The Green Bag News
April 2024
In This Issue:
• Awesome Volunteers
• Pantry Profile: Portland Open Bible
• Donor Profile: Duke
January 2024
In This Issue:
• Start 2024 Off Right by Recognizing Special Donor Contributions in 2023
• Pantry Profile: Neighborhood House
• Donor Profile: Katrina Taylor
November 2023
In This Issue:
• Pantry Profile: SMYRC
• Donor Profile: Ann Lopez
October 2023
In This Issue:
• Pantry Profile: Hereford House
• Donor Profile: Leslie Mills
July 2023
In This Issue:
• Volunteer
• Pantry Profile: Good Roots
• Donor Profile: Collin Murphy
May 2023
In This Issue:
• Covid-era SNAP benefits end
• Pantry Profile: Lift Up
• Donor Profile: Julio Rocha
Feb 2023: OPB interviews one of PFP’s pantry partners
In This Issue:
• OPB’s Think Out Loud program interviews Portland Open Bible Community Pantry Executive Director
• 2022 end of year results
• Pantry Profile: Francis Center
• Donor Profile: Judy Romano
July 2022: Food pantries contend with greater need
In This Issue:
• NE Emergency Food Program: Since Covid began NEFP has been serving 10 times the number of people.
• Donor Profile: Jim Valluzzi
• Thank you: Christina McAlvey, Cascadia Golf Club, Bobs Red Mill
Jan 2022: Wishing you a happy and healthy new year
In This Issue:
• Bethel Food Pantry: Meeting their community’s need
• Donor Profile: Mary Gaido
• Thank you: Organizations that support PFP.
Sept 2021: Meet Birch Community Services, one of PFP’s partner pantries
In This Issue:
• Birch Community Services: Feeding families and helping them become financially stable.
• Pandemic benefits extended to 2021-22 school year
• We need your talents!
July 2021: PFP distributes extra canned goods and gift card to our pantries during the pandemic
In This Issue:
• Neighborhood Coordinator Profile: Kristin Doherty
• Portland Food Project Needs Your help
• Turning cash into Food During the Pandemic
Feb 2021 Food insecurity in Oregon has doubled from pre-pandemic levels
In This Issue:
• An Extra Food Distribution in January
• Since the pandemic began in 2020, the rate of hunger in Oregon has nearly doubled
• 2020 in the rear view mirror: Portland Food Project rose to meet the need
June 2020: Our COVID-19 Response
In This Issue:
• Our COVID-19 Response
• Response From Our Pantries
• Looking for Additional Ways to Help?
• June and August Collections
June 2019: Oregon Senate walkout puts anti-hunger programs at risk
In This Issue:
• Action Alert: Anti-hunger Programs in Jeopardy
• Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break
• PFP At Upcoming Events
Apr 2019: Foodraisers, Oregon’s Childhood Hunger Ranking, and PFP 2018 Totals
In This Issue:
• Our Supporters are Superstars!
• How Did the PFP Get Started?
• Our 2018 Results
• Need Volunteer Hours? We Can Help!
Dec 2018: Holiday Event Coming Up Make it a PFP Foodraiser
In This Issue:
• Hold a Foodraiser Event
• Food Insecurity in Oregon
• This Year’s Pick-up Sponsors
July 2018: Welcome to the Green Bag News
In This Issue:
• About the Newsletter
• Pantry Profile: St. Johns Food Share
• Help Staff a Table
• 2017 By-the-Numbers