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Food rescue programs take surplus perishable and prepared food and distribute it to agencies that serve hungry people.

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• Albertina Kerr Center
  (503) 408-5004
  722 NE 162nd Ave., Portland
  Albertina Kerr appreciates all donations, especially anything children would like. Please contact Tammy Crain at 503-408-5004.
• All Saints Episcopal
  (503) 777-3829
  4033 SE Woodstock, Portland
  All Saints Episcopal provides food to those in need. They are open Monday-Thursday from 9:00 to 4:00 and they serve a hot meal every Saturday at 11:30 AM.
• Allen Temple Food Pantry
  (503) 284-1010 / (503) 289-6615
  4214 NE 8th, Portland
  Allen Temple Food Pantry provides food boxes to those in need. They are closed the 1st and 2nd Tuesdays and the 1st Wednesday of the month.
• Alpha House
  (503) 761-6006
  1427 SE 182nd, Portland
  Alpha House provides meals to people living in alcohol and drug treatment.
• Banyan Tree Group Home
  (503) 649-4925
  4180 SW 185th, Aloha
  Banyan Tree Group Home serves clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• Beaverton First United Methodist Church
  (503) 646-7107
  12555 SW Fourth St., Beaverton
  First United Methodist Church works with Care to Share to distribute food to those in need. Please call ahead if you have large quantities to donate.
• Bevington House
  (503) 659-3905
  14320 Bevington Rd., Milwaukie
  Bevington House, part of the Northwest Mental Health Management Services, is a residence facility that serves three meals a day.
• Birch Community Services Inc.
  (503) 251-8860
  17780 NE San Rafael St, Portland
  Birch Community Services serves the working poor with food and clothing assistance.
• Blanchet House of Hospitality
  (503) 226-3911
  340 NW Glisan, Portland
  Blanchet House of Hospitality has served those in need with meals and food for more than 45 years.
• Blazers Boys & Girls Club
  (503) 282-8480
  5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland
  
• CAC ST. Francis Church
  (503) 625-7067
  400 NE Oregon, Sherwood
  CAC St. Francis Church serves people in need in Sherwood.
• Canby Alliance Church
  (503) 266-2074
  900 Juniper St, Canby
  Canby Alliance Church serves the 97013 ZIP code and provides food boxes on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The food pantry is open from 9:00 till 11:00. Spiritual outreach is a part of the church food program.
• Centro Cultural
  (503) 359-0446
  110 N Adair, Cornelius
  
• Clackamas Service Center
  (503) 771-7914
  8800 SE 80th, Portland
  The Clackamas Service Center accepts donations Mon-Thurs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Food boxes are available from 1-3:30 PM. The Center serves the needy and homeless of Clackamas County with food, clothing, medical, dental and other services.
• Clackamas Women's Services
  (503) 722-2366
  704 Main Street, Ste 200, Oregon City
  Clackamas Women's Services provides the only emergency shelter and crisis line for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Clackamas County.
• Community Child Care
  (503) 287-4959
  5431 NE 20th Ave., Portland
  
• Crossroads Cupboard
  (503) 257-9345
  2407 NE 102nd Ave., Portland
  Crossroads Cupboard provides food to those in need.
• DePaul Center
  (503) 535-1177
  1312 SW Washington, Portland
  DePaul Center provides alcohol and drug treatment to the chemically dependent who cannot afford it elsewhere.
• Downtown Chapel Food Pantry
  (503) 228-0746 ext 12
  601 W. Burnside St., Portland
  This inner-city Catholic Parish provides emergency food bags to many downtown residents and those experiencing homelessness.
• EMO NE Emergency Food Program
  (503) 284-5470
  4800 NE 72nd Ave, Portland
  Northeast Emergency Food Program provides three to five days of emergency food to people in the metro area who are in crisis.
• Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
  (503) 335-1116
  4619 N. Michigan, Portland
  Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon provides prepared meals for HIV community in a six-county area.
• Estacada Area Food Bank
  (503) 630-2888 Web site
  200 SW Clubhouse Drive, Estacada
  Estacada Area Food Bank serves the Estacada, Eagle Creek and Colton communities by providing food boxes to families and individuals in need. estfrc@cascadeaccess.com
• Fish Emergency Services
  (503) 233-5533
  1335 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland
  Fish Emergency Services serves all of Multnomah County West of NE & SE 92nd Avenue and parts of Clackamas County, helping people in crisis.
• Forest Grove Family Resource Center
  (503) 359-2598
  1341 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove
  Family Resource Center, a clearinghouse for information and referral, operates a number of programs that provide support and assistance to families, individuals and children including a supplemental food program.
• Francis Center
  (503) 775-6784
  6535 SE 82nd Ave., Portland
  Francis Center provides food boxes to area residents.
• Gaffney House
  (503) 657-7808
  13538 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
  Gaffney House, part of the Northwest Mental Health Management Services, is a residence facility that serves three meals a day.
• Generous Ventures Gleaners
  503-788-0209
  6148 SE 111th Ave, Portland
  Generous Ventures is a nonprofit organization formed in 1989 of all volunteers that gather gleaned and salvaged food to distribute to low-income, elderly and homeless people.
• Gleaners of Clackamas County
  (503) 655-8740
  13821 Fir St., Oregon City
  Gleaners of Clackamas County, Inc. is a 100 percent volunteer-run, self-help nonprofit organization that collects and distributes food and non-food items to low-income, elderly and handicapped residents of Clackamas County.
• Golden Harvesters, Inc.
  (503) 286-0750
  6825 N Willamette Blvd., Portland
  Golden Harvesters is a volunteer-run organization that has been providing food and other goods to low-income families, senior citizens and the disabled since 1988. Please call ahead if you have large quantities.
• Good Neighbor Center
  (503) 443-6084
  11130 SW Greenberg Rd., Tigard
  Good Neighbor Center is a family shelter for men and women with children.
• Great Day Fellowship
  503-723-5556
  Clackamas
  Great Day Fellowship collects and disributes food to low-income and needy families and children.
• H.O.P.E.- First Methodist Church
  (503) 656-6433
  18955 South End Road, Oregon City
  HOPE, Helping Other People Eat, provides emergency food boxes to people in need.
• H.O.P.E.- First Presbyterian Church
  (503) 656-7444
  1321 Linn Avenue, Oregon City
  HOPE, Helping Other People Eat, provides emergency food boxes to people in need.
• Hillsboro Christian Faith Center, Tree of Life Food Pantry
  (503) 848-2420 Web site
  3155 SW 234th, Suite G, Hillsboro
  The Tree of Life Food pantry is a satellite branch of the Washington County Oregon Food Bank. The food pantry is located at the rear entrance of Hillsboro Christian Faith Center (HCFC). HCFC is located at 3155 SW 234th, Suite G Hillsboro, OR 97123. The pantry is open to the public every Friday from 3-6pm and every Saturday from 9am - 12pm. Donations are gladly accepted at the church for the pantry.
• Hillsboro Community Senior Center
  (503) 648-3823
  750 SE Eighth, Hillsboro
  Hillsboro Community Senior Center makes food donations available to those in need. They also serve lunch at noon, Monday-Friday, for $2.75 per meal.
• Holy Trinity Food Closet
  (503) 641-1842
  13715 SW Walker Rd., Beaverton
  Holy Trinity Food Closet provides food boxes to those in need.
• Hooper Memorial Detox Center
  (503) 238-2067
  1535 N Williams Ave #102, Portland
  Hooper Memorial Detox Center serves more than 50 people in residence.
• Human Solutions Resident Services
  (503) 761-0602 Web site
  2609 SE 145th Ave, Portland
  Human Solutions, Inc. supports and empowers low income families to increase their capacity for making positive changes in their lives via affordable housing, skill development and family support services.
• Impact NW
  (503) 988-6000
  10055 E Burnside, Portland
  Impact NW's mission is to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. Impact NW is one of the premier social service providers in Multnomah and Clark Counties, serving over 70,000 children, families, seniors, and adults with disabilities annually. People in need of an emeregency food box should call (503)988-6000 M-Thurs 9am-7pm.
• Janus Youth Programs
  (503) 542-4605 Web site
  707 NE Couch, Portland
  Janus Youth Programs serves at risk children and youth from birth to age 24 in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Your donation will feed youth in residential treatment programs or in emergency shelters for runaway or homeless youth.
• Lent's Baptist Church Community Breakfast
  (503) 935-2331 (503) 231-3773
  5921 SE 88th Ave, Portland
  Lent's Baptist Church Community Breakfast is a member-driven initiative that feeds the community a free breakfast every third Saturday of the month. For donations, please call John Willman or Greg Jacobus at the numbers listed above. John can also be reached at 503-775-4325. To reach the church office, please call 503-771-7379.
• Lord's Cupboard
  (503) 649-9133, Aloha; (503) 642-1295
  2270 SW 198th Ave., Aloha
  Lord's Cupboard provides food boxes to those in need.
• Molalla Service Center
  (503) 829-5561
  412 Sweigle, Molalla
  Molalla Service Center serves a large geographic area just outside of Oregon City to the Marion County line.
• Mt. Dale Recovery - TVMH
  (503) 647-0165, Denise
  Not a drop site
  Mt. Dale Recovery Tualatin Valley Mental Health Center is a drug and alcohol recovery center for children and youth.
• Neighborhood House, Inc.
  (503) 246-1663 x5108
  7780 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland
  For nearly 100 years, Neighborhood House, Inc. has been serving low-income families in our community. For assistance, please contact Kelly Owen, Food Box Coordinator (503)246-1663 x5108. Donations can only be accepted during office hours. Office hours are Mon-Wed 10-5PM, Thurs 10-8PM, and Friday 10-2PM. Donations are accepted at the back door of the building- you can go around the block and park in the staff parking lot to bring a donation.
• New Avenues for Youth
  (503) 224-4339
  314 SW 9th Ave, Portland
  New Avenues for Youth provides services for homeless youth ages 16 to 21. They provide drop-in education, employment programs, case management and transitional living.
• New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
  (503) 282-8960
  3725 N. Gantenbien, Portland
  New Hope Missionary Baptist Church provides food boxes to all people in need.
• Northwest Portland Ministries
  (503) 221-1224 Web site
  2701 NW Vaughn #102, Portland
  Northwest Portland Ministries creates a caring community of volunteers who help neighbors in need. We inspire volunteers from congregations and the larger community to help neighbors live with dignity and purpose. We provide food, social opportunities, recreation and helping hands.
• Oak Grove Church
  (503) 654-0507
  1908 SE Courtney Rd., Milwaukie
  Oak Grove Church operates a food pantry that provide food boxes to families and individuals in need. Food program is only open on Saturdays.
• Open Door
  (503) 640-6689
  34420 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy., Hillsboro
  Open Door assists low income people find stable and permanent housing and gain access to social services. Open Door also hosts a homeless day shelter that provides meals to those in need.
• Oregon Food Bank
  (503) 282-0555 Web site
  7900 NE 33rd Drive, Portland
  Oregon Food Bank distributes food to agencies that feed people who are hungry throughout Oregon and Clark County, Wash. We also work to address the root causes of hunger through public policy advocacy and education programs.
• Oregon Food Bank - West
  (503) 282-0555 Web site
  1870 NW 173rd Avenue, Beaverton
  Oregon Food Bank distributes food to agencies that feed people who are hungry throughout Oregon and Clark County, Wash. We also work to address the root causes of hunger through public policy advocacy and education programs.
• Outside In
  (503) 535-3800
  1132 SW 13th, Portland
  Outside In provides a safe daytime space for youth under the age of 21 to obtain nutritious meals and assistance.
• Outsiders Outreach
  (503) 234-6003
  6615 SE 42nd, Portland
  Outsiders Outreach serves nutritious meals to the homeless in Northwest Portland on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
• Parrot Creek Boy's Ranch
  (503) 266-3050
  22518 S Parrot Creek Rd., Oregon City
  Parrot Creek Boy's Ranch is a residential treatment center for boys.
• Patton Home
  (503) 281-1844
  4619 N Michigan, Portland
  Patton Home has served the community of people in need since 1887.
• Pearl House
  (503) 657-9889
  304 Pearl, Oregon City
  Pearl House, part of the Northwest Mental Health Management Services, is a residence facility that serves three meals per day.
• Pettygrove Program Group Home: Boys and Girls Aid Society
  (503) 223-5774 Web site
  1333 NW 24th Ave., Portland
  Pettygrove Program Group Home is a transitional treatment program for emotionally disturbed adolescents or delinquent wards of the state. Three meals a day are served.
• Portland Adventist Community Services
  (503) 252-8500 Web site
  11020 NE Halsey, Portland
  Portland Adventist Community Services is a private nonprofit social service agency that has provided assistance to the low-income and crisis-stricken population of the greater Portland metro area since 1934.
• Portland Metro Residential Services
  (503) 777-0805
  7940 SE Division, Suite C, Portland
  Portland Metro Residential Services is a nonprofit organization that operates 14 homes for the developmentally disabled.
• Portland Rescue Mission
  (503) 647-7466 Web site
  111 W Burnside, Portland
  Portland Rescue Mission is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides breakfast and dinner 365 days a year, free of charge. Dinner is followed by an optional chapel service. The Mission also provides 24/7 restrooms, mail service, emergency housing for men, and recovery programs for men and women. Contact Portland Rescue Mission via email at info@pdxmission.org
• Portland Vineyard Church
  (503) 684-8225
  14460 SW 114th Ave, Tigard
  Portland Vineyard Church provides food boxes to those in need every Thursday from 12-3pm and on the 4th Sunday of the month from 3-4pm. 14460 SW 114th Ave. Tigard, OR 97224. Behind Christ The King Lutheran Church on Hwy. 99W & Bull Mountain.
• Project Network
  (503) 335-0855
  2631 N. Mississippi, Portland
  Project Network serves women that are in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
• REACH Community Development - Ritzdorf Court
  (503) 231-0585
  1225 SE Belmont, Portland
  REACH is a nonprofit community development organization that owns affordable housing in Portland for people with low-income. The Ritzdorf Court Apartment is designed to help the homeless and operates a food pantry for tenants in need of food.
• Roethe Manor
  (503) 652-9092
  5230 SE Roethe Rd., Milwaukie
  Roethe Manor, part of the Northwest Mental Health Management Services, is a residence facility that serves three meals per day.
• SOS: Shelter at Orenco Station
  (503) 640-2449
  6701 NE Campus Way, Hillsboro
  SOS: Shelter at Orenco Station is a temporary winter shelter for up to 25 Hillsboro-area homeless citizens. The shelter will be open from December 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010 and will provide a warm dinner for each guest.
• Salvation Army - Gresham
  (503) 661-2704 Web site
  473 SE 194th Ave, Gresham
  The Salvation Army provides a wide range of social, medical, educational and other community services to those in need. They also provide food boxes, baby food, hygiene and diapers.
• Salvation Army - White Shield
  (503) 239-1248 Web site
  2640 NW Alexandra, Portland
  White Shield is a residential treatment center for pregnant teens and teen mothers. White Shield also provides a home for girls who have been removed from unsafe homes.
• Salvation Army Washington County
  (503) 640-4311 Web site
  351 SE Oak, Hillsboro
  Salvation Army provides food boxes and hygeine supplies to families in Washington County. They also have limited supplies of baby food, formula and diapers. Wednesdays there is a hot lunch program for all who are hungry.
• Sandy Community Action Center
  (503) 668-4746 Web site
  38982 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy
  Sandy Community Action Center is a hunger relief agency serving individuals and families living within the Oregon Trail School District.They work with agencies throughout the Portland metropolitan area to provide food, clothing, referrals and encouragement to low income families. They are open Monday through Friday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. They are unable to accept bulk quantities larger than 20 lb. bags.
• Seventh-day Adventist Church- Beaverton
  (503) 646-9828
  14645 SW Davis Road at Murray Blvd., Beaverton
  Seventh-day Adventist Church serves the community by providing food to those in need.
• Sharon Seventh-day Adventist Church Community Services
  (503) 287-7649
  5209 NE 22nd Ave., Portland
  Sharon Seventh-day Adventist Church Community Services distributes food on the last two Saturdays of the month between 2 and 4 PM.
• Shepherd's Door
  (503) 906-7650
  13207 NE Halsey, Portland
  Shepherd's Door is a long-term shelter for women and children run by the Portland Rescue Mission.
• Sisters of the Road Cafe
  (503) 222-5694
  133 NW Sixth Ave., Portland
  Sisters of the Road Cafe is a nonprofit cafe that serves affordable or work-exchange meals to those in need.
• Snow CAP
  (503) 674-8785
  Drop-off center at 17788 SE Pine, Portland
  Snow CAP is a nonprofit community service organization dedicated to serving the needs of low-income persons living in East Multnomah County through the distribution of food, clothing, as well as advocating for the poor.
• St. Francis Catholic Church--Sherwood
  (503) 625-7067
  15659 SW Oregon St., Sherwood
  St. Francis Catholic Church offers a food bank for Sherwood residents only open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday morning by appointment. They also operate the Hope Diner offering meals to all on Sundays at 6:00 PM.
• St. Francis Dining Hall
  (503) 234-2028, 232-5880
  330 SE 11th Ave., Portland
  St. Francis Dining Hall serves meals six nights a week with dignity and peace to those in need.
• St. Vincent de Paul - St. Andrew
  (503) 281-4429, ext.19
  806 NE Alberta, Portland
  St. Vincent DePaul - St. Andrew serves the community by giving food to those in need.
• St. Vincent de Paul Food Recovery Network
  (503) 234-1114 Web site
  5120 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland
  The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international charitable organization established in 1833. With 80 member partners, the Food Recovery Network collects perishable and non-perishable foods from a wide variety of donors.
• Sunset Presbyterian
  (503) 292-9293 EXT 3098
  14986 NW Cornell Rd., Portland
  Sunset Presbyterian's Helping Hands emergency food pantry and clothing closet helps those in need who live in ZIP codes 97005, 97006, 97007, 97008, 97225 & 97229.
• Sunshine Division
  (503) 823-2119, 823-2102 Web site
  687 N Thompson St., Portland
  The Sunshine Division, in concert with the Portland Police Bureau, provides temporary emergency relief for those in need year-round.
• Sunshine Pantry
  (503) 646-6856
  7795 SW Cirrus Drive, Ste. 26, Beaverton
  Sunshine Pantry provides food to low income individuals and families in the Beaverton area.
• Teen Challenge, Portland Metro Center
  (503) 230-1910
  3121 NE Sandy, Portland
  Teen Challenge, Portland Metro Center is a nonprofit Christ-centered program with discipleship courses.
• The Father's Heart Street Ministry
  (503) 722-9780 (503) 708-8558 Web site
  8899 SE Jannsen Rd., Clackamas
  The Father's Heart Street Ministry is a non-profit organization that helps the homeless and low-income families with emergency food boxes, clothing, hygiene and household items. TFH also offers a drop-in center for those in need of food and rest.
• Transition Projects Headquarters
  (503) 280-4721 Web site
  665 NW Hoyt, Portland
  Transition Projects is the largest provider of shelter and emergency care for homeless, single adults in the Portland metropolitan area.
• Union Gospel Mission
  (503) 224-3958
  15 NW Third Ave., Portland
  Union Gospel Mission helps provide supplies to other agencies including the Salvation Army's Recovery Inn.
• United States Mission
  (503) 288-9294
  4545 NE Garfield, Portland
  United States Mission offers a place for the homeless to get back on their feet. Meals, shelter and clothing are provided. In exchange, residents are required to be a part of the self-help program.
• Up & Out Incorporated
  (503) 796-0241
  521 SW 11th Ave, 304, Portland
  Up and Out Incorporated is committed to providing lifestyle opportunities and options to adults with developmentally disabilities.
• Urban Gleaners
  (503) 226-8061 Web site
  340 NW Glisan, Portland
  Urban Gleaners is a volunteer student-run organization that will pick up excess food from restaurants and markets, on a regular or periodic basis, and deliver that food to local rescue agencies that feed the hungry.
• Volunteers of America Central Kitchen
  (503) 235-0131
  200 SE Seventh Ave., Portland
  Volunteers of America Central Kitchen runs a residence program offering drug and alcohol rehabilitation for women.
• WCC Food Brigade
  (503) 349-9103 (503) 649-1858
  18390 SW Farmington Rd., Beaverton
  WCC Food Brigade is affiliated with Westside Community Church. They offer box lunches and prepared hot meals on Saturday mornings to low income and homeless individuals and families. A food box program is coming soon.
• Washington County Consumer Council
  (503) 681-7900
  669 S First Ave, Ste 200, Hillsboro
  Washington County Consumer Council is a non-profit that provides mentally ill adults in Washington County with food, activities and a recreation place.
• William Temple House
  (503) 226-3021
  2023 NW Hoyt, Portland
  William Temple House provides emergency services to working poor families on Tuesday and Wednesday, and is 100% supported by charitable donations.
• Wilsonville Community Sharing
  (503) 682-6939
  6750 SW Boeckman Rd., Wilsonville
  
• Y's Choice Program
  (503) 231-7277 Web site
  511 SE 60th Ave., Portland
  Y's Choice is a YMCA program that serves snacks and meals to young children.
• YMCA Child Care Center
  (503) 657-9795
  19600 S Mollala Ave., Oregon City
  
• Zarephath Kitchen
  (503) 667-7932
  59 NW Ava, Gresham
  Zarephath Kitchen serves meals on weekdays to those in need and also operates a food pantry.
• Zarephath Pantry
  (503) 667-7932
  59 NW Ava, Gresham
  Zarephath Pantry provides 3 to 5 days worth of food to families and individuals in need. The pantry also works with the Zarephath Kitchen that serves meals five days a week.
• p:ear
  (503) 228-6677 Web site
  338 NW 6th Av, Portland
  p:ear is a non-profit program for homeless youth that offers education, art and recreation opportunities. We also provide homeless young people with fresh, nourishing meals in a community setting. In addition, we provide the opportunity for homeless youth to learn how to prepare meals and develop a deeper understanding of the cultural, economic and social importance of food in our shared culture.