How We Feed Our Community
Adopted buildings provide NW and Downtown Portland residents with free Delivered Food Boxes, an Emergency Food Closet, and access to our Supper Club.
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Together, We Can Help End Hunger in Portland
At Lift UP, we believe that everyone deserves healthy and nutritious food. We take great pride in ensuring our neighbors have access to the quality food they deserve.
Inflation has increased food costs by 10% over the past year, and recent reductions in pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have caused food insecurity to soar for many in our community. Usage of Emergency Food Closets in Adopted Buildings doubled over the past year.
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of clients surveyed say their health improved after receiving food from Lift UP.
90%
of all food distributed was produce.
48%
individuals were served by Preston's Pantry – 50% were first-time shoppers.
11,970
of food were distributed – a 20% increase over the previous year.
692,286 lbs
Delivered Food Boxes were distributed in low-income housing communities – 39% were dietary specific (i.e. tailored to diets for diabetic, gluten-free, high blood pressure, soft food, low sodium, Kosher, etc.).
4,008
pounds of food were stocked in our Emergency Food Closets (onsite pantries housed in living communities), a 45% increase over the previous year.
60,140