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Food Pantries

As hunger and poverty in Oregon continue to rise, we maintain a pantry at our main offices and at our various housing sites so nourishment is never far away. Those who have food are in a better position to change their lives.

 

Nourishing the bodies, minds, and spirits of our community

Catholic Charities food pantries provide food access for Catholic Charities clients experiencing food insecurity including refugees, immigrants, older adults, and families who live in Catholic Charities’ low-income housing properties. These pantries include non-perishable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, dried and canned beans, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, and condiments along with frozen meats. The pantries also stock perishables including fresh produce, bread and dairy when available.

If you are experiencing food insecurity, please consider the following resources:

Articles

Holiday collection of gifts underway

Posted By | Catholic Charities Communications
Catholic Charities of Oregon is gathering presents for families the agency serves

Expert: Childbirth can lead to homelessness

Posted By | Catholic Charities Communications
Dr. David Willis, a national expert on child health and poverty, reports that sometimes the birth of a newborn can be a catastrophic tipping point for families on the verge of losing their homes. The driver of this outcome is the chasm between soaring rent and stagnant income. And the birth of a new baby…

A new home off the streets – with services

Posted By | Catholic Charities Communications
Catholic Charities opens affordable housing with services in Southeast Portland  In one of Portland’s most direct actions to help people leave homelessness to date, Catholic Charities of Oregon with its public and private partners opened a 61-unit apartment building in the Buckman neighborhood on Sept. 26.  

They have made it home

Posted By | Catholic Charities Communications
Good Shepherd Village, the Catholic Charities affordable housing community in Happy Valley, is up and running smoothly. The building is what most people see – colorful, graceful, welcoming. But the real stories are inside. We spoke with six new residents of the village and asked them about their lives and their sense of what makes…