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Help your Neighbors Facing Hunger by Packing Groceries!
ORGANIZATION: Lift UP
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Description of Role
Volunteer with Lift Urban Portland, an organization that seeks to reduce hunger and improve the lives of low-income residents of Northwest and Downtown Portland. We are expanding rapidly to serve the needs of our growing community and we need your help!
Description of Role
Is organizing your thing? Does crossing items off To-Do lists give you happiness? Do you prefer to be behind the scenes? Come join us in our warehouse! You will have the opportunity to sort through hundreds of pounds of high quality food and restock shelves! You will also pack food for our Delivered Food Box and Emergency Food Closet services to ensure that community members who are facing hunger have access to healthy food!
Quote from Community Member Impacted by the Delivered Food Box Service
"There’s always great food in the boxes and what I don’t eat I add to the Emergency Food Closet. I’ve also been pickling the vegetables I get delivered".
- Resident, Uptown Towers
Responsibilities and Other Details
- Hours are flexible
- Group events are offered, please reach out to Abby (Volunteer Coordinator) directly to learn more
- A reference check will be conducted
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About Lift UP
Location:
3448 NW Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210, US
Mission Statement
Our vision at Lift UP is a Portland where everyone has access to healthy food and opportunities to connect with others.
Description
Lift UP was founded in 1980. The goal was to help neighborhood residents through coordinated volunteer efforts.
Initial activities included conducting food drives and distributing government food commodities, helping people connect with existing social services, and providing opportunities for neighborhood residents to socialize.
Lift UP entered a partnership with the Housing Authority of Portland (now Home Forward) to provide socialization and other services to residents of low-income apartment buildings through the Adopt a Building program. Volunteers from churches and synagogues provided community-building and enrichment activities, including social events and classes.
In December of 2007, Lift UP acquired Preston's Pantry and-with the support of donors, Oregon Food Bank, and local businesses-expanded the program to provide staples and fresh food in an environment that emulates a small grocery store. The food pantry now serves nearly 13,000 people a year!
In 2016, Lift UP launched the Adopt a Building program, which provides in-building food resources to affordable housing residents in Northwest and Downtown Portland. Through this program, Preston's Pantry, and Free Food Market, Lift UP distributed nearly 800,000lbs of food last year. We couldn't do the work that we do without our dedicated volunteer team and we'd love for you to join us!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2860 NW 29th AvenuePortland, OR 97210
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Weekly or bi-weekly