Metro Announcements Posts

Free Grants Workshop - Thurs, April 24

Courtney Wright — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:27:20 -0700

Our colleagues at the Nonprofit Association of Oregon are sponsoring this event so nonprofits can attend for free!

The Grantsmanship Game 2025: Playing to Win (Free)
April 24th from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (PT)

NAO is excited to partner with GrantsMagic U to offer this timely masterclass training – suitable for both complete grants newbies and seasoned…

Summer EBT is back!

Courtney Wright — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:26:16 -0700

Summer EBT (SEBT) is a grocery benefits program that helps families buy food for their school-aged children when school is out. Each summer, families will get one payment of $120 on an Oregon EBT card for each eligible child to buy groceries. Unused Summer EBT benefits expire 122 days after issuance.

Families may automatically receive Summer EBT in…

College to County Mentorship Program

Ally Meyer — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:05:05 -0700

College to County Eligibility & Recommendations

Eligibility

18 years or older. Few positions are 21 or older. (See position descriptions)
Must reside in Oregon or Washington during employment
Proof of employment eligibility in the United States
Currently enrolled undergraduate college student
- Going into Sophomore year, Junior,…

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) USDA Cuts

Kelsey Hill — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:17:11 -0700

Oregon Food Bank recently learned of a funding freeze that could impact food access sites in the Metro region and across the state. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a subset of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), provides millions of pounds of food that we distribute to our community members. In late 2024, TEFAP Bonus Commodities…

Non-Commercial Egg Donation Guidance

Courtney Wright — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:09:52 -0800

Taken from this article from OSU Extension Service.

Q: With egg prices being so expensive at the grocery store, I wonder if the excess eggs from our backyard chickens can be donated to our local food pantry?

A: Some Oregonians are generously trying to find ways to help their food-insecure neighbors by donating eggs from backyard chicken coops to…

Spring Network Equity Community of Practice coming soon!

Courtney Wright — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:11:25 -0800

The Network Equity & Racial Justice Team is getting ready to launch their Equity Community of Practice. This is a bi-weekly space intended to convene members of Regional Food Banks (RFB) and Partner Agencies (PA) in Oregon and SW Washington. This virtual space is intended to support participants in experiencing and building on skills that…

New Form Four and TEFAP Manual

Kelsey Hill — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:06 -0800

The USDA's Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) has on a national level rolled out updated guidelines prohibiting collecting addresses from program participants, and as our partners are aware with signing our new Partner Agreement, also prohibited requiring documentation (identification cards, bills, mail, etc.) of any kind during intake.…

Inclement Weather Reminders

Courtney Wright — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:43:53 -0800

T'is the season for winter weather! As we prep for the possibility of ice or snow on a given day, here are a few reminders when it comes to your OFB order:

If you are closing due to weather, please email EmergencyResponse@ oregonfoodbank.org with that information so Food Finder can be updated. (Pre-emptive closure decisions made with 24 hours…

Who to contact while Christina Heng is on leave

Courtney Wright — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:33:46 -0800

Christina Heng is on leave!

Our wonderful Christina Heng who processes your orders every week, started an extended leave this week and will be out until mid-April. Christina is often the first contact for our partners with questions or concerns about their orders. All phone calls and emails to Christina are being forwarded on to Laura Kushner,…

OFB Statewide Network Virtual Conference Agenda!

Courtney Wright — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:23:39 -0800

Hello Network Partners-

The agenda for the upcoming OFB Network Virtual Conference is now available! We have some great content lined up and hope you’ll join us.

Thanks to all who’ve registered- 102 of us and counting! You may register to attend up until the first day of the conference, February 11th.

About: The conference is taking place…