Bend Food Project

We adopted the same simple door to door food collection system to enable people to pitch in and help.

Bend food project. Tgp has programs for adults and children. First fill out the form below. Tgp also manages backpacks for bend. The bend food project has developed a system that makes it easy for people to donate food.

According to recent reports about 16 of american households are considered food insecure it s no exaggeration. The bend food project closes the loop by partnering with other like minded community organizations. Since october of 2015 we have collected more than 344 000 pounds of food. Another study determined that 25 of all households with children are.

The giving plate has programs for both adults and children helping those in need in the central oregon region. Tgp is the only food bank in oregon which has a youth specific program kids s korner. Pickups are on the second saturday of alternate months. The food they collect helps to stock the shelves at the giving plate which is the largest food pantry in bend oregon.

1 in 5 children and 1 in 8 adults are food insecure in deschutes county. The coordinator will tell you when the next pickup is and you will also get an email reminder. The bend food project was started in october of 2015 by a small group of residents who wanted to help fight hunger in our area. Bend food project is an innovative new way to fight hunger in our community.

Comments bend food project. All food we collect is donated to the giving plate tgp which is the largest food pantry in bend oregon. We heard about the success of the ashland and medford food projects and wanted to start a similar project in bend oregon. Residents more than one in eight of our neighbors receive food aid.

Is there really a need emergency food. The bend food project is a 100 volunteer organization dedicated to the year round collection of non perishable foods. Where does it go. And that s what the bend food project is all about.

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