Urban Gleaners - collecting surplus food to feed the hungry
Our mission at Urban Gleaners is to help alleviate hunger by collecting edible, surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away and redistributing it to agencies that feed the hungry.
We have different programs for redistributing gleaned food, including:
**Food to Schools Program
In 2009, we began our Food to Schools program, addressing the plight of childhood hunger in Portland’s East Multnomah County. Currently, we have 23 schools on our roster that have been identified as having 75.1-95.3% of the elementary school children on free or reduced lunch.
**Summer Free Farmers Markets
Our Summer Free Farmers Markets provide hunger relief during the summer months to children and their families.
**Mobile Market
To meet the challenge of the large number of food deserts in east Multnomah County, Urban Gleaners brings Mobile Markets to many apartment complexes.
Picking up and redistributing food is a simple weapon in the fight against hunger. Hunger is less a problem of scarce resources but rather inefficient distribution. A network of over 65 volunteers makes our work possible.
(503) 226-8061
Mailing address:
PO Box 6344
Portland, OR 97228
Physical address:
15 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97214