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Help Families Facing Hunger and Homelessness
Neighborhood House’s Community Services Program helps families in crisis meet their immediate needs related to food and housing and gives them tools they need to gain long-term self-sufficiency. You can help families in need by joining our dedicated corps of Emergency Food Box Program volunteers.
Emergency Food Box Program
The Emergency Food Box Program, a largely volunteer-driven program, provides emergency food assistance to more than 1,000 hungry neighbors every month. Volunteers help clients select their food from our shopping-style pantry, stock the shelves and, if able to lift 25-35 pounds, bring food up from our basement storeroom. Food Program users come from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and speak a variety of languages. Ability to work patiently and respectfully in a diverse setting is required. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. A background check is required.
The Portland Fruit Tree Project
The Portland Fruit Tree Project works to map out urban fruit trees and utilizes volunteers to harvest these trees to give the produce back to the community and prevent waste. Neighborhood House would like to organize a fruit tree harvesting group which would be in the Burlingame/Multnomah Village/Hillsdale areas and the produce would be given to the Neighborhood House Food Box Program to distribute to clients. Group harvests are scheduled during August through Mid-November. Please contact the Neighborhood House Food Box Coordinator, Kelly Owen, at kowen@nhweb.org if you are interested in participating in a group harvest to benefit our food box program. A date has not yet been set- the Food Box Coordinator will determine a date that is compatible with volunteer schedules. More information about the Portland Fruit Tree Project can be found at www.portlandfruit.org
If you’d like to get involved with our efforts to feed hungry families, contact our volunteer coordinator at 503-246-1663 x117, or volunteers@nhweb.org.
Current Volunteer Opportunity
The Portland Fruit Tree Project
The Portland Fruit Tree Project works to map out urban fruit trees and utilizes volunteers to harvest these trees to give the produce back to the community and prevent waste. Neighborhood House would like to organize a fruit tree harvesting group which would be in the Burlingame/Multnomah Village/Hillsdale areas and the produce would be given to the Neighborhood House Food Box Program to distribute to clients. Group harvests are scheduled during August through Mid-November. Please contact the Neighborhood House Food Box Coordinator, Kelly Owen, at kowen@nhweb.org if you are interested in participating in a group harvest to benefit our food box program. A date has not yet been set- the Food Box Coordinator will determine a date that is compatible with volunteer schedules. More information about the Portland Fruit Tree Project can be found at www.portlandfruit.org
For More Information
503-246-1663 x117
volunteers@nhweb.org
volunteers@nhweb.org
Food Box Hours
| Monday | 1:30 - 5:00 | |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 12:00 1:30 - 5:00 |
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| Thursday | 4:00 - 8:00 |
