Hunger.Hope.Help

by Oregon Food Bank, Inc.
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help
Hunger.Hope.Help

Project Report | Jan 16, 2019
Rural neighbors band together for food

By Lauren Zielinski | Corporate + Community Relations Officer

Rufus Baptist Church hosts the new pantry
Rufus Baptist Church hosts the new pantry

New food assistance programs are seeded in the Columbia River Gorge 

About 300 people officially call Rufus, Oregon home. Located at the base of the John Day Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, jobs are scarce in Rufus, and the closest full service grocery store is 27 miles away. 

"For years there was only one food pantry in all of Sherman County, and it was only open one day a month," says Sharon Thornberry, rural communities liaison for Oregon Food Bank. "When I approached the Rufus city council with a plan for a pantry, they immediately embraced the idea and ran with it." Like us, the community believes that hunger doesn't belong in rural Oregon either. 

But the pantry almost didn't open on time. Destructive wildfires that spread through Wasco and Sherman counties forced many to temporarily evacuate, and parts of the town lost power. 

The new pantry is now open two days a month and offers fresh produce and pantry staples such as rice, cooking oil and canned tomatoes. "The community just loves it. They get here early to visit," says Carol, who is also one of the pantry's coordinators. "My goal is to make sure people have a little extra. I know what it's like to live on a limited income." 

Your support helps more people access fresh, nutritious food in their community. Learn more at oregonfoodbank.org/programs. 

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Oregon Food Bank, Inc.

Location: Portland, OR - USA
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Lauren Zielinski
Portland , OR United States

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