Oregon Food Bank Donation Sites

Guidelines And Resources For Donating Food

While steps can be taken to plan and prepare food carefully, sometimes leftovers and unused ingredients are inevitable. Food banks, pantries and meal sites can take some donations.Oregon consistently ranks among the top states in the nation for food insecurity – the inconsistent access to safe and nutritious food. By donating your surplus food you will feed people who experience hunger, preserve the resources that went into making the food and boost employee morale.

Food banks welcome whole ingredients or factory packaged items with ingredient lists. Other organizations and meal sites are able to take prepared foods produced by your kitchen. Food donations may also be tax-deductible under certain circumstances.

This guide to donating food can help businesses set up a successful donation program, learn about food safety, tax incentives and liability and know what foods can and cannot be donated.

Donate Food And Make A Direct Impact

When you give the gift of food, youre making sure that everyone in the community has access to good, healthy ingredients.

Whether its a case of tuna or a truckload of vegetables, your donation is distributed throughout our network of food pantries and community meal sites to the tables of hungry families in Marion and Polk counties.

Let Us Get It Into Hungry Hands Who Need It

Our warehouse receiving hours are 9 AM 3 PM Monday through Saturday. If you are going to drop off a donation, please be mindful of a few guidelines:

For individual/personal donations: We accept canned food items no more than 4 years expired. Shelf stable dairy items must be no more than 1 year expired. We cannot accept anything already open . All items must be in clean, unopened condition.

If you are a business looking to donate food, or have unserved leftovers from an event, please see below for more guidelines. We schedule pickups for over 100 LBS of food to coordinate a pickup please email or call 226-8061, leave a voicemail and we will get back to you. Sunday donations are by appointment only. Thank you for your support!

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Produce For People Program

Portland Parks & Recreations Produce for People program, which sprouted in 1995 to combat Portlands high poverty rate, is a grassroots effort in which community gardeners turn their ability to produce food into an opportunity to fulfill the needs of the hungry. In concert with hunger relief agencies, the program seeks to provide Portlands emergency food shelters with fresh, nutritious, organic, locally grown food.

Produce for People, supported by amazing gardeners at 31 community garden sites, donated over 26,000 pounds of produce to more than 24 different food pantries in the 2018 garden season!

Join an existing PFP program at your garden!Not only is PFP is great way to give back, it’s also a great way to fulfill community service hours!

• Contact the community gardens at 503-823-1612 to inquire if there is a PFP program at your garden site
• Contact your PFP coordinator
• Join the PFP team at your garden site
• Acquire plants and seeds to use for PFP
• Plant an extra row for PFP in your garden plot
• Donate extra produce from your garden plot
• Volunteer to deliver produce to local food agencies

• See the PFP coordinator description for specific duties
• Contact Mikael Brust at or 503-823-6745 if you are interested in becoming a PFP coordinator
• See the Produce for People FAQ to learn more about how to start your own Produce for People program.

Organize A Local Food Drive

Bring your community together and donate food for neighbors facing food insecurity. Oregon Food Bank is no longer accepting individual food donations, but you can create a local food drive and donate food directly to the organizations providing meals in our community. Whether youve organized a food drive before or youre just getting started, download our Food Drive Toolkit to learn whats new and how to help.

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Temporary Change In Food Delivery

AEFB Responds to COVID-19

Effective March 17th, AEFB will be open and distributing food using a box delivery model to maintain social distance. No clients will be allowed inside the building during this interim shift. All existing clients, and people newly needing support are welcome. We will have limited ability to provide for special dietary requirements or choice. Thank you for your understanding during this temporary change in service.

South Corvallis Food Bank Covid

If You Need FoodTheSouth Corvallis Food Bank will remain open during its normal hours: Monday 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonWe are continuing to require all volunteers and clients to wear masks. We will stop requiring masks no later than when Oregon healthcare facilities stop requiring masks.

We have moved back inside! No more waiting outside in the rain and cold! When you get to the food bank, come on in! For the protection of our volunteers and other shoppers, please wear a mask while at the food bank. Masks are available free of charge at the check in table if you don’t have one.

After you have checked in, you will be invited in to shop with a volunteer. All volunteers have been vaccinated.

We are carefully following COVID numbers.

We have currently waived the limit of one full shop per month. You are welcome to come every other week for a full selection of food. On the in-between weeks, you may visit for a selection of fresh produce, bread and a few shelf-stable basics.

When possible, we ask that you leave most household members at home and only one person come to the food bank to pick up your food.

If you are a member of a vulnerable population, self-isolating, or in quarantine, we can offer delivery via Dial-a-bus. Call 753-4263 or email delivery@southcorvallisfoodbank.org.

TheSouth Corvallis Food Bank is an equal

opportunity provider.

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Organizations That Accept Food Donations

What types of organizations accept food and what do they accept?The kind of food items you have to donate will determine what type of agency to work with. Please note that some agencies help their clients with food in multiple ways. Some general guidelines for organizations include:

• Food Bank/Pantry: The service offered usually mirrors a shopping-style experience that allows clients to pick and choose items that are shelf-stable, fresh or frozen from each category of food.
• Meal Site: This service tends to consist of a hot meal, dessert and a beverage.
• Emergency/Supplemental Food Box: This is a prepacked bag or box of food that consists of pantry staples and shelf-stable items that can be supplemented with fresh and frozen items.

Accepted foods and other items*

Shelf-stable

• Breads and other baked goods
• Baby formula/food

Food And Fund Drives:

Organizers of independently run food drives need to reach out to our Food Drive Coordinator if you would like a barrel for collection. Contact us at 541-343-2822, ext. 113 or by email here for more information.

FOOD For Lane County relies on donations of food from a variety of local, statewide and national sources. More than half of the food we distribute annually comes from local donors including individuals, farms, food drives, restaurants, retail and wholesale grocers and businesses.

We are committed to collecting and distributing as many healthy foods as possible. We work hard to solicit foods that meet people nutritional needs. FOOD For Lane County is also committed to providing culturally appropriate food to the people we serve.

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Food Recovery Fresh Alliance

We are part of a community partnership with local grocery stores to reclaim high quality product. We make daily pick-ups from Roths Family Market, Winco, Fred Meyer, Albertsons, and Safeway. This program provides highly nutritious, as well as diverse food to our community members in need. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Lacy at or 503-687-1472.

No One Should Go Hungry

ACCESS provides food to more than 30 emergency food pantries throughout Jackson County. These pantries provide a variety of fresh and shelf-stable groceries for low-income families and individuals. Each food box contains a 3-5 day supply of meals. Before visiting food pantries, please check below for updates to operating hours.

Eligibility requirements apply.

Eagle Point Senior Focused Pantry185 E Main Street, Eagle PointJanuary 12th 9:00am 9:30am

Phoenix Senior Focused Pantry4385 S Pacific Hwy, PhoenixJanuary 13th 1:30pm 2:00 pm

Rogue River Senior Focused Pantry522 E Main St, Rogue RiverJanuary 10th 1:30pm 2:00pm

Shady Cove Senior Focused Pantry22225 Oregon 62, Shady CoveJanuary 12th 1:30am 2:00pm

White City Senior Focused Pantry3143 Avenue C, White CityJanuary 11th 1:30pm 2:00pm

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Linn Benton Food Share

What We Do

Linn Benton Food Share provides millions of pounds of food every year to our local community through a network of 68 non profit partners. These include food pantries, meal sites, gleaning groups and supplemental agencies. If you are in need of food or would like to help your neighbor, this is the place to start.

Linn Benton Food Share Tax ID: 93-1099406

Food Donations From Individuals:

We are so grateful for community membersgenerosity and desire to help. FFLC can accept food donations at our 770 Bailey Hill Road location, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.Please call ahead at 541-343-2822 if you are donating a large volume of food. Peanut butter, tuna, canned vegetables, canned stews, soups and chili are among the most-needed foods.

Due to time/temperature and cold chain regulations we are unable to accept frozen foods, dairy and meats. Please consider donating funds and wel purchase frozen protein items with food safety best practices in mind.

Home Garden Produce Donations:

Drop produce off at FFLC West Broadway Warehouse, at 2345 West Broadway, Monday through Thursday between Noon and 3 p.m. We will gladly accept any non-damaged, non-wormy, non-ground fall, normal sized fruits or vegetables.

Please wash your hands, and consider wearing masks and gloves when harvesting to promote COVID-19 safety best practices. Pre-bagged leafy produce is best, but wel take it either way. Please use sanitized and clean containers for harvesting and delivery.

Upon arriving at our West Broadway warehouse, please go through the doors labeled artner Agency Entranceand ring doorbell for assistance. An FFLC staff member will take your donation, and give you a receipt if you want one. Thank you!

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Together We Can Prevent Hunger From Becoming A Symptom Of Covid

More than 860,000 people rely on Oregon Food Banks network each year, and food assistance needs rise each day with the widening reach of coronavirus. Oregon Food Bank is working with its statewide network to meet evolving needs, but they need everyones help to Emerge Stronger.

For every $1 donated to Oregon Food Bank, theyre able to provides 3 meals to people around the state. A typical Green Bag is ~$7 and provides about 21 meals, and you can help by donating to Oregon Food Banks BottleDrop Give account with existing funds from your BottleDrop balance. Never donated before? Heres how you can donate.

Oregon Food Bank Partner

We’re a partner with the Oregon Food Bank. The Oregon Food Bank collects food from farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, individuals and government sources. We distribute that food through a Statewide Network of 21 Regional Food Banks and approximately 1,200 food assistance sites serving all of Oregon and Clark County, Washington.

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How You Can Support Us

Volunteer!In addition to many volunteer opportunities at local soup kitchens and food pantries, LBFS needs volunteers to help with food repackaging at our warehouse, host or participate in a food drive/fundraiser, help with special events, and more!

Donate!The most effective way to help in the fight against hunger is to donate money. For every dollar donated, LBFS can provide the equivalent of 6 meals to individuals and families in need.

To donate by check, mail to: Linn Benton Food Share, PO Box 1920, Corvallis, Oregon 97339

Where To Bring Donations

Location: 107 N Alpine Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575

We are a volunteer managed organization and each month we offer many hours where donations can be dropped off to our pantry. Please bring food donations to the west side of the building during open pantry hours .

We also have a drop box out front so you can drop off anytime that is convenient to you!

Pantry guest shopping and donation drop off hours are:

• 9 am to 11 am every TUESDAY and
• 9 am to 11 am every FIRST Saturday of the month and
• 4 pm to 6 pm on the SECOND and LAST THURSDAY of every month .

We are also open for donations every Saturday of each month, 10 to 11 am. We have volunteers ready to help you unload your donations. These options works well if you have a large amount to donate, but you are always welcome to come visit the Pantry that day!

If you have just a few bags to donate, you may take them to any of these places:

• Our pantry front door

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What We Need

We welcome wholesome, edible food including fresh produce, unserved leftovers from events, and food which has passed its best by date but is still good. Before donating to food insecure families, please consider if you would eat the food yourself as a general rule of thumb. Please see below for detailed instructions about out of date food. Food comes to us for a whole host of reasons because of overstocked orders and broken delivery boxes, discontinued product lines or holiday inventory the week after the big day has passed. Learn more here about food donations.