Hunger Relief

MFS Food Pantry Sites

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.

Locations and Times During Covid-19 Pandemic

After many planning conversations with OFB, school districts, school staff members, and MFS staff members, we are so happy to let everyone know that we will have 5 food pantries open and running next week in 3 school districts! This information will be posted on OFB’s Food Finder website and on the MFS and Hunger Relief Facebook pages. The types of foods you can expect at these distributions will vary from day to day, but will include some combination of oil, margarine, meat, 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!

All sites will be held outside and are “shopping-style” (with very specific parameters set to keep clients apart and volunteers and staff safe) unless otherwise noted:

Food Pantry Sites:

Cherry Park Elementary School

1930 SE 104th Ave. Portland 97216

Mondays 3:45pm- 5:30pm

Note: We will be handing out pre-packed bags at this site

Glenfair Elementary School

15300 SE Glisan St, Portland 97230

Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm

Alder Elementary School

17200 SE Alder St, Portland 97233

Wednesdays 4pm-6pm

David Douglas High School