SW HOPE: Feed the Hungry

What is the Food Pantry?

Neighborhood House operates the largest food pantry on Portland’s west side, providing emergency food boxes to more than 1,400 individuals every month. In 2020, the Pantry tripled its normal capacity due to COVID-19 and has shifted to a delivery-only model to bring customized food boxes right to peoples’ homes.

What is our goal?

This year, we hope to collect $50,000 (or the 200,000 lbs equivalent) to serve the ever-increasing number of families who come to Neighborhood House looking for assistance with their basic food needs. This amount of food can sustain our neighbors for three months, allowing them to focus on other necessities, such as finding employment or improving their job skills. As people face the repercussions of economic crisis due to COVID, the number of food insecure households in Oregon has grown to nearly 1 in 4. 

SW HOPE 2021 EVENT DATES

*Indicates virtual event

*Kick off & Give Week

March 1 – March 5
Help us start this year’s SW HOPE off right and join us for 5 days of giving. We aim to raise $10,000 toward our $50,000 goal. Can we count on your support?
Give now!

Take Out to Donate Nights

Enjoy some delicious, local take-out while giving back! 10% of all proceeds go directly towards SW HOPE. 
Tuesday, March 9 – Salvador Molly’s Hillsdale
Tuesday, March 23 – Shalom Y’all SW
Sunday, March 28 – Yalla (Multnomah Village)
Tuesday, April 6 – Mediterranean Exploration Company

*Food Insecurity Panel

Thursday, March 18 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Interested in learning more about why the Pantry is so essential? Join us for an expert panel on food insecurity in Portland, its roots, and what we can do to help. Suggested donation of $10-$15 for SW HOPE.

Panelists include:

• Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran
• Jim Cooper, Food Pantry Manager
• Wajdi Said and Jawad Khan from Muslim Educational Trust
• Eric Wiser from OHSU

Register for free now!

Drive-up to Donate

Saturday, April 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Southwest Community Center (6820 SW 45th Ave)
We need your help! Drive up and donate food or cash and be entered in a raffle to win a gift certificate! Hosted by Southwest Hills Kiwanis Club in celebration of their 75th anniversary.
Hillsdale Community Church, UCC is holding weekly drive up to donate events (March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3) from 10-11am at 6948 SW Capitol Hwy)

*SW HOPE 5K

April 5-11
Back again this year, the SW HOPE 5K is looking to be better than ever! We’re going virtual, which means that you can run “with others” at a distance, or run at your convenience anytime from April 5-11.
Register now!
Cost: $30 for adults; $10 for kids
T-shirt size guaranteed until March 8

Thinker Toys Fundraisers

April 7 – 10% off purchase with a food pantry donation
April 9 – 10% of Thinker Toys sales donated to SW HOPE