Food Pantry
Every month, over 5,600 adults and children, some homeless, but most who are living in low-income households, receive food from PACS. The groceries that families receive from PACS help them to meet their food needs for the month.
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If you need help with food assistance, our Food Pantry serves clients Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. You are allowed to access the food pantry only one time each month.
Our procedure for distributing food in a safe way is to fill boxes with fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, beans, and dairy products, and place them directly in your vehicle when you come. You will receive a 3-5 day supply of groceries for your household. There will be a line of cars waiting, thank you for your patience as our volunteers fill boxes as fast as possible.
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Our Food Pantry follows the US Department of Agriculture’s Nondiscrimination Policy. PACS welcomes everyone!
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Questions? Want to partner with us? Please reach out to Tim Zollbrecht, Associate Director, at Tim.Zollbrecht@pacsonline.org or
503-252-8500 x1111.
What to Expect When You Come
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The Food Pantry begins serving clients at 9:00 am and stop accepting new clients at 11:00 am; as long as you arrive before 11:00 am you will receive food that day.
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When you arrive you will take your place in line, either in one of our drive-up lanes for clients in a vehicle, or in line at the walk-up table.
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When it is your turn, our intake coordinator will ask you the following questions: full name, birthdate, zip code, and number of individuals in your household.
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We will enter this basic information into a database that is only shared with the Oregon Food Bank. We collect this information to be able to assess how many people we are serving, and the impact that we have on our local community.
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We strive to be efficient and respect your time. However, the number of clients we serve and our dependency on volunteers means that the entire process from start to finish may require extended periods of waiting and we appreciate your patience.
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The PACS Food Pantry has plenty of parking and Trimet Bus Stop 2258 servicing line 77 eastbound (line 77) is located in front of our building. Trimet Bus Stops servicing both lines 77 westbound and 23 in both directions (line 23) are within a block of PACS. We are also a 1-mile walk from the Gateway Transit Center.