We would like to thank our partner Oregon Food Bank for a Rapid Response grant of $5,000, which we used to help purchase a new set of convection ovens for our Bailey Hill Warehouse commercial kitchen. One of FFLC’s two sets failed after 21 years (it was the original set from when our warehouse opened… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Volunteer
Rural Organizing Project takes on food pantry status
Volunteers prepare food in ROP’s kitchen on Feb. 18. With an average of 600 families served per week, the organization is on the constant lookout for those who can volunteer time, items or skills. By: Damien Sherwood/Cottage Grove Sentinel Posted Feb 25, 2021 As communities continue to feel the burden of the pandemic’s economic devastation,… Read more »
People really do care
Before Steve found the Mid Lane Love Project food pantry in Veneta, he was living with his dog in a pump house on an abandoned piece of property two miles out of town. A friend dropped him off there and never came back. “Between the drinking and the drugs I wasn’t even surviving. I was… Read more »
Rescuing leftovers from wasteful fates fills 25% of FOOD for Lane’s coffers
The food from restaurants and groceries are split into meal plates, frozen and distributed. While the volunteers and employees of FOOD for Lane County don’t don capes, they are on rescue missions Monday through Friday. The Food Rescue Express Program, also known as FREX, and Fresh Alliance help save food from around the area that… Read more »
Justice of Eating Awards 2020
Started in 2011, the Justice of Eating Award honors groups, individuals, and partner agencies for their distinguished contributions toward hunger relief in Lane County. We all share an extraordinary commitment to feeding the hungry and improving our community. We encourage anyone to nominate an organization, leader or volunteer for a 2020 Justice of Eating Award…. Read more »
Volunteers team up to feed kids’ minds, bodies this summer
Want to help build a better future? Nourish children’s minds, bodies and spirits. This summer, Creslane’s Intergenerational Reading Collaboration (IRC) and Food for Lane County are teaming up to do just that, weekdays in Holt Park. IRC volunteers pull up a chair, spread out a picnic blanket and read to children Tuesdays and Thursdays, in… Read more »
Summer Food Program volunteers needed
If you’re looking for a fun and meaningful volunteer opportunity this summer, give us a call. FFLC’s Summer Food Program needs volunteer site supervisors. FOOD for Lane County’s Summer Food Program has more than 40 sites in Lane County that provide a free lunch to children aged 2 to 18. It only takes two hours… Read more »
Thank you for filling so many empty bowls
Thank you for supporting FFLC’s 28th Annual Empty Bowls Sale, presented by Northwest Community Credit Union! We returned to FFLC’s Dining Room this year. Thanks to the generosity of event sponsors, artists and everyone who purchased bowls, we raised more than $10,000 for local hunger relief – enough to provide 30,000 meals for our neighbors… Read more »
Fighting hunger with pottery: ‘Empty Bowl Sale’ looks to give back to Lane County
EUGENE, Ore. – Local artists are joining forces with Food for Lane County in an effort to prevent hunger in the community. Joe Davis of Clay Space is hard at work. He’ll donate this piece to Food for Lane County’s 29th annual “Empty Bowls Sale.” “People are in need,” said Davis. “So that’s an overriding… Read more »
Day Kitchen Closed M, W, F from April 29 until May 10
Please note that our Day Kitchen will NOT be open to volunteer shifts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between April 29 and May 10. It WILL be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during this time. If you would like to reschedule your shift, please give Dan a call at 541-343-2822. Thank you, volunteers, for all… Read more »
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