Madras Community Food Pantry
Madras, Oregon
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. In 2024, we served 24,370 adults and children, 9,349 households, which equates to a 52% increase over 2023.
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Our mission is to help people out of poverty by alleviating hunger and food insecurity for those persons in Jefferson County and the surrounding area who are at risk..
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Our volunteers are passionate about carrying out our mission and focus on ensuring all our clients are treated with dignity and respect.
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“Hunger is a story we can end.”
We offer high protein, nutrient-dense free food choices through a shopping-style food pantry in Madras, Oregon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of each week 10:00 am-1:00 pm. A Free Food Market on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Sign in at 4 pm and the door opens at 4:30 pm- until all the food is gone. We also have four in-school pantry programs for students who need food on the weekends.
