Strategic Plan & Annual Report

We work with partners across the state to prevent hunger in Oregon.

Strategic Plan

We have a strong track record of influencing public policies to lift people out of poverty. Every year, we help connect thousands of children to healthy meals year-round and provide information to tens of thousands of Oregonians about SNAP. We train and equip local partners to find solutions to hunger in their own communities. We convene the formidable experts of the Oregon Hunger Task Force for collective action.

In developing our strategic plan, we heard from dozens of partners, volunteers and people we serve about how to best increase food security over the next two years.

The result was a clear set of objectives and a focus on two goals: pursuing equity, and building the anti-hunger movement.

In our pursuit of equity and justice, we reaffirm the founding declaration of the Oregon Hunger Task Force that “all persons have the right to be free from hunger” and recommit to work on behalf of those disproportionately denied that right. In the next two years, this means digging into the root causes of hunger, like racism, and shifting the way we advocate to include the leadership of those most impacted.

We appreciate the many supporters who help us achieve our mission and look forward to partnering with you!

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to view our financials.

Strategic Plan

Annual Report

The past year has held so much for our community, from preparing for a long legislative session and building policy campaigns, to shifting into a new phase of the pandemic. We reached major milestones like the development of the Food for All Oregonians bill (SB 610), and the premiere of our new storytelling event, Nourish! Simultaneously, we faced the ongoing challenges of navigating unjust systems that are designed to hold power and prevent change. 

Through all of the highs and lows, we dove deeper into our commitment to remain in dialogue with our community. We listened to those most impacted by hunger and poverty and gathered input to shape better policies. Similarly, when changes in policy occured, we kept Oregonians informed, ensuring that our communities had the most up-to-date information on accessing food for themselves and their families.

Thank you for being a part of this important community conversation. It takes all of our staff, donors, volunteers, partners, advocates, and supporters to do this work.

Here’s to building power together and expanding equitable food access. The Oregon we hope to achieve is on the horizon.

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142,000

Oregonians connected to essential information about accessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Additional training and support provided to all 7 public universities and 17 community colleges in Oregon.

37%

more kids in food-insecure families now qualify for free meals than in 2019 due to the implementation of the Student Success Act.

On September 1st, more than 70 community members joined us for our premiere storytelling events, Nourish: The Stories of Justice That Feed Us.

Over $30,000 was raised to support our work, and 64% of attendees were new to our community.

Nourish

Food For All

The Food For All Oregonians campaign will expand food assistance benefits to those currently excluded on the basis of immigration status.

The Food for All Oregonians coalition includes over 80 (and growing!) community-based organizations across Oregon.

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Our Financials

Financial statements and 990s: our fiscal year is July-June

CPA-Reviewed Financials:

FY22

FY21

990 (annual nonprofit IRS form)

FY22

FY21

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Staff Biographies

Staff Biographies

Ames Kessler
Legislative Strategist
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Ames Kessler
Legislative Strategist
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Starting off as a music major at Montana State University, Ames quickly became interested in politics when introduced to a non-profit working towards LGBTQIA2S+ justice.

Since then, Ames has continued to be involved with social justice oriented projects and non-profits. Upon graduating, Ames left their home state of Montana to move to Portland, Oregon and started working with a local non-profit as the Leadership Development Director. Ames also has state government experience, serving as Chief of Staff to a State Representative and the Clackamas County Regional Field Director for Governor Kate Brown’s re-election campaign. Directly before joining the PHFO team, Ames worked at a women owned and led consulting firm and helped strategize campaign plans and statewide legislation.

In their role at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, Ames works with their colleagues state leaders to design legislation and policy that focuses on hunger related issues in Oregon.

Angelita Morillo
Policy Advocate
[email protected]
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Angelita Morillo
Policy Advocate
[email protected]
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Angelita joined Hunger Free Oregon’s Policy team in 2022. She is passionate about local government and ensuring that policy makers are led by the community they serve, and not the other way around.

Angelita moved from Paraguay to the United States as a child and her experiences growing up as an immigrant shaped and developed her interest in government and policy. She went on to study Political Science and Legal Studies, and worked in local government as Tribal Relations Policy Advisor and Constituent Services Specialist.

Charlie, a blonde nonbinary person, peaks their face out of a blue tent while camping in the forest.
Charlie Krouse
Community Organizer
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Charlie Krouse
Community Organizer
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Charlie‘s career as an organizer started in reproductive justice work. They worked at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon to run organizing events throughout Portland and went on to work as a campaign manager for large-scale state campaigns. Charlie has over nine years of direct community organizing experience and have worked directly with Oregonians to pass crucial climate legislation in the capitol with Our Climate Leaders.
Charlie developed a passion for anti-hunger, and their goal is to support Oregonians in direct community outreach. When not working Charlie loves hiking with their dog Marley, spending time with friends, and writing.

Chris Baker
Legislative Strategist
Administrator, Oregon Hunger Task Force
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 313
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Chris Baker
Legislative Strategist
Administrator, Oregon Hunger Task Force
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 313
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

As part of the Community Food Justice Team and Administrator for the Oregon Hunger Task Force, Chris helps create, coordinate, and support key initiatives and programs that engage with the community through leadership development, advocacy, organizing, and policy. Chris also co-facilitates the SNAP Client Advisory Board and manages our Hunger-Free Campuses work.

Chris identifies as a white, queer, cisgender woman who is dedicated to unlearning and disrupting the white supremacist systems that she, and her ancestors, have benefited from. Chris’s advocacy work and passion for social justice activism are rooted in her lived experience with situational poverty and food insecurity as a single mom. She believes our shared liberation is of utmost importance and it can happen through political advocacy, civic engagement, grassroots organizing, and community healing.

Outside of work, Chris practices activist-led grantmaking as a Grantmaker Board Member for Seeding Justice and lives on stolen land in the suburbs of Portland with her two grown boys, an absurd amount of houseplants, and two wacky dogs, all of which are the center of her universe.

David Wieland
Policy Advocate
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 312
Pronouns: He/Him/His

David Wieland
Policy Advocate
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 312
Pronouns: He/Him/His

After growing up in a small town in Washington, David learned how to organize when he couldn’t afford college. Fighting to expand access to education and support services turned into a life of fighting for the dignity and future of our neighbors all across the West, from youth-led projects in Alaska to agricultural communities in the Dakotas.

David joined Hunger-Free Oregon’s team in 2023. In his role, he develops equity-informed anti-poverty policies and issue campaigns, with a focus on the Federal Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs). In his free time, he enjoys learning how to cook new vegetables, bikepacking, and learning everything about the land.

Jacki Ward Kehrwald
Communications Lead
[email protected]
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Jacki Ward Kehrwald
Communications Lead
[email protected]
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Jacki has a passion for social justice, impactful design, and strategic thinking. She holds degrees in Anthropology and Gender Studies, and has spent over a decade in arts, nonprofits, and social justice spaces. She brings an intentional and community-centric approach to communications.

A Portland native, Jacki also enjoys hand-lettering, mini-farming, and circus arts.

Jaz Bias
Co-Executive Director
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Jaz Bias
Co-Executive Director, Team Support
[email protected]
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Jaz is an Afro-Caribbean, queer, non- binary – heart-centered – educator, activist, farmer, forager and herbalist. They have a rich history in food systems work and have deep reverence for land and the communities who have acted as life-giving stewards since time immemorial.

Jaz is coming into their role as the Team Support Co-Executive Director with almost a decade of immersive food access, food justice, education, and land sovereignty experience. Alongside many years of working as a farm and garden educator, an equity consultant, a community organizer, a food systems program coordinator and manager, and a farmer; Jaz currently runs an Herbal Medicine Shop and platform called Heart Space Healing – which centers accessible and affordable herbal grief medicines. Our free medicine shop provides free herbal medicine to folx that hold marginalized identities across the country. They also co-steward a homestead and sanctuary called Ground Down Homestead that centers access to land, education, rest, community connection and food for Black, Brown, Trans and Queer folx. Jaz sees great promise that the practices of ancestral reclamation, somatic integration, and community care will create a fulfilling foundation to support in our liberation and the liberation of the generations to come.

When not at work you can find Jaz under a canopy of old growth trees, by a river, with their berry- stained hands in the soil, and their nose in a book (that’s probably about plants).

Mara Hussey
Grants & Appeals Lead
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Mara Hussey
Grants & Appeals Lead
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501 x300
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Mara joined Hunger-Free Oregon in 2022, bringing more than five years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and administration. She is passionate about supporting the sustainability and growth of organizations working collaboratively and collectively toward social change. Originally from Washington D.C., Mara worked with several organizations in New Orleans operating at the intersection of food, hospitality, and social justice, before moving to Portland in 2020. She is a recent graduate of the Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising course at Willamette Valley Development Officers, and a firm believer in the power of organizational storytelling, community building, and community-centric fundraising principles.

When she’s not at work, you can find Mara making a mess in the kitchen or taking long walks with her partner and their dog.

Marianne Germond
Operations Lead
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 306
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Marianne Germond
Operations Lead
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501, ext. 306
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Marianne directs operations for Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, including, budgeting, finance, human resources, information and risk management, and staff resources.

When not doing all of the above, Marianne enjoys walks and exploring Oregon, especially any place with interesting plants or geology to learn about and appreciate.

Meg is a nonbinary person with short buzzed hair, wire-rimmed glasses and green earrings. They are wearing a black tank top and tattoos peak out of their sleeve.
Meg Schenk
Individual & Corporate Giving Lead
[email protected]
(458) 214-2530
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Meg Schenk
Individual & Corporate Giving Lead
[email protected]
(458) 214-2530
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Meg is a writer and development professional grounded in community-centric fundraising and the power of collective storytelling. They joined the team in 2023 after a recent move to direct their energy toward giving back to their hometown. Meg brings years of experience working in nonprofit arts administration in Chicago, New York, and along the West Coast, and holds a degree in English, Anthropology, and Theatre Arts from the University of Oregon as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising from Portland State University and the People’s Nonprofit Accelerator.
When not at their desk or in the corner of a coffee shop, they might be kicking a soccer ball, sitting in a darkened theatre, or reading a book in the shade of a tree.

Sarah Weber-Ogden
Co-Executive Director -- Community Food Justice
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sarah Weber-Ogden
Co-Executive Director -- Community Food Justice
[email protected]
(503) 595-5501
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sarah is passionate about aligning her labor with the work of collective liberation.  As the Community Food Justice Co-Executive Director, Sarah brings a richly diverse background in mutual-aide work, movement building, policy development, and nonprofit leadership to Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.

Sarah’s history of liberation work includes aiding in resettling Iraqi refugees, consulting for nonprofit organizations up and down the West Coast, and co-founding Sunrise PDX. Sarah also served as the Director of Community Advocacy for Oregon House Rep. Zach Hudson’s office and in 2021 she secured ~$3M for a homeless services and workforce development hub in Rep. Hudson’s district.  She has also served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Lori Kuechler.

Sarah is a queer, cis, white mother to five children and spouse of an Emergency Room nurse. She is never outside of liberation work, but she is often outside – you may sometimes find her on her knees with a child on her lap examining a mushroom on the forest floor in the foothills of Wy’East.

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Partners

Together, we can end hunger in Oregon

Ending hunger in Oregon requires many partners!

Thank you to everyone who joins us in this community effort to reduce stigma of food assistance and fight for just policies that ensure every Oregonian has access to healthy, nourishing, and culturally appropriate food.

Become a Partner

Anti-Hunger Movement Partners

Statewide

2-1-1Info

Children First for Oregon

Fair Shot for All

Familias en Acción

Oregon Center on Public Policy

Oregon Department of Human Services

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Education Association

Oregon Food Bank

Oregon Law Center

Oregon Ready Coalition

Oregon School Nutrition Association (OSNA)

Oregon Student Association

National

Albertsons

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Feeding America

Food and Research Action Center

National Immigration Law Center

Share Our Strength

Safeway

Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium

Thank you to everyone who is a Partner in ending hunger!

We couldn’t do this work without our individual partners who choose to make monthly or annual donations to sustain programs and advocacy. Thank you!

Become a Partner

Special thanks to our monthly donors!

See our 2021 Donor List

Learn how to be a partner

Interested in supporting our work? Contact Mara Hussey at [email protected] to discuss options!

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Employment

Join Our Team!

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon values the unique talents and diverse perspectives of our staff and board. We believe that each employee contributes directly to our success, and we take pride in our team. We believe that all of us can make a positive difference toward ending hunger in Oregon – that includes you! Please consider joining our team.

Job Openings

We have closed applications for positions posted in August.  Consider following us on social media and signing up for our eNews to learn about any new employment opportunities.

Thank you for your interest!

Volunteer Opportunities

We do not currently have any open volunteer positions, but check our Events page for more information.

Note: We do not offer unpaid internships. We only accept interns if we are able to provide compensation. 

Winter Event Internship (paid)

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About Us

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon is a tenacious state-wide advocacy nonprofit led by a committed board and passionate staff that embraces the values of equity, integrity and teamwork.

We envision an Oregon where everyone is healthy and thriving, with access to affordable, nourishing, and culturally appropriate food.

To bring that vision into reality, we raise awareness about hunger, connect people to nutrition programs, and advocate for systemic changes.

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Vision & Values

Together, we can end hunger in Oregon

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Vision

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon envisions an Oregon where everyone is healthy and thriving, with access to affordable, nourishing, and culturally appropriate food.

To bring that vision into reality, we raise awareness about hunger, connect people to nutrition programs, and advocate for systemic changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Values

Lived experiences: We listen closely to and raise up the voices and stories of people who directly experience hunger and poverty. 

Building Power: Communities are resilient and know what they need to thrive. We are committed to collectively organizing, advocating, and working in solidarity inside our communities to make the changes we need. 

Challenging Power: We build collective grassroots power to challenge and disrupt the existing power structures of white supremacy and oppression.

Accountability: We recognize and are responsible for our power and position. We will listen to feedback and criticism.

Social, racial, and economic justice: We are focused on achieving justice for all by dismantling historic and current systems of inequity and oppression that lead to hunger and poverty.

Land Acknowledgment

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon gratefully acknowledges that our office and staff’s homes reside on the stolen land of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Cowlitz bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla and the many other tribes who have stewarded this land. Throughout the state of Oregon, where we do our work, there are nine federally recognized tribes and at least ten tribes without federal recognition.

We are on this land today because of the colonization and genocide forced upon Indigenous people. Capitalism, white supremacy, and colonization continue to affect their descendants today. As an organization working to end hunger and poverty in Oregon, we must work toward our collective liberation from these systems of oppression.

We celebrate the vibrant cultures, contributions and diversity of the tribes in Oregon, and commit ourselves to fighting for Indigenous food sovereignty by paying an annual land tax, building and strengthening our relationships with Indigenous communities, and dedicating resources to Indigenous-led projects and campaigns.

Statement on Black Labor

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon acknowledges that the United States was established on the labor of enslaved Black people; and that much of this nation’s culture and economic growth is built out of the systemized terror inflicted on Black people. This is not only the horrific acts of transatlantic trafficking and chattel slavery, which supported most industries in this nation’s first century, but a legacy that endures with new racist policies like segregation, Jim Crow, redlining and this nation’s unjust carceral system.

Racism has been entrenched in Oregon for nearly two centuries. When Oregon became a part of the U.S. in 1859, the state explicitly forbade Black people from living here, the only state to do so. In more recent times, many cities have taken on “urban renewal” projects, such as the construction of Legacy Emanuel Hospital in North Portland, that destroyed a center of Black community. The legacy of these policies have far reaching impacts, for example, hunger rates for Black Oregonians are disproportionately high, with 11.2% of Black residents experiencing hunger, as compared to 4.0% of white residents.  We celebrate Black community, art, food, literature, culture and joy as resistance to these systemic threats and violence.  Recognition of Black joy is not a negation of harm done, nor a way to romanticize struggle. Black joy is a survival mechanism created by and for Black people, and it lends all of us the political imagination required to create a better world. 

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon recognizes the contribution and importance of Black Oregonians and commits to advocating for policies and providing resources to issue campaigns that further Black liberation and justice, like reparations and food sovereignty; and building relationships with and supporting Black-led organizations that are doing liberation work.

History

The Oregon State Legislature created the Oregon Hunger Task Force in 1989 in response to a statewide crisis. At that time, Oregon’s rates of hunger were among the highest nation-wide, and the legislature declared upon founding the Task Force that “all persons have the right to be free from hunger.”

Over the decades this diverse group of advocates, social service providers, state agencies and elected officials consistently pushed for policies, programs, research and investments to address the root causes of hunger. In 2006, the members of the Oregon Hunger Task Force founded a private nonprofit organization, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, whose staff provide the capacity to help advocate for and implement the Task Force’s policy recommendations.

Since then, this unique public task force and private nonprofit have focused on addressing the root causes of hunger, while increasing access to food through policy change.

Find out what we accomplished last year

See our Annual Report

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Team

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon values the unique talents and diverse perspectives of our board members and staff.

Board of Directors

Andrew Hogan, Chair

Street Roots

Donalda Dodson, Treasurer

Oregon Child Development Coalition

Tracey Henkels

Living Room Realty

Violeta Rubiani

Seeding Justice

Staff

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Blog

August 17, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon Receives $48,000 Grant from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation to Fight Hunger in Oregon 

August 2, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Jaz Bias and Sarah Weber-Ogden Appointed as Co-Executive Directors of Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, in a Collaborative Organizational Structure

July 31, 2023

2023 Status of Hunger in Oregon

July 24, 2023

Free Summer Meals Available to Kids and Teens Across Oregon

May 4, 2023

Welcome, Jaz!

April 25, 2023

New USDA Rule to Provide Free School Meals to Oregon Children — if State Legislators Act

April 20, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Over 100 Advocates Assemble at Oregon State Capitol Advocating for their Legislators to pass SB 610, the Largest Lobby Day this Session

February 9, 2023

Welcome, Sarah!

February 1, 2023

SNAP Emergency Allotments will end in February

January 31, 2023

Community Leader, Advocate and Parent: Cayle Tern

January 17, 2023

2023 Legislative Goals

January 12, 2023

New “Food for All Oregonians” legislation backed by over 75 community organizations

December 8, 2022

Partnering to end food insecurity: Adelante Mujeres

November 17, 2022

Child Nutrition Program Funding at Risk

November 10, 2022

Food For All Oregonians: Campaign Kick-Off

November 8, 2022

Meet our new staff!

October 26, 2022

Important Pandemic EBT Updates

October 3, 2022

We’re Hiring Co-Executive Directors!

September 19, 2022

Big changes to free school meal eligibility

June 23, 2022

Join us for Nourish: The Stories of Justice that Feed Us on September 1!

June 2, 2022

A statement on recent events

April 29, 2022

We’re hiring a Grants and Appeals Lead!

April 13, 2022

We’re hiring a Policy Advocate (SNAP)!

April 12, 2022

URGENT: Tell Congress to Support Child Nutrition Programs in Upcoming Legislation

November 5, 2021

Updates on Pandemic EBT

November 2, 2021

We’re hiring a Community Organizer!

November 2, 2021

Permanent Increase to SNAP Benefits Starting in October

June 17, 2021

Feast Selects New Charity Partner This Year

April 22, 2021

New report issues recommendations for school meals during pandemic

April 7, 2021

Responding to the American Rescue Plan Act

February 12, 2021

Federal Food Security: What’s Changed

January 28, 2021

Hunger-Free Oregon Highlights for 2020

October 6, 2020

COVID Response and Continuing Resolutions: Where we are

July 29, 2020

A response to the proposed Senate Republican HEALS Act

April 22, 2020

Where to Donate Your Stimulus Check

March 13, 2020

Accessing food during the Coronavirus outbreak

February 27, 2020

Now accepting applications for the Summer Meal Support Fund

February 14, 2020

Protect hunger-free schools in the Student Success Act

February 3, 2020

Announcing Every Meal Matters!

January 30, 2020

The End of Bake

January 24, 2020

Oregon joins lawsuit against unfair ABAWD rule change

December 5, 2019

We have bad news: time limits on SNAP moving forward next year

October 24, 2019

In Pursuit of a Hunger-Free Oregon

October 22, 2019

Heat or Food? New Trump Rule would reduce food assistance in states facing high heating costs

October 7, 2019

Food Insecurity in Oregon finally to pre-Recession levels, but still too high

August 12, 2019

Public Charge changes will make hunger worse for families across the nation

August 6, 2019

Summer Meals Season is coming to a close

August 5, 2019

Volunteer at Feast Portland 2019

July 30, 2019

Fight SNAP cuts that will affect every Oregon community: Public Comments extended through Nov. 1

July 24, 2019

Trump Admin proposed rule would take SNAP away from 3.1 million across the nation

July 8, 2019

Portland Parks and Recreation’s Summer Free for All Kick off at Luuwit View Park

June 18, 2019

Summer Food Service Program to open across the state

June 7, 2019

Bake 2019 raises more than $13,000 to support Hunger-Free Schools and more!

June 6, 2019

We did it! Oregon goes further than any other state to create Hunger-Free Schools

June 5, 2019

Join the Hunger-Free Oregon Board

May 30, 2019

Announcing our 2019 Summer Meal Support Fund grant recipients

May 23, 2019

Why Bake matters: chefs on hunger

April 3, 2019

2018 Impact Report

March 28, 2019

Summer Meals Support Fund applications are open

March 21, 2019

Luncheon Raises Money for Hunger-Free Kids Initiatives

February 15, 2019

March SNAP Benefits Will be Issued on March 1st for All

February 12, 2019

Oppose cuts to SNAP: don’t take food away from struggling Oregonians

February 4, 2019

Congratulations to our November School Breakfast Challenge winners!

January 28, 2019

Join the Hunger-Free Schools Coalition!

January 16, 2019

February SNAP Benefits Coming Early

November 20, 2018

Announcing Pizza on Earth 2018

At a time when the media so often highlights our differences, we know that many things bring…

November 1, 2018

The November School Breakfast Challenge kicks off today!

During the month of November, we would like to highlight the importance of breakfast as a powerful…

October 31, 2018

Parents, students share: Oregon kids deserve better school meals

October 24, 2018

School Spotlight: Breakfast in Gervais

It’s only 7:15 and Gervais Elementary School’s cafeteria is already a flurry of motion. Sounds of…

October 18, 2018

Announcing the 2018 November School Breakfast Challenge

We’re all familiar with the scenario. It’s been one of those days – there’s too much to do before…

October 12, 2018

Take Action: Stop Trump’s Cruel Attack on Immigrant Families

Building on the traumatic separation of families at the border, the Trump administration wants to…

October 1, 2018

Hunger-Free Oregon Ballot Endorsements

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon believes that everyone has the right to be free from hunger. We…

September 19, 2018

Help kids kick start the day the School Breakfast way with HUNGER IS

For many kids across the state with the hustle and bustle of busy morning routines and families…

September 6, 2018

Food insecurity rate continues to decline in Oregon, but not to pre-recession levels

As Congress negotiates a new Farm Bill and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

June 7, 2018

Celebrate with us June 15th!

On June 15, celebrate Catering and Events is hosting An Evening of Food and Spirits, in partnership…

June 6, 2018

Match your SNAP benefits at Oregon Farmers Markets

Oregon farmers’ market season is here! This means you can access excellent local produce in your…

June 6, 2018

Bake to End Hunger: An Event to Remember!

THANK YOU! To all the sponsors, donors, vendors, volunteers, and guests-we are so grateful for your…

May 10, 2018

Bake to End Hunger: The Reason Behind the Event

Chefs think about food all day, every day–as they cook scrumptious treats, eat, share their…

May 3, 2018

Addressing Food Insecurity on College Campuses

This Spring, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon partnered with Portland Community College (PCC) to…

April 19, 2018

Joint Statement: House Farm Bill would Increase Hunger in Oregon

Organizations across Oregon are calling on U.S. Representatives to reject a Farm Bill that was…

April 17, 2018

Announcing Bake to End Hunger 2018!

Imagine… More than 30 amazing Oregon chefs and restaurants in one room sharing their culinary…

April 3, 2018

Harsher SNAP time limits will hurt Oregonians. Here’s what you can do to resist.

Everyone is better off when people facing hard times have access to food.

March 8, 2018

Oregon’s 2018 Legislative Session is Over: Victories, Missed Opportunities, and Next Steps.

Oregon's 2018 "short" legislative session came to a close on Saturday, March 3.

March 5, 2018

Social Responsibility and Business

Nearly 70 supporters attended an invited fundraising lunch last week to address food insecurity in…

February 7, 2018

Pizza on Earth 2017 was a success!

Wow! Holy pepperoni! Who knew that your love for pizza combined with generous pizzeria owners would…

January 24, 2018

Oregon Schools Connect More Kids to Breakfast

We are pleased to announce the winners of 2017 November School Breakfast Challenge.

January 3, 2018

Happy New Year from PHFO!

What are you looking forward to in 2018? What do you enjoy about your work? Before closing for a…

December 6, 2017

Why We’re Endorsing Measure 101 – Yes for Healthcare!

No one should be forced to choose between going to the doctor and paying for food.

November 16, 2017

We’re in Give! Guide

We are in Willamette Week Give! Guide this year! So many thanks to our generous sponsors Think Real…

November 1, 2017

Oregon Schools Step Up to the Breakfast Challenge

Coming to school on an empty stomach is no way to start a successful school day. For many kids that…

October 3, 2017

Cambia Health Solutions: Partnerships to End Childhood Hunger!

Every year when school starts up, Oregon’s kids are back learning, and for many, enjoying the most…

September 22, 2017

Feast Portland 2017 – the best yet?

For the sixth year, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon acted as the charitable beneficiary for Feast…

August 1, 2017

Application Assistance Volunteers connect seniors to SNAP!

A few months ago, we put a call out for volunteers to “help end senior hunger” and connected with…

July 18, 2017

The 2017 Legislative Session is over. Here’s where we stand.

The 2017 Oregon state legislative session is over.

July 14, 2017

Summer Meals and Fun at Gresham Library

Wednesday, July 12 was a warm, sunny afternoon at the Gresham Library as kids and families gathered…

June 28, 2017

Timbers Star visits Summer Meals Site

On Friday, June 23, Portland Timbers and U.S. Men’s National Team player, Darlington Nagbe visited…

June 14, 2017

Vic’s Journey from Skipping Meals to Feeding Others

I grew up with a father who worked hard every day and a mother who stayed home to care for the…

June 6, 2017

Celebrating the first H-FLI Cohort!

This past weekend, 12 Hunger-Free Leadership Institute Fellows gathered in Columbia Park in North…

June 5, 2017

Congratulations 2017 Summer Meals Support Fund Recipients!

From Ontario in the east to Depoe Bay in the west, and from Stanfield in the North to Lakeview in…

May 31, 2017

Stretch SNAP Benefits at Oregon Farmers Markets

Buying locally grown summer crops may seem out of reach for many SNAP recipients, but it does not…

May 23, 2017

Trump Budget Would Make America Hungrier Again

For more than four decades, there has been a strong bipartisan consensus that when it comes to…

May 9, 2017

Kristin’s Story on Survival and Opportunity

My life changed when my daughter was born, and then again when she was six months old and I became…

May 5, 2017

Pizza on Earth

Mmmmm. Pizza. Think of it. Cornmeal crust. Sourdough crust. Thin crunchy crust.

April 23, 2017

Summer Meals: Serving One Another

Zachary Mossbarger started volunteering with the Forest Grove School District’s summer meal program…

April 6, 2017

Joshua’s Story on the Path to Advocacy

It was not until I started volunteering at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon that I discovered my…

April 4, 2017

How Stories Ground Us to Work for Equity

On March 28, 2017, we took the Capitol by storm at the Hunger-Free Oregon Day of Action! By the…

March 23, 2017

Paid Family Leave Now

Paid Family Leave Means Dignity for Low and Middle-Income Families The United States is the only…

March 13, 2017

Jen’s Story on Gardening and Abundance

My great grandmother gardened out of necessity.

February 15, 2017

Child Hunger Conference Inspires Action

Annie Kirschner, Executive Director of Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, kicked off the day with a…

February 14, 2017

Jackie’s Story on Parenting and Food

I understand the shame and relief of dealing with hunger.

February 6, 2017

SNAP online pilot will increase food access

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected seven retailers in seven states for a pilot…

January 27, 2017

SNAP Time Limits Hit Another County

Do you remember this time last year when some SNAP recipients in Multnomah and Washington Counties…

January 11, 2017

Paul’s Story on Hunger and Hope

About a year ago, I found myself living on the streets in Portland, not sure where life would bring…

December 27, 2016

The Oregon We Know

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, I think it is safe to say that we all woke up to an America that…

November 28, 2016

Finding Food Security in Portland

“...food affects all aspects of our life...we don’t recognize it is taking a toll on these other…

November 22, 2016

Two Actions You Can Take Right Now

Dear Friends, We, like many of you, have been reflecting on what the recent election results mean…

November 2, 2016

Breakfast Challenge Launches!

The second annual November School Breakfast Challenge launches on November 1, 2016! We're excited…

October 24, 2016

H-FLI Underway

I'm excited to announce that the Hunger-Free Leadership Institute is underway! On October, 1, all…

October 12, 2016

Learn about SNAP Online

The SNAP Outreach team here at PHFO is excited to announce a new addition to our training toolbox!

October 4, 2016

Strategic Plan 2016-18

Dear Partners, This has been a year of celebration, change and looking forward.

September 30, 2016

Meet the new H-FLI Fellows!

This weekend, we launch the inaugural cohort of Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon's Hunger-Free…

September 12, 2016

Hunger Still High in Oregon

We got some bad news this week, and there isn't really any way to sugarcoat it.

August 24, 2016

Welfare Reform and Immigrant Hunger

Welfare Reform at 20: Only six states have partially restored food assistance for immigrants.…

August 8, 2016

Hunger is an Equity Issue

Hunger harms us all as a society, but it impacts some of us in Oregon far more than others.

May 31, 2016

On April 1st, Thousands of Oregonians Will Lose Food Assistance. Here’s What You Need to Know

Just the other day I happened to wake up early. That is unusual for an engineering student. After a…

May 23, 2016

Watch our video: who we are and why we exist

In 2016, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon celebrates 10 years of ending hunger in Oregon!

October 20, 2015

Black Panthers’ Breakfast Program

You may be aware that the USDA implemented the School Breakfast Program in 1975, but did you know…

June 18, 2015

Victory for Oregon’s kids and “Breakfast After the Bell”

June 19, 2015 -- Starting this fall, more kids across Oregon will be able to start the school day…

October 27, 2014

This Thursday, #snap4SNAP!

This Thursday, October 30th, celebrate 50 years of SNAP by posting, tweeting and instragraming…

August 29, 2014

Report: SNAP Participation Rates in Oregon

Today's Oregonian featured a story about our just released 2013-14 SNAP participation report.

August 24, 2014

50th Anniversary of First Food Stamp Act

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the original Food Stamp Act by President…

April 14, 2014

2014 Child Hunger Prevention Roadshow

Friday, April 11th, McMinnville at the Hotel Oregon. Registration is closed for this event. Join us…

by Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon