Greetings! If you are experiencing issues with P2, please refer to this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide. We will be updating this regularly as we find solutions, as well as new challenges to address. 

Below are a recording and slides of our P2 Partner Agency Training:

• OFB Agency PWW guide.pdf
• PWW for Agencies and RFBs.mp4

If you have immediate order questions, please EMAIL orders@oregonfoodbank.org (please limit phone calls). For non-urgent questions, please reach out to your FANS…

Greetings! If you're having trouble logging into the new Primarius 2 order window, please be sure you are using this link: https://ofb.primarius.app/PWW/Home/Login/

A guide to how to order food and accept allocations in the upgraded software  P2 is linked here.

OFB Agency PWW guide.pdf

PWW for Agencies and RFBs.mp4

If you're still having trouble connecting, please email orders@oregonfoodbank.org or call 503.419.4177. You can also reach out to the Metro & Washington County Services team at mwcs…

A guide to how to order food and accept allocations in the upgraded software  P2 (Primarius 2) is linked here.

OFB Agency PWW guide.pdf

PWW for Agencies and RFBs.mp4

If you have questions or concerns about this, please reach out to Orders@oregonfoodbank.org or 503-419-4177

Attached are the meeting notes from our Wednesday March 8th meeting with the regional USDA Representative, where members of our Statewide Network team and local partner agencies got to sit down to a discussion with the USDA about the end of SNAP emergency allotments, the future of TEFAP allocations, and more. 

Join Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon for a virtual Town Hall  – we want to hear directly from people who use SNAP!  

As of March 2023, SNAP users no longer receive emergency food benefits known as SNAP Emergency Allotments.  This change affects over 416,000 Oregon families who depend on the program.

On April 11th, we will discuss the end of SNAP Emergency Allotments, which will impact our community and our families, and explore collective action to expand food access.

Register today at …

The NKH Youth Ambassador will coordinate the logistics and operations of three weekly Summer Free Food Markets in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation Summer Meals programs. The Ambassador will promote the markets through in-person and online outreach efforts and lead the weekly distributions of food and train volunteers onsite. They will be responsible for coordinating weekly logistics, including supply coordination, placing weekly food orders, and collecting and compiling program…

This morning was our first of two trainings on how to order, report, and cover invoices through our updated portal, Primarius 2. Our second training will be held on Friday, March 17th at 2pm. Please find the recording for today's session here. Please use the passcode: ?6CDpwMu.

As you may remember from last winter, OFB is rolling out a new inventory system. We hosted a training last year and then as we began the transition, found some major bugs that needed to be worked out before going live. The bugs have been exterminated! 

The date for transitioning from Primarius Web Window (current ordering platform) to Primarius 2 (P2) is currently set for April 8. (But as we've learned, that is a flexible goal.) The basic functionality of the online ordering system will stay the…

You've likely heard before that monthly statistics reporting is an important contractual obligation for OFB partner agencies, but we less often focus on sharing the reasons why we ask for this data and how it’s useful (beyond being used to fulfill OFB's own reporting obligations). Some of the many reasons to care about submitting these reports accurately and on time are:

• This data isn't only useful to OFB, but to your organizations as well. Many agencies utilize this data for grant writing…