Northeast Emergency Food Program - Luther Memorial Church
Portland, OR
As the most active food pantry in Oregon, Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) meets the urgent food needs of nearly 10,000 people each month!
Northeast Emergency Food Program distributes a three- to five-day (or more) supply of nutritious groceries to our neighbors in need, frequently valued over $200. We offer a unique self-service shopping experience for our neighbors, allowing them to select their choice of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, bread, meat and more.
In addition to distributing food, NEFP also develops community solutions to secure access to adequate, affordable and healthy food. We ground our work in the belief that nutritious food is a basic human need and a building block for a healthy life of possibility.
Food Distribution Schedule
Thursdays and Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesdays: 4 to 6:30 p.m. (Spanish as the primary language)
Instead of "first come, first serve," we determine the order of guests accessing the pantry using a lottery system. Show up within 30 minutes of our opening time to receive your number.
Who We Serve
- Families with children; roughly 40 percent of those we support are children
- The unemployed and the underemployed
- People with special needs, including the elderly and those with disabilities
- A high percentage of Immigrants and refugees
- People experiencing crisis
Many of the families and individuals we serve only need to come once or twice, in urgent and often devastating emergencies. Others have been coming for years, like clockwork, struggling with a social emergency of disparity, inequity and a perpetual lack of resources. This is where NEFP comes in, helping people from falling through the cracks.
While NEFP is located in northeast Portland, our pantry has no geographic boundaries. We serve the tri-county region of northwest Oregon, as well as southwest Washington. Some individuals come to NEFP, even though there are food pantries closer to their homes, because of the dignity and respect our pantry offers. We are also able to help those who are experiencing houselessness and those who are undocumented. Further, we are open on Saturdays, which allows us to serve families who work during the week.
Please always verify information with the organization itself.
Services
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