Hunger Relief
MFS is currently running 5 food pantries each week in 3 school districts (David Douglas, Reynolds, and Centennial)!
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The types of foods you can expect at these distributions varies from day to day, but will include some combination of oil, margarine, 3-6 fresh produce items, canned fruit and vegetables, canned and dry beans, cereal, shelf-stable milk, rice, pasta, applesauce, etc. There are no restrictions to shop- everyone is welcome!
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All sites are held outside and will distribute rain or shine. 🌞🌧
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At Cherry Park we pre-make the boxes and you can drive up and we can load your car or you can walk up and we will load your wagon!
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The other four are walk-up “shopping-style” (with very specific parameters set to keep clients apart and volunteers and staff safe). Please bring your own bags or boxes and prepare for the weather.
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The lines may look long because we ask everyone to maintain 6 feet spacing for safety, but they move pretty quickly. Usually a half hour before we close the lines are pretty short.
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Come see us at these sites:
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Food Pantry Sites:
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Cherry Park Elementary School
1930 SE 104th Ave. Portland 97216
Mondays 3:45pm- 5:15pm
Note: We will be handing out pre-packed bags at this site
Closed Monday, December 21st – Winter Break
Closed Monday, December 28th – Winter Break
Closed Monday, January 18th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Glenfair Elementary School
15300 SE Glisan St, Portland 97230
Tuesdays 3:30pm-5pm
Closed Tuesday, December 22nd – Winter Break
Closed Tuesday, December 29th – Winter Break
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Alder Elementary School
17200 SE Alder St, Portland 97233
Wednesdays
2:30 – 4:00
Closed Wednesday, December 23rd – Winter Break
Closed Wednesday, December 30th – Winter Break
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David Douglas High School
1500 SE 130th Ave, Portland 97233
Thursdays 3pm-5pm
Note: This location is different from the main campus on 135th Ave.
Closed Thursday, December 24th – Winter Break
Closed Thursday, December 31st – Winter Break
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Parklane Elementary School
15811 SE Main St, Portland 97233
Fridays 12:30pm-2:30pm
Closed Friday, December 25th – Winter Break
Closed Friday, January 1st – Winter Break
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Resources
- Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day by Leanne Brown – Free eBook of inexpensive recipes
- Oregon Food Finder – From Oregon Food Bank
MFS Hunger Relief programs are becoming increasingly important as more families continue to turn to MFS for food support.
We strive to improve the health of the communities we serve through steady access to safe and nutritious food. We continue to form critical partnerships with other agencies and with community members to fight for food security and stability, and our staff and many volunteers work tirelessly to advocate for and lift up those experiencing hunger in our communities.
Daniel’s Story by Oregon Food Bank
Hungry for Change by Adam Amaro
Last year, MFS served nearly 1 million pounds of food to over 20,000 people through our school-based food distributions, while we taught and learned from over 400 students and adults enrolled in our cooking and nutrition education classes.
We currently operate Food Pantries and “Open Markets” (smaller, perishable food distributions) at 8 schools in East Multnomah County. We also run cooking and nutrition classes for youth and families at 6 of these school sites, run Summer Lunch programs at all of our SUN school sites, and have built and maintained multiple school gardens in partnership with the MFS AmeriCorps members.
Questions? Contact the Hunger Relief team, or Anna Walter at (503) 232-0007 x135
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