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…

Due to the high volume of Capacity Building Grant applications this fiscal year, the Network Support Funds team is cancelling the fourth application deadline of April 7 and extending this round's deadline to March 17 (originally scheduled to be February 4). This will be the final CBG application deadline this fiscal year. 

Applicants may continue to apply for Rapid Response grants of up to $5,000 through June 30. Network Support Fund application guidelines are available here. Please email nsf@ore…

Partners will likely have noticed that there continues to be fluctuations in the variety and amount of food available through OFB Metro and West Warehouses. We foresee OFB’s supply of food to be variable for the next few months, however here are some things that we are working on in response to these undesirable fluctuations.

• USDA-TEFAP (Government commodities):

  • There was an anticipated and unavoidable decrease in the amount of USDA TEFAP food that came to Oregon in the months of…

For those who registered but couldn't attend our Listening Session on Wednesday 1/18 (or if you'd like to share with colleagues), here's a link to the presentation.

Attached are the slides from the Food for All Oregonians campaign presentation. Here are some steps you can take to support the fight for SNAP access as an individual and an organization!

• Sign the FFAO Supporter Pledge to receive critical campaign updates and action alerts.
• If your organization would like to endorse the FFAO…

As you likely know, many SNAP participants received additional benefits each month in response to pandemic impacts. As the federal state of emergency comes to a close, funding for these SNAP “emergency allotments” will also expire — and many Oregonians will see a decrease in our monthly benefits as a result. Regular SNAP benefits received prior to the pandemic will not change.

Oregon Food Bank will soon share fliers and digital assets to help inform local families of this change, as well as…

Rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are now available to order in the portal. Per order/box, there are 800 tests and 209 individual boxes. Please order what you think you need for your site, while ensuring there are some for the rest of the network to order. Product code 30470: Non-Food COVID test.  

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TUNING IN: BUILDING EMPATHY FOR CONNECTION             Register HERE

January 17, 2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Session Description: Empathy is a key tool to ensure authentic relationships. Engaging our empathy is a muscle we need to continuously flex and develop. This session will help…

Happy New Year! As many of you know, we have been working to streamline your monthly reporting process for some time now, and I’m happy to announce that many of these anticipated changes have been made as of 1/1/23! For most agencies, your December report (due 1/10/23) will be the first one impacted by these changes. The portion of the report where you’ll see the most change is in the recording of donations and purchases from sources other than OFB. Accordingly, it’s important that anyone…