to supplement food donations with large food purchases to meet increasing need. We also use funds to deliver programs that address the root causes of hunger through advocacy and education. Ninety-five cents of every dollar donated goes to directly to fighting hunger.  Donate now

Accomplishments

  • Last year, Oregon Food Bank collected 36-million pounds of food for statewide distribution, a 17.6 increase over the previous year.
  • To meet increasing need, OFB purchased 7-million pounds of food to supplement food donations, a 7 percent increase over the previous year.
  • Even in a tough legislative year, OFB advocates made progress toward addressing the root causes of hunger. As a result, more low-income children will receive free school breakfasts, more eligible Oregonians received food stamps and more children will have access to health care.
  • In the 2009 fiscal year, 20 new agencies and programs joined our network.

Read about our recent accomplishments in our 2008-09 Annual Report.