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Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
Mission: Feeding the hungry today with compassion and hospitality.
Results: As of December 2023, we have provided over 7million pounds of food to over 450,000 food-insecure individuals in Deschutes County. In 2023, we helped 18,000 kids with supplement food in our Kid's Korner food pantry, and we provide over 540 kids per week with weekend food-relief in 32 Bend/La Pine schools with Backpacks for Bend.
Target demographics: food-insecure adults and children
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 38,000 people throughout our three hunger-relief programs were provided over 764,000 pounds of food.
Geographic areas served: Central Oregon
Programs: Grocery Program, Kids' Korner, and Backpacks for Bend
The Giving Plate is absolutely amazing. Go there when my family is in need of food and have become real close with the family that runs it. They have become like family and really care about helping the community even with the couple that runs it dealing with their health issues they still go above and beyond. I am now apart of the event team to help with future fundraisers just want to do anything to give back and help
