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OFB is expanding our Cooler! But to do so, there will be impacts to frozen food flow beginning April 15th, 2024 and lasting at least through May 31st, 2024. Read below for more details.
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 has embarked upon a ten year vision, called the Rooted and Rising Campaign (see attached document). The Cooler Expansion project is part of a series…
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Come Thru: Black & Indigenous Market 2024 Dates Announcement! Support local BIPOC vendors!
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 Double Up Food Bucks Program!
There will also be a Free Booth where market patrons are able to get fruits, vegetables, herbal products, baked goods and…
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...
“The name [of the program] truly speaks to what it is. It's not just about learning about certain topics. Instead, you truly get the opportunity to…
Celebrating Women's History Month: Centering Single Mothers in the Food Justice Movement
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 for their strength and resilience despite hardship. We recognize that the challenges they face are created and caused by inequitable systems and… |
Please be sure to read if you haven't already seen the email with this update.
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 operations. Why? Our communities donated generously during the pandemic, allowing Oregon Food Bank to increase its operational capacity and respond to…
Partner Agencies Are Welcome to Attend Our Virtual OFB Staff Network Virtual Conference Mon, Feb 5 to Tues, Feb 6 from 9am-4pm
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.
Register to attend the conference.
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 outreach to data/service statistics. These include: expanding access through mobile pantries, utilizing network-wide service statistics to support…
New trainings from two OFB equity teams!
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 throughout our network. Each of our trainings are no cost.
Below you can find a list of trainings we have available with links to full descriptions and…
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.
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, December 12th from 5:30- 7:00 PM PST to celebrate the work our OFB community and partners did to advance anti-hunger policy priorities and systemic change…
Double Up Food Bucks Ambassador Program - Now Recruiting for 2024! Applications due January 31, 2024.
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 to SNAP recipients, with a focus on culturally responsive outreach efforts and improving program accessibility. Ambassadors receive a barrier…
You are invited to our next Partner Listening Session at 2pm on Wednesday November 15th to discuss coordinated care organizations!
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 and helping people manage chronic conditions, like diabetes. This helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and gives people support to be…
This FAQ document includes questions and information about monthly stats reporting, Fresh Alliance reporting, and how to pull your own data from the "Reports" section, as well as a couple of general PWW portal questions.
Please refer to this Reporting FAQ document with any questions or issues that arise with reporting, and reach out to your FANS or the specific contact listed for each reporting need. Each question has a bookmark icon on the left side of the page that you can click and copy the link to. Please visit the OFB Portals page for monthly stats reporting or Fresh Alliance reporting information. There is also a .docx version of the document attached here, which won't be linked.
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