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 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 »
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 »
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 »
I’d like to invite you to help us with our Empty Bowls event this year by creating the bowls that are donated to FFLC to be sold at this annual project. FOOD For Lane County’s Empty Bowls Sale raises about $15,000 (45,000 meals) each year to help feed neighbors in need. This year it will… Read more »
EUGENE, Ore. – Some 900 hundred volunteers came together to give back in Lane County on Thursday for the 25th annual United Way Day of Caring. At FOOD for Lane County, 200 people helped package cereal and tackle other projects. Volunteer coordinator Daniel Budd said the food bank couldn’t operate without its volunteers. Read… Read more »
JUNCTION CITY — The seeds of a partnership planted three years ago between Food for Lane County and the state psychiatric hospital in Junction City have blossomed into a bumper crop of fresh apples for families in need. On Wednesday, about 20 hospital patients, staff and volunteers picked the first apples from the more than… Read more »
For volunteer pantry manager Cheri Harrison, the opportunity to serve is an honor and a privilege. “I’ve been a member of Eugene Faith Center for over 36 years,” said Cheri. “During those years I’ve had a lot of roles and done all kinds of volunteer work. About three years ago I was asked to manage the… Read more »
Letter Carrier’s Food Drive Please note that our holiday Letter Carrier’s Food Drive will be moving from the first two Saturdays of December to a single day in November. Saturday, November 18 will be a one day push to bring in as much as 95,000 pounds of food. The December dates were no longer working… Read more »
Our Kibble on Wheels program is now up and running as a pilot program! We are providing our Eugene Meals on Wheels clients with free pet food if they qualify for food assistance through a pantry. The program is currently operating with grant funds provided by Meals on Wheels of America. We are looking for… Read more »
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