Metro Announcements Posts

Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Courtney Wright — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:15:29 -0700

Oregon’s Rental eviction moratorium has ended, but resources are still available! Renter’s now have until February 28, 2022 to pay back any rent owed. Share out this link for rental assistance applications: https://www.oregonrentalassistance.org/

The Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program will cover up to 12 months of past due rent and three…

Details on non-dairy milk available

Courtney Wright — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:16:07 -0700

The Operations Team provided some details on two products we have available - both BY THE PALLET. Questions? Contact Christina at orders@oregonfoodbank.org.

10410 - Bev, Soy/Almond/Coconut/Cashew/Barley Milk - by the PALLET
Silk brand Almond milk (original flavor) and So Delicious brand Coconut milk (unsweetened vanilla). This is…

Pandemic EBT Update

Courtney Wright — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:23:31 -0700

From our colleagues at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon:

Oregon has been approved to provide Pandemic EBT for the 2020-21 school year. This round of Pandemic EBT provides families financial support to cover the cost of school meals during school closures, reduced hours and attendance, or remote learning.

Pandemic EBT benefits are provided…

Hot weather & food safety

Josh Baruch — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:48:41 -0700

With this week's extreme high temperatures, it is crucial that you take extra care to avoid time & temperature abuse of potentially hazardous foods:

Refrigerators and freezers will be working extra hard to maintain their temperatures. During the heatwave, check and log your refrigerator and freezer temperatures multiple times per day.
In…

Inclement weather & Emergency closures

Amy Powers — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:44:11 -0700

emergencyresponse@oregonfoodbank.org

Welcome Jackie and Morgan!

Courtney Wright — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:39:35 -0700

Jackie Liang, Free Food Market Coordinator

Hello everyone! My name is Jackie Liang (he/him), and I was born and raised in Portland, OR. I am a first generation Chinese American, the son of chefs, a brother, a friend, a helper, a lover of recipes, and a believer that everyone deserves to flourish.

Having worked before as a Program Director for a…

Multnomah County Vaccination Clinics for Houseless Clients

Courtney Wright — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:40:59 -0700

Multnomah County just shared an updated list of vaccine clinics for houseless clients. They are all Johnson and Johnson.

HOPE Team at Harvest Church
624 SW Halsey St, Troutdale, OR 97060
Thursday 6/10 from 11:00am-1:00pm
CODA
15 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
Friday 6/11 from 8:30am-12:30pm
Home PDX Church
1314 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201
Wed…

Double Up Ambassador Program

Courtney Wright — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:57:39 -0700

About the Ambassador Program

Double up Food Bucks Oregon (DUFB) is a program that earns shoppers more SNAP dollars to spend on fruits and vegetables when they use their Oregon Trail Card at participating grocery stores, corner stores, and farmers markets in the state. To strengthen the impact of DUFB on communities who are disproportionately…

April Listening Session Recording - Online Ordering

Courtney Wright — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:44:08 -0700

During our April Partner Agency Listening Session, we heard from two partners who offer clients the opportunity to order food boxes online. Click the link below to hear from Estacada Area Food Bank and Portland Open Bible Community Pantry and their two online ordering platforms.

Watch the presentation - click here!

Visit Estacada Area Food Bank's…

Compliance Corner - Agreements!

Courtney Wright — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:24:51 -0700

Agreements! What are they and who needs them? In our site-monitoring, these questions tend to come up, so we thought we'd answer them here! This week's feature is the Partner Agency Agreement, or PA Agreement. Click the PDFs below for samples of the different PA Agreements.

The Partner Agency Agreement is required for every pantry,…