Capital Campaign Meets Goal!
Through the extraordinary generosity and vital commitments provided by members of our community, CCFB's campaign to raise $4.2 million for the construction of a new 22,000 sq. ft. central warehouse and distribution facility to serve Clark County and SW Washington has been a tremendous success. Continue »
There are 25 agencies in our local area that can offer you food assistance.
Local Food Agency List »In addition, we have a listing of a wide range of secondary resources (AFDC, Food Stamps, etc.)
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THE FACES OF HUNGER
- Households with children are the largest demographic group accessing emergency food boxes.
- The average number of EFB's distributed monthly in Clark county has increased from 9000 to 9500 and 40% of those receiving hunger relief from this source are children.
- The majority of adults served are either looking for work, working, retired or disabled.
Employees of CCFB actively and positively enhance the lives of people in our community who suffer the effects of hunger and food insecurity. Are you interested in a challenging new career?
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CCFB Re-opens their search for a new Executive Director
Clark County Food Bank is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill the key role as our Executive Director. The opportunity to apply closes Saturday, February 11th at 12:00pm. For complete details please follow this link...
Hunger in Clark County:
The United States Department of Agriculture defines hunger as "a circumstance where an individual goes without food for an intermittent or extended period of time." Perhaps of equal or even greater importance however, is another term describing hunger, the phrase "food insecurity." Food insecurity "is a condition where a family cannot be certain of satisfying...
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Clark County Food Bank and Oregon Food Bank: committed to fighting hunger
Clark County Food Bank is part of Oregon Food Bank-Metro Services, which is one of the 20 regional food banks in the Oregon Food Bank Network. In addition to serving Clark County, OFB-Metro Services also serves Multnomah and Clackamas counties. Working together, the Oregon Food Bank Network serves the entire state of Oregon as well as Clark County, Wash.
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1st Independent Bank’s Ready to Give Campaign:
The Ready To Give campaign came to its conclusion recently. Thanks to the incredible support and generosity of 1st Indy, which contributed the maximum $5,000.00 in matching funds, as well as donations from numerous FaceBook Causes supporters, Clark County Food Bank experienced a very successful campaign. Money from this effort will be used to help fund the operation of our new warehouse and distribution center which is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in mid to late November.
60 Minutes: Homeless Kids
The numbers of homeless children in the United States now hovers around 16 million as families reel from the reality of lost jobs and home foreclosures, according to a CBS 60 Minutes report, Hard Times Generation: Homeless Kids.
It is estimated that 25% of all children will be growing up in poverty, the largest American generation to be raised in hard times since the Great Depression.
Poverty is real. It's at our front door.