AntFarm Learning Garden is where community members of all ages work and learn together by participating in planting, growing, harvesting, and distributing food. Healthy fresh vegetables are grown with organic and sustainable practices. These vegetables are given to folks in need, used in the AntFarm Cafe and Bakery, and used for various youth and community events and classes.

Provides access to a community garden. Hosts a variety of cooking classes focusing on making healthy versions of community classic dishes. Information and education on food safety and storage. Will occasionally provide food boxes when available.

Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Vancouver. Offers a variety of activities including aquatic exercise, camps, community gardening, exercise classes and activities, public parks, recreation centers, senior centers, summer meal programs, swimming facilities, and youth centers.

Works with youth and community volunteers to grow fruits and vegetables for community members in need. The produce grown in the SAGE garden is delivered to local food pantries and social service agencies for distribution to food insecure individuals and families.

Offers garden and cooking education classes at the SAGE garden. See website for current programs.

Connects people to emergency and supplemental food programs, such as food pantries, gleaning programs, community gardening opportunities, and nutrition education. FOOD for Lane County is a food bank that distributes food to partner agencies and food pantries. Those partners distribute food to people in their service areas. If they are able, clients should visit the pantry that serves their service area. Clients can use a different pantry outside of their service area, if needed.

The Gleaning Network harvests produce and collects food donations then distributes it to those in need. Food is harvested by gleaning volunteers as well as donated by growers and stores. Also provides a community gardening program where community members can grow produce for themselves.

Emergency food boxes provided weekly to people with a self-declared need. Bread and pastries available weekly. Clothing closet and personal items available weekly. Provides a community garden that is open to the public to pick produce.

Growing Gardens’ Home Gardens Program is a three-year program free to Portland residents with limited resources. Garden installation, plant seeds and starts, compost, tools, and educational workshops are provided. Beginning gardeners are matched with more experienced gardeners (“Garden Advisors”), providing one-on-one mentoring throughout the season. Growing Gardens works in adult and juvenile facilities, offering garden education services.

Youth Grow provides hands-on education in school gardens to help all children feel accepted and empowered to make conscious choices, become stewards of the environment, share their culture and increase community resiliency.

Provides a supportive place for anyone seeking a safe environment to meet and socialize. Provides a food pantry, lunch, showers, laundry facilities, community service locations, mentoring, social activities, internet, TV, movies, and games. Also offers community garden plots.

Provides food to individuals and families in a shopping style pantry. Items that may be available include: meats (frozen and canned), vegetables and fruits (fresh, frozen, and canned), fresh bread, eggs, and a variety of dry goods. Individuals and families may complete a full shop of the pantry once a month receiving a 3-5 day supply of food.

Recipients may visit the Pantry once a week for produce and fresh bread.

The entire community of Jefferson can help themselves to what they need from the Community Garden during the season of June-October and are encouraged to work and learn in the garden as well.

Christian faith-based organization that provides information and referral and advocacy for those in need. Referrals are made to churches in the LINC network that provide services such as:

-Linens, blankets, and towels
-Hygiene items
-Kitchen supplies
-Limited amount of furniture and small appliances
-Mentoring for budgeting and life skills
-Celebrate Recovery, a Christian-based recovery program

Coordinates with a network of community service providers to ensure referrals are made only to services that are currently available. Provides one-on-one consultation with individuals and families to ensure they are referred to services that are based upon their specific needs and qualifications.

Beginning and experienced gardeners work together to grow nutritious fruits and vegetables and learn new gardening skills during their shift at one of Oregon Food Bank's Learning Gardens. Everyone is invited to share in the harvest. No gardening experience required. All ages welcome.

Beginning and experienced gardeners work together to grow nutritious fruits and vegetables and learn new gardening skills during their shift at one of Oregon Food Bank's Learning Gardens. Everyone is invited to share in the harvest. No gardening experience required. All ages welcome

Provides emergency food boxes once per month. Gleaning program distributes gleaned surplus food weekly. Provides a children's clothing closet. Also offers a community garden and gardening instruction to community members. Donations and volunteers kindly welcomed.

Portland Parks and Recreation provides garden plots for those who would like land to grow their own produce. Opportunities are available to reserve personal garden plots or to work with a group to grow food.

Food programs include fresh food boxes including meat, dairy items, and baby food/formula. Pet food is regularly available in the pantry.

The Community Garden is available to low-income families to raise their own vegetables. Water, greenhouse space, and gardening classes are provided. Gardeners give back by giving 10% of their harvest to the pantry.

Limited monthly Senior Home Deliveries provided by volunteers for homebound seniors age 62 and older.

A gardener-led organization that relies on all participants to enhance the community spirit. The UCG contains 20 individual raised garden beds for use, and provides presentations and workshops on gardening instruction, home food preservation, and nutrition education.

Offers a mix of programs that address agriculture, gardening, community and economic development, youth and families, and natural resource stewardship. Provides community gardening and master gardener programs, food safety and preservation education, and 4-H youth programs. Is the point agency for forestry-related issues. WSU Clark County Extension is a three-way partnership between the USDA, WSU, and the county government.