Food, Human Milk, and Formula

These resources include food, human milk, and formula needs. There is also information on school districts, food boxes and pantries, and governmental food assistance program enrollment. The brightly highlighted blocks have the subtopic listed. Underneath each subtopic, there are resource links.

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Hunger Free America to find food near you: 1-866-3-HUNGRY
(or 1-866-348-6479)

Interactive Food Finder Map by zip code

Governmental Food Assistance Programs
Programs for low-income individuals with other enrollment criteria.

  • Food, resource searching, and direct services for Elders and those with disabilities.

    Click here for more information.

    Phone connection: 1-855-ORE-ADRC (or 1-855-673-2372)

  • Food delivery service for home-bound Elders.

    Click here for more information.

    Phone support: 503-953-8158

  • Previously known as Food Stamps. Eligibility for this cash for food program is based on monthly income. Apply online - this link is to a guide to help apply move by move.

    Click here for more information.

    Phone application: 1-855-626-2050

    Online application: HERE

    College students 18-49 years old might also be eligible for SNAP benefits. Check out the eligibility criteria and application here. Income requirements also apply.

  • WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education and breastfeeding support to low-income families. You might qualify for WIC if you're pregnant, a new parent, or if you have a baby or young children under 5 years old.

    Click here for more information.

    Telephone enrollment: 503-988-3503

Markets, Food Boxes, and Pantries
Places providing pick up, shop options, and delivery of food.

  • Free food market for BIPOC Community members. Thursdays from 10 am - 2 pm. Farm Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

    Click here for more information.

    4212 NE Prescott St.

    Portland, Or 97218

  • Feed’em Freedom Foundation is creating a community food center that will aggregate the crops of small BIPOC producers and sell them collectively to food service accounts. This will allow BIPOC farmers to scale their business.  There are also multiple weekly free food pantries.

    Click here for more information.

    Black Food Community Center
    4450 NE 131st PL
    Portland, OR 97230

    Wednesday
    2:00-4:30pm

    Thursday
    3:00-6:00pm

    Friday
    2:00-4:30pm

  • Preston's Pantry provides pre-bagged healthy food for pick up.

    Click here for more information.

  • Service delivery options, information on food resources, locations and schedules for Oregon Food Bank pantries.

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    TheInteractive Map by zip codes means you can search to find food near you.

  • SNAP, School Meals, WIC, College Students, Food Pantries, Meals on Wheels, and Other Food Resources in one place.

    Click here for more information.

    Call 2-1-1 to stay up to date with additional food resources.

  • PACS Food Pantry pre-made boxes of fresh and frozen food.

    Click here for more information.

    Phone Support or Questions: 503-252-8500

  • SnowCap Community Charities is a philanthropic organization created to provide food, clothing, advocacy and other services to our neighbors in need.

    Click here for more information.

    Main phone: (503) 674-8785
    Email: info@snowcap.org

Human Milk
Northwest Mothers Milk Bank is proud to be the only nonprofit human milk bank in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Northwest Mothers Milk Bank is a nonprofit donor milk bank established in 2008. Our mission is to improve the health and survival of the Pacific Northwest’s most vulnerable infants. We believe that every baby deserves access to human milk. We carry out our mission through the safe collection and distribution of human donor milk, education, advocacy, and research. 

    Click here for more information.

Local School District Food Supplies
Many school districts are offering food (breakfast and lunch options).

USDA Find Meals for Kids Map: HERE

  • Ongoing blog of information for school and school meal programs.

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  • All David Douglas School District students are eligible to receive one breakfast and one lunch at school for no charge due to the CEP program (Community Eligibility Provision).

    Ongoing blog of information for school and school meal programs.

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  • For the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, Gresham-Barlow School District is participating in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP), serving meals to students at no cost and without the need for families to complete meal applications. This means students will have the opportunity to enjoy breakfast and lunch for free throughout the academic year. 

    Click here for more information.

  • Parkrose School District is excited to announce that we, as a district have once again qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program Families do not need to fill out an application for free / reduced meals.

    Ongoing blog of information for school and school meal programs. Click here for more information.

  • Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services is happy to announce all students will be able to enjoy breakfast and lunch at no charge for the 2024-25 school year. This opportunity is made possible in part by the expansion of federal eligibility and additional funds allocated by the state’s Student Success Act. Families do not need to submit a free and reduced-price meal application. All PPS students are automatically enrolled in this program. Access to nutritious meals is a crucial component of student success and well-being, and we are thrilled to be able to take advantage of this opportunity on behalf of our students.

    Breakfast includes an entree, choice of fruit, and milk. Lunch includes a choice of entree, milk, and unlimited fruits and vegetables. Students must choose at least three foods, with one food being at least a 1/2 cup of fruit and/or a vegetable. 

    Due to this change in services, our kitchen teams will no longer be able to take cash or check payments. If students bring their lunch from home and want milk, they must choose two other foods – such as a fruit and vegetable – at no charge. Milk can no longer be purchased separately.

    Click here for more information.

  • Ongoing blog of information for school and school meal programs.

    Clcik here for more information.

Pet Food
Resources for free or affordable pet food.

  • Emergency Pet Food Support.

    Click here for more information.

  • F.I.D.O. created our Dog Food Bank for the express purpose of providing people of limited means a way to keep their animals. We accomplish this by offering dog food distribution services through our Pet Food Bank. In 2014 we added a Cat Food Bank to replace the closings of several cat food banks in the area. In 2022 we expanded our food support to include small animals, rabbits and birds.

    Click here for more information.