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Love rescuing food and redistributing it to your neighbors? Join our Saturday Pop-up!!
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Do you have a passion for reducing food waste and distributing high quality foods to your neighbors? Assist Community Share, a partnership with Lift UP. to redistribute gleaned food to affordable housing buildings in NW and Downtown Portland! This rescued food is given out directly to residents by resident advocates and community volunteers who collaborate with Lift UP to ensure that as much food is 'rescued’ and given out as possible.
The shift that is currently available involves sorting gleaned food on Saturdays around 9:30-11:30am to be transported to an affordable housing building where it will then be given out by resident volunteers. All buildings are located in NW/Downtown Portland. Minimum commitment is once/month.
This program plays a vital role in combatting food insecurity in Portland, and your help would be greatly appreciated!
This role requires the ability to safely lift up to 40lbs and stand for 2 hours.
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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
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Hunger,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Multiple locations Portland, OR 97209
(45.5267 ,-122.68805 )
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2025
SKILLS
- Critical Thinking
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- We ask that community share volunteers commit to helping out at least once a month.
- Willingness to complete onboarding process & training.