Working to reduce food waste and fight hunger, we're partnering with other charities throughout the great Portland area to get wholesome food to the people who need it, to coordinate services for the houseless, the hungry, and the poor, and to share resources in the interest of more efficiency and effectiveness.
Our Services
Waste Not Food Taxi -- a network of volunteer drivers who pick up leftover edible food and deliver it to hunger-relief organizations. We hope to offer an app soon that will simplify this program.
Waste Not Food Pantry -- a resource for our nearest neighbors to give and receive food and sometimes other necessities. No questions, no expectations. Just charity in its purest form. Open 9:00AM - noon on Saturdays.
Waste Not Food Truck -- currently a team of volunteers using their own vehicles to deliver and serve wholesome meals to our unhoused neighbors, our next project is to create a free food truck with all the tools and licenses of a for-profit truck, allowing us to serve more people more often.
Waste Not Food Taxi -- a network of volunteer drivers who pick up leftover edible food and deliver it to hunger-relief organizations. We hope to offer an app soon that will simplify this program.
Waste Not Food Pantry -- a resource for our nearest neighbors to give and receive food and sometimes other necessities. No questions, no expectations. Just charity in its purest form. Open 9:00AM - noon on Saturdays.
Waste Not Food Truck -- currently a team of volunteers using their own vehicles to deliver and serve wholesome meals to our unhoused neighbors, our next project is to create a free food truck with all the tools and licenses of a for-profit truck, allowing us to serve more people more often.
Our Partners
We're delighted to be meeting like-minded members of the community at all levels:
We're delighted to be meeting like-minded members of the community at all levels:
- Move Food is doing precisely what we are, over on the east side of Portland. That allows us to focus on Washington County.
- Urban Gleaners is also in our line of work, and they have a huge, beautiful facility for safe food handling. We especially appreciate their work to provide healthy food to school children.
- Free Hot Soup is an awesome network of volunteers who go out and feed, clothe, comfort, and befriend our homeless neighbors. They allow us to focus on our food business partners, collecting donations and keeping edible food out of the dumpsters.
- Washington County Waste Management has begun offering our services as a solution to businesses who want to reduce waste but aren't able to do the legwork of connecting with charities.
- Beaverton School District saves all the cafeterias' leftovers for us to pick up and distribute, a terrific source for our families with children.
- Pantries at many churches have large facilities and cold storage, allowing us to transport more perishable food, which they distribute to families in need. We deliver to St. Matthew's Lutheran, Sunset Presbyterian, The Pantry at Rock Creek, Holy Trinity, Sunshine Pantry, among others.
- We participate in Birch Community Services, transporting their free bulk food to our other partners.
- The Oregon Food Bank, already providing a huge volume of food to Oregonians across the state, is also helping us get more fresh, whole food to those who are most vulnerable, especially children.
Waste Not Food Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Become a Food DonorClick here to access our basic form where you can send us your contact information. We'll make arrangements to fit your needs and schedule. Thanks!
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Become a VolunteerVolunteer drivers need a clean driving record, their own transportation, and in some cases a food handler's card. Click here to sign up, and we'll work with you to choose pick-ups that fit your schedule.
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