Food Resources
SNAP Benefits Update (Nov. 7, 2025): Following a court order, the state of Oregon has issued full November SNAP benefits to all recipients. This means all Oregonians receiving SNAP will have their full monthly benefit available now, regardless of their usual payment schedule. Please view the press release from the Governor’s Office for full details.
Pantries
DDSD Food Pantry Locations
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What is a School Food Pantry?
- A food pantry is a location where families can get FREE groceries, NOT grab and go meals
- Available groceries subject to change weekly
- Families can walk or drive to any of the school food pantries available
- Due to increased need, there is a possibility that the food pantries might run out of food before the end of the food distribution time. HOWEVER, families can visit any food pantry available within our district or outside the district
- For a list of food pantries and other programs available, you can visit Oregon Food Bank
- Food pantries are coordinated through community partner agencies, Oregon Food Bank and Urban Gleaners. David Douglas only serves as a distribution location.
Oregon Food Bank Statewide Food Finder
Visit this website to enter your zip code to locate free groceries, meals, produce, and other programs in your area.
Feed’em Freedom
The Black Community Food Center offers a food pantry, sustainable agriculture, and food justice education at Feedemfreedom.org.
Sunshine Division
The Sunshine Divisions runs a food pantry, distributes emergency food boxes and operates a clothing room. Visit the Sunshine Division website for more details. Food boxes can be requested through their site.
St. Vincent de Paul of Portland
St. Vincent de Paul of Portland provides drop-in pantries and food deliveries. Please visit their website for more information.
Portland Adventist Community Service (PACS)
PACS’s food pantry provides groceries to over 5,600 low-income and homeless individuals each month, helping them meet their food needs. Call 503-252-8500 or visit their website for more information.
FREE MEALS
Free School Meals
All school districts in Multnomah County are offering breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students during the 2025-26 school year! No application is required. For more information, check in with your school office.
Meals on Us
The nonprofit provides free chef-curated nutritious meals, to individuals experiencing hunger and food insecurity. They also run a meal train offering free meals to individuals recovering from gender-affirming surgeries. Visit the Meals on Us Instagram or Facebook for details, which have the most up-to-date information on events and services.
Meals on Wheel
Meals on Wheels operates dining centers in addition to home delivery service, and invites all older adults 60+ to come and enjoy fresh, healthy lunches Monday through Thursday. Visit the Meals on Wheels site for more details.
Milk Crate Kitchen
Family meals prepared and delivered at no cost twice a month. Request a meal from Milk Crate Kitchen.
Blanchet House
Founders Cafe offers three free meals a day, Monday through Saturday, at 310 NW Glisan St. Learn more about Blanchet House.
ADDITIONAL FOOD RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support to families with young children. Visit the website for more information.
Double Up Food Bucks
While SNAP benefits are paused, you may still use remaining SNAP benefits on your card to qualify for Double Up Food Bucks at eligible locations. Find participating farmers markets, grocery stores, CSA’s and farm stands on their website.
EMERGENCY DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS: Oregon Trail Card Holders get up to $20 to spend on local produce. To learn more, visit doubleuporegon.org
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Provides a food benefit card that works like a debit card to buy groceries for people who qualify. Applicants need to visit the Department of Human Services office to apply. Call or email the DHS office to access an application. View more SNAP details here.
- SNAP food benefits are paused starting Nov. 1 because the federal government is closed. Benefits will start again when the government reopens or approves new funding for SNAP. Visit ODHS website for updates and food help.
Urban Gleaners
Find 20+ free markets with food provided by Urban Gleaners.
Equitable Giving Circle
Hosts a “Weekly Free Market for Black & Brown Folks”, along with other health and wellness community events. Find the details here.
PDX Free Fridge
Free food in fridges and pantries across Portland – Take what you need, leave what you don’t, give what you can
For more information, visit the PDX Free Fridge website.
Northeast Emergency Food Program
Northeast Emergency Food Program distributes groceries and offers a self-service shopping. Location: Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 4800 NE 72nd Ave., Portland, OR 97218 (accessible by Trimet bus lines 71 and 72). Find more details here.
CityTeam Portland
Provides immediate help and support to men and women struggling with food insecurity, homelessness, and other life disabling circumstances and behaviors. Contact at portlandinfo@cityteam.org or 503.231.9334. Visit their website for more information.
LOVE OUR CITY
provides reliable access to healthy and nutritious food to individuals and families facing food insecurity in Portland. Their pre-packed food boxes are offered at no cost. Love Our City is located at 6120 NE 57th Ave (corner of 57th/Lombard), Portland, OR, 97218. Visit their website for more details.
Join
Join’s Day Space provides critical basic services to support individuals and families as they seek to survive on the streets, including food for family members and pets. Get their latest news on their Instagram account. Location: 1435 NE 81st Avenue Suite 100 Portland, OR 97213
Mainspring
Offers programs such as Mainspring’s Overnight Food Bag Program, Offsite Open Air Pantries, Onsite Outdoor Self-Select Food Pantry, and Senior Food Box Program. To find out more, call 503-233-5533 or visit their website.
SnowCap
SnowCap helps with food, clothing and other basic human needs. They serve people who live east of 82nd avenue and within Multnomah County. Call 503-674-8785 or visit their website to find out more.
HELPFUL LINKS
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211
Connect with someone at 211 Info to learn more about food assistance and find options for food pantries, fresh food, and/or hot meals near you:
- Call 2-1-1
- Text your zip code to 898211
- Visit their website for more information
Oregon DHS
Learn about Oregon’s food programs, including help with groceries and resources for people 60+ or living with a disability.
Clackamas Service Center
Offers several options for grocery pick-up, delivery, and hot meals at a variety of locations. Learn more about grocery program options here.
Multnomah Education Service District (MESD)
Offers a Food Assistance in Multnomah County guide that lists local programs and community partners offering free meals, groceries, and other supports. Please visit their website.
SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE PLEDGED TO FEED PEOPLE
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- Delicious Donuts (12 S.E. Grand Ave.) is offering free doughnuts, coffee, and breakfast items to anyone who needs extra support, no purchase required and no questions asked. “If your family is struggling right now, please stop by starting tomorrow,” Delicious Donuts co-owner Penny Nguyen wrote on social media. “Just come in and let us know you’re here for the ‘community treat.’ We’ll take care of the rest.”
- Mikiko Mochi Donuts (300 N.E. 28th Ave.) This mochi donut shop with multiple locations is giving away free donuts to anyone who shows a benefits card.
- Laughing Planet (locations throughout the state) is offering kid and adult meals for free to help feed people losing benefits. Just ask for a “kid SNAP” or “adult SNAP” meal or both.
- AG Burrito Shops (locations around the Portland area) in partnership with Oregon State Representative Ricki Ruiz, will offer burritos to people who are losing benefits.
- DB Dessert Company (2624 N.E. Alberta St.) is offering free, fresh loaves of bread to anyone losing benefits, starting on Saturday. They will continue offering the bread as long as they are able.
- El Sombrero Tapatio (10820 N.E. Sandy Blvd), a Mexican restaurant in Parkrose, is offering free meals to those losing benefits. Ask for the “SNAP meal” and let them know if you prefer chicken or beef and they will make you a meal, no questions asked.
- Mama Chow’s Kitchen (3757 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd), a food truck serving Chinese food, pledged on Instagram to feed senior citizens and children who lose benefits starting Thursday. Just say “Pans” when you reach the counter.
- The Pharmacy PDX (2100 N.W. Glisan St.), a bar in Nob Hill, is giving away meals every week until benefits come back. According to Instagram, anyone who wants to reserve a meal – chicken enchiladas this week – should email ThePharmacyPDX@gmail.com before 8 a.m. on Saturday with the number of people who will be eating. Meals will be picked up on Sunday.
- GeekEasy Anime Cafe (310 N.W. Davis St.), an anime cafe in Northwest Portland, is offering free meals to anyone who needs them during the government shutdown. Anyone who comes up to the counter and asks for an “Otaku Special” will get a free ham and cheese or mixed greens wrap as well as a coffee or iced tea.
- Nan’s Taqueria (15640 S.E. Happy Valley Town Center Drive in Happy Valley) is making meals for anyone who asks. Those in need of help can email nanstaqueria@gmail.com.
- Heretic Coffee (5120 S.E. 28th Ave., Portland) is a volunteer-run, nonprofit coffee shop that trains people to become baristas and coffee roasters. Starting November 1, the shop will offer free breakfast to those in need.
- Creekside BBQ (910 N.E. Tenney Rd., Suite 119 in Vancouver), a Texas-style barbecue, is offering “anyone in the community who needs it a hot meal,” according to a Facebook post. “Just stop in and ask for the shutdown special,” the post said. “No questions asked, and definitely no judgment.”
- Grassa (multiple locations), a counter-service Italian restaurant with locations in downtown and Northwest Portland and at the Portland International Airport, will offer a free kid’s meal to kids whose families are set to lose their SNAP benefits at the end of the month. Show a SNAP card at any Grassa location for a free kids’ pasta dish.
- Salvi PDX (2030 S.E. 7th Ave.), a Salvadoran restaurant that operates out of Ground Breaker Brewing, is giving away free pupusitas to anyone who has lost food benefits for the whole month of November. “If your family has been affected by these SNAP changes, please come in and enjoy free pupusitas,” the restaurant wrote on Instagram. “No questions, no judgment just a warm meal and a reminder that this community cares about you.”
- Red Sauce Pizza (4641 N.E. Fremont St.) is giving away frozen pizzas for children losing benefits. They will be available for ordering on Saturday.
- Miss Delta (3950 N. Mississippi Ave.), a barbecue restaurant, said they will give anyone with an EBT card “a pulled pork po boy or a BBQ cheeseburger” after benefits run out, according to a post on Threads.
- Donut Land (19350 S.W. Boones Ferry Rd. in Tualatin) Inspired by Heretic Coffee, this doughnut shop is offering free breakfasts to anyone losing SNAP benefits. Visit and ask for the “SNAP breakfast. No proof needed,” the shop wrote on social media. “No questions asked.”
- Pizzeria Stellina (4727 S.E. Woodstock Blvd.) is offering free pepperoni calzones to anyone losing their SNAP benefits, no questions asked.