Search Results: 'food bank'
Rock of Ages hosts music, hot air balloons, more
... music and activities for the community on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Admission and activities are free. Canned food donations will be accepted all day for the local food bank. Visitors can bring picnics or purchase food ...
Stopping By: Homeless advocate retires after years of putting sense of altruism to good work
... manager and set out on a path that led deeper into making sure marginalized individuals and families had food, shelter, warmth in winter and relief from heat in summer, and better treatment as people, not just ...
Stopping By: Framing home - Fragrance and color abound, from roses to ‘huggable trees’
... growing and planting vegetable starts such as cauliflower. The garden supplies produce to the county food bank as well as individuals.
At home, “At Last” isn’t the only plant Candace tends ...
Catherine Ann Eager 1945 - 2024
... 5995 N.W. 178th Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
Contributions in her memory can be made to the Oregon Food Bank. Cathy was passionate about ending hunger, especially for children.
Cathy's legacy of compassion, ...
‘Shred day’ scheduled June 1
... Credit Union, is free and open to all. Yamhill Community Action Partnership will be on hand to accept food donations for its food bank services.
Limit is three bags or boxes of documents. Documents in plastic ...
Stopping By: A passion for books and helping
Woman of the Year, Emily Duerfeldt, spends hours volunteering — but always finds time to read
Student from Kosovo organizes chess tournament to benefit local food pantry
... Music, an exchange student from Kosovo, organized the tournament, as a benefit for Hope on the Hill food pantry, a group he’s been involved with since coming to McMinnville in August 2023. The $10 entry ...
Merkley: Divide is bigger than ever
... Cano. The center fills a wide range of needs for families, from medical and dental care to offering a food bank, laundry area and showers.
“We wanted all students to have access,” Cano said before ...
Along the Street: Amity wood and ceramics gallery debuts new studio
... county, and participated in community activities such as the Melt Down fundraiser for the YCAP countywide food bank.
Chambers host Greeters program
The Grove tasting room, 216 N.E. Third St., will host the McMinnville ...
Stopping By: Harboring history
Heritage center director Heather Farquhar says visiting a museum should be fun, relevant
Is Hastings Village a model worth emulating around here?
... years, local homelessness has mushroomed from a problem into a crisis by almost anyone’s measure.
Food banks and soup kitchens have proliferated. New shelter, warming facility and transitional housing programs ...
Cheesy does it: YCAP's February Melt Down enters its final stretch
... residents this month in the Melt Down, an annual fundraiser for the Yamhill Community Action Partnership food bank.
Cupcakes from Lillie’s Sweet Shop and popcorn from Miss Hannah’s join all sorts of ...
Sharon Henry-Jones 1956 - 2024
... Community Transitional School in Portland; the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas in McMinnville; the Oregon Food Bank; or Well Constructed, a 501(c)3 well-building charity. More information may be obtained from Ross ...
Housing agencies lock horns following Starrett's removal from YCAP board
... “housing stabilization, energy and weatherization services, youth outreach services and a regional food bank.”
She said that “The introduction of any further services, or response methodologies ...
Along the Street: Melt Down will fill February with cheese
... – in a good way, due to the annual Melt Down fundraiser for the Yamhill Community Action Partnership food bank.
This year, 45 restaurants and other businesses will take part. Each will prepare a special item ...
YCAP ousts Mary Starrett from board; commissioners upset by move
... board of directors.
YCAP is a nonprofit social service agency that operates the county’s regional food bank, low income weatherization program, various shelters and housing stabilization programs.
On Thursday, ...
Group says Oregon hunger is soaring; calls for federal action
According to USDA food insecurity data — a way of measuring food hardship analyzed by Hunger Free America — across ...
Stopping By: Cycles of friendship
Dayton man finds sustained meaning in his two-wheeled travels and ‘PeaceBike’ journals
PGE rates to increase sharply in January
... from inflation on grocery items that reached double digits in 2021 and 2022, and demand for aid from food banks has risen sharply. Inflation has cooled in the last year, but many prices remain high.
The Public ...
