Madras Community Food Pantry
Madras, Oregon
Hunger is a story we can end.
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Year-round
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at 49 NE 12th ST, Madras, Oregon
April - October
Evening distribution of Food
3rd Wednesday, 5:00-7:00 PM
Free Food Market on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
Sign in at 4:00 pm and the door opens at 4:30 pm - until all the food is gone.
Jefferson County Food Project
Sharing Food. Building Community
An innovative way to fight hunger in our community
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You Can Help – We Make it Easy
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When you are shopping for your family, you can purchase one or two extra items of nonperishable food.
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Place those items in the provided green bag.
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Our volunteer will collect the bags of healthy nonperishable food left outside their front doors, every 2nd Saturday of an even month and deliver it to the Madras Community Food Pantry.
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They will leave another green bag for the next time. It’s that easy!
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Join the Support Team
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We’ve got lots of big and small jobs to do! Help with anything from unloading bags of food to making phone calls to joining our Steering Committee.
Be a Neighborhood Coordinator
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It takes about one hour a month to coordinate your neighborhoods.
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Pick up donor’s green bags every two months and deliver them to Madras Community Food Pantry.
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Leave another green bag.
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Be a Food Donor
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Fill the green bags provided with nonperishable food and put it outside your front door. That’s all there is to it!
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One full green bag equals about 10 meals. We combine your bag with other neighbor’s bags and together we can feed the community!
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Food Collection Pick-Up Dates for 2025
February 8, April 12, June 14, August 9, October 11
Madras Community Food Pantry / 541-325-1747
2025 Festival of Trees
Join us on Saturday, December 5th - 6th, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds for our annual Christmas Tree Decorated and Auction. This event provides an opportunity for the community to come together and support a great cause by auctioning off beautifully decorated Christmas trees, with all proceeds going to the Madras Community Food Pantry. Decoration of trees will be donated by local businesses, service groups, and individuals. A prime rib dinner, done by Joe Davis of the Black Bear, will be served. Our event promises to be a fun-filled evening for the whole family, with activities and refreshments provided. We encourage everyone to come and join us in supporting our community. Also, we are looking for items to be donated for a silent auction. Contact us for more information at 541-325-1747. We offer sponsorship packages for businesses interested in engaging with their local community.
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COMING SOON: OUR NEW LOCATION!
The lease is signed and renovations have begun
on our new location for the Madras Community
Food Pantry. The building is located at 370
Culver Hwy. in Madras. Jefferson County has
purchased the building for our use.
Improvements to the building will include
insulation and interior walls, an HVAC system,
ADA access to the building and restrooms,
along with paving the parking lot. We hope to
move by early June 2025.
Our MISSION
“To alleviate hunger and food insecurity for all those persons living in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas who are at risk.” Our volunteers are passionate about carrying out our mission and focus on ensuring all our clients are treated with dignity and respect. “Hunger is a story we can end.”
How it all began
Our volunteers started handing food out of the office window in 1995. We evolved into a shopping pantry in 2016 and became our own 501c3 nonprofit in 2021.
SUBSCRIBE
Relocation efforts: We are partnering with Jefferson County to purchase a building in downtown Madras and hope to move by the end of 2024. Help us today by donating.
"Fighting hunger to build stronger communities. That’s what people of action do."
— Rotary