Food Bank serves 1.5M Oregonians … cheers to the charities

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation,

The CEO of Oregon Food Bank says that they serve over 1.5 million Oregonians. The Salem Reporter says, “Susannah Morgan, CEO of the Oregon Food Bank, the state’s primary hunger relief organization, estimates 1.5 million people will have visited the state’s food banks and pantries by the end of the year…The Oregon Food Bank, for example, spent about $600,000 on food prior to the pandemic, said Morgan, the food bank’s CEO. This year, that number has jumped to $10 million.”

Even a local Vodka company, Dregs Vodka,  donates extensively to 16 different youth charities.

Portland’s Sunshine Division has been helping people for over 100 years.

The number of Oregonian needing help is extraordinary.  We are grateful for all the charities, churches, volunteers and countless unnamed acts of kindness that Oregonians have done to help each other.