Dear Friends of Northeast Emergency Food Program,
In this time of global health crisis, we at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) are committed to meeting the increasingly urgent needs of our neighbors.
We are committed to keeping our doors open, but some changes have been necessary.
To protect the health of our clients and volunteers, we have shifted from shopping style to food boxes prepared in advance and distributed using a drive-by or walk-up hand-off
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
On Saturday, March 21, NEFP served over 600 families (representing over 2,000 individuals) in two hours!
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, NEFP served an average of 100 families during a typical three-hour window. This sharp increase in need is due to layoffs because of the pandemic, and because NEFP has become a hub for other food programs running low on resources and volunteers.
This service to the most vulnerable among us is essential. And it is only possible through the support of committed donors like you.
You are important to us. To protect the health and safety of our community, we have cancelled the
NEFP Sustainers Lunch
that was planned for April 15, 2020.
We ask that you carefully consider the amount you might have donated at this event, and instead make a secure online
donation to NEFP now
(select “NE Emergency Food Program” as your Designation). To make an even more lasting impact, we invite you to become a Sustaining Partner by committing to an automatic gift each month, thus enabling us to better plan to meet the challenges ahead.
We are grateful that you are with us both in spirit and through your continued financial support. Please stay in touch, be well, and know that we care about each and every one of you.
