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As you may be aware, there is an ongoing recall of 10 million pounds of cooked chicken products manufactured by BrucePac due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Because BrucePac sells to other food manufacturers who use them in their own products, the recalled products have many different brand labels. The list of impacted products includes both heat-and-eat and ready-to-eat foods, including a wide variety of premade salads.

At this time we are advising our…

As you may already know, Oregon Food Bank’s Metro & Washington County Services (MWCS) Team, which serves Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, has recently undergone some changes. With new team members and responsibilities around food safety and compliance, we wanted to take a moment to share some important updates with you about who your contacts will be and how we will work together around our shared mission of ending hunger and its root causes. Please take a moment to read this…

As part of the Oregon Food Bank Network, we are all part of the larger national network of Food Banks, which is organized by Feeding America National Organization (Feeding America or FANO). Feeding America has recently updated its contract with Oregon Food Bank, which requires every contract and agreement in the Oregon Food Bank network to be updated. 

Food banking is governed by various regulations and following the Agreement helps all partners stay in compliance with the various food safety…

• Summer EBT application window has been extended! The final day for families to apply for Summer EBT is now Sept. 30, 2024. Families can apply for Summer EBT online or download the Summer EBT application in 10 languages from the Summer EBT website homepage.
• Important reminder for families applying now: When applying for 2024 Summer EBT, families should list the school that their child was attending during the 2023-2024 school year last year, not the school year that just started. This will…

Visit the Network Support Funds page for information on Rapid Response (up to $5,000) and Capacity Building (up to $25,000) grants. Capacity Building grants are due October 18th. 

Questions? Contact nsf@oregonfoodbank.org.

OFB's Equity & Racial Justice Education Team is excited to offer the next round of equity training opportunities! Read below for more info and registration links. You can also find these trainings on our Partner Calendar. Questions about a training? Contact the Equity & Racial Justice Education Team at erjet@oregonfoodbank.org.

Power Differentials & Sexual Harassment
Tuesday, October 8th | 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. PST

An introduction to being able to define and identify instances…

The OFB Work Culture Team is excited to announce that for our Equity Think Tank on Thursday, August 29th from 1:30 – 4:30pm, we’ll be joined by Uprise Collective for an Exploring Disability Justice Training. This workshop provides 101 level content for participants to explore Disability Justice. What does it mean? How do we differentiate it from the Disability Rights Movement? Attendees will learn to articulate the principles of Disability Justice, learn some of the key “dos” and “don’ts” of DJ…