Metro Announcements Posts

Come Thru: Black & Indigenous Market 2024 Dates

Ally Meyer — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:37:18 -0700

The Come Thru: Black & Indigenous Market 2024 Dates Announcement!

This market is twice per month and features local, Black and Indigenous growers and vendors.

It takes place at 831 SE Salmon Street (The Redd) on Mondays from 3pm-7pm.

They accept the Oregon Trail card so shoppers can use SNAP benefits, plus an additional $20 match through the…

Cooler Expansion Project and Frozen Food Flow

Laura Kushner — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:06:18 -0700

Project Summary:

OFB is expanding our cooler capacity and size to improve our ability to receive and distribute fresh food. As many of you know, nutritious, fresh, locally grown food is abundant in the Pacific Northwest - yet many of our aging facilities were designed to support the storage and distribution of shelf-stable goods. Oregon Food Bank…

Invitation to the Equity Community of Practice

Courtney Wright — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:59:38 -0800

Dear OFB Partner Agencies,

I am writing to share an opportunity from Oregon Food Bank to join our third offering of Equity Community of Practice!

This program arose from a shared desire across the network for a space to learn, practice, and implement equity related strategies/tools. As one participant from our second cohort would put it...

“Th…

Celebrating Women's History Month: Centering Single Mothers in the Food Justice Movement

Courtney Wright — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:34:32 -0800

Celebrating Women's History Month: Centering Single Mothers in the Food Justice Movement From EPCA

At Oregon Food Bank, we center and celebrate the lives of everyday women – particularly single mothers – whose love and labors are often undervalued or invisibilized completely.

Far too often, single mothers are praised…

Staffing Changes at OFB

Courtney Wright — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:19:46 -0800

Dear Partner Agency Network Colleagues,

I am writing to share important and delicate information about Oregon Food Bank. This information is CONFIDENTIAL and for use by food assistance employees/volunteers only.

Last week, Oregon Food Bank made changes to some of its personnel structures, reducing several full-time positions to maintain sustainable…

OFB Network Virtual Conference!

Kelsey Hill — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:31:24 -0800

We are excited to start off the new year with the OFB Network Virtual Conference taking place online Mon, Feb 5 to Tues, Feb 6 from 9am-4pm.

About: The conference will feature a range of topics focused on our collective work to end hunger and its root causes, with topics spanning operations to client…

New Equity Trainings!

Courtney Wright — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:09:22 -0800

As we close out this calendar year, two of our fantastic Equity & Racial Justice teams would like to announce their Q3 (January - March 2024) training menu with the registration links. We hope you will find at least one training that peaks your interest, aligns with your passions, and builds upon a culture of co-learning with one another…

Ending Hunger Power Night 12/12!

Courtney Wright — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:24:38 -0800

As many of you know, Ending Hunger Power Nights (EHPN) are back, and we are delighted to invite you all to organize against the root causes of hunger. Come learn about the latest in our work to break down the unfair systems leading to hunger and how we can act together toward our vision for a hunger-free Oregon.

Join us via Zoom on Tuesday,…

2024 Double Up Food Bucks Ambassador Applications Now Open!

Kelsey Hill — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:23:57 -0800

Double Up Food Bucks Ambassador Program - Now Recruiting for 2024!

The Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program at Oregon Food Bank is recruiting new members for the 2024 DUFB Ambassador Program. The focus of the program is to create a cohort of community leaders that provide direct outreach and education about the Oregon Double Up Food Bucks Program…

Listening Session Wednesday November 15th

Kelsey Hill — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:57:38 -0700

Join us for our next Partner Listening Session at 2pm on Wednesday November 15th to discuss coordinated care organizations (CCO's), which are networks of all types of health care providers who work together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid).

CCO’s focus on prevention…