Food Shortage-- Can You Help?

An excellent article recently appeared in the Gresham Outlook about the need of local food pantries. 

We have a number of food pantries in East County, but they are in desperate need of more food to meet the ever-increasing need.  Will you help?  Please donate canned food to the locations below.

Some of the food they could use:

• Vegetables and fruit (fresh and canned)

• Milk, baby formula, baby food and disposable diapers

• Soups

• Chili

• Canned hash or ravioli

• Tuna

• Tuna, Hamburger or Chicken Helper

• Flour, baking mix or pancake mix

• Instant mashed potatoes

• Meats and deli items

• Laundry soap to wash donated clothing

• Toiletries such as bars of soap and toilet paper

• Can openers for the homeless and families living in their cars

• Pet food

Many of our food pantries are below:

Zarapath Pantry:

59 N.W. Ava Ave., Gresham

(503) 667-7932

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri.

St. Henry's Catholic Church:

St. Vincent De Paul

346 NW 1st Ave, Gresham

(503) 235-8431

Tues and Sat, 10-12pm (limit 1 box a month)

Homeless may visit both Tue and Sat every week

Salvation Army:

473 SE 194^th, Portland,

(503) 661-2704

9 to 3pm, Tues through Fri; Closed for lunch noon to 1 Closed the first Wednesday of the month

*http://salvationarmygresham.org/volunteer-opportunities/

The Chapel:

27132 SE Stark St, Troutdale

Bread available Tues, Wed, Thurs., 9-4pm

Salvation Army Harvest Share: (Fresh Produce)

473 SE 194th, Portland,

9:30am, first Wed of the month, first come first serve

(503) 282-0555

Rockwood Seventh-day Adventist Church Harvest Share: (Fresh Produce)

1910 SE 182nd Ave., Gresham

(503) 282-0555

9 a.m. on the fourth Tues of the month

Innovative Housing Harvest Share: (Fresh Produce)

826 S.W. 29th Way, Troutdale

(503) 282-0555

10:30 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month

Snow Cap Community Charities :

17805 SE Stark (behind Rockwood United Methodist Church) (503) 674-8785

Mon-Fri, 10-2pm, Tues, 10-5:30pm

*http://www.snowcap.org/Volunteer/tabid/6269/Default.aspx

New Beginnings Christian Center:

3300 N.E. 172nd Place, Gresham

(503) 256-6050

12:30 - 2:30pm Sunday; 6:30 - 8:30pm Wednesday

St Anne’s Catholic Church:

1015 S E 182nd Ave, Gresham

Wed 9-11am, 6pm-8pm

Sanctuary Church — A Jesus Community:

3103 S.E. Orient Drive, Gresham

(503) 663-9146

11am to 2pm the first and third Saturday of the month

ajesuscommunity.org.