Baker City Backpack Program

08/26/2026

VOLUNTEER NEEDED! 🚙🍎

The Baker City Backpack Program is looking for a weekly fruit delivery driver!

We need someone with a pickup truck or SUV who can pick up and deliver fresh fruit from a local grocery store to our packing location on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings each week.

It’s a simple but incredibly important way to help make sure local kids have access to nutritious food over the weekend.

Interested in helping? Send us a DM!

Please share this post with someone who might be a great fit! 🍎🥕

08/24/2026

🎒 Back-to-School has arrived! 💛

As we get ready for another school year, we’re excited to continue providing weekend food support to local students who need it.

📣 Watch our page for updates on registration and start dates! Enrollment is easy and available anytime throughout the school year.

We’re so grateful for our community’s continued support for this program!

07/25/2026

07/19/2026

The Blue Mountain Food Pantry at the Baker County Senior Center is open this week!🍎🏦 We are located at 2810 Cedar St, Baker City. The Baker City pantry is open every Thursday, from 9 am until 11 am.🕘

This program requires folks to sign in, and you may use the service once a month. There is an income guideline during sign in, but no proof is required. Please call us if you have questions about the program!🥰

Please bring your own bags, we are totally out!😝

🙏 These vital services rely on generous donors like you! If you can, please consider supporting us:
👉 Donate Here: https://square.link/u/5JmCFwqq

Community Connection of Northeast Oregon is an equal opportunity provider.

06/30/2026

In 2025, we received 14,828 requests for help with food and meals, which is consistently one of the top three needs people contact us about.

We can connect you with food resources in your area, including pantry and meal locations, assistance programs, and help with accessing SNAP.

Need help with food? Call 211, text your zip to 898211, email us at [email protected], visit 211info.org/food, or choose the food icon in our app. We’re here to help!

06/25/2026

📢 Heads up, Baker City! 📢

The Salvation Army in Baker City will be closed from June 22nd through July 6th, 2026. 🗓️

If you or someone you know needs a food box during that time, please do not go without! CCNO supplies food to two additional pantries right here in Baker City that can help. 🥫🧡

🔵 Blue Mountain Food Pantry
📍 Baker County Senior Center
📅 Thursdays, 9:00am to 11:00am
🏠 2810 Cedar St., Baker City
📞 541-523-6591

💚 Northeast Oregon Compassion Center
📅 Thursdays, 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm
📞 Call for an appointment: 541-523-9845
🏠 1250 Hughes Lane, Baker City

Nobody should go hungry. Please share this with anyone in Baker City who might need it during this time! 🙏💙

These programs are equal opportunity providers.

06/18/2026

FREE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM IS RETURNING!

Free, nutritious meals will be available to all children ages 18 and younger most weekdays Monday through Thursday throughout the summer, from June 15 through August 6, 2026.

A sack lunch and breakfast for the next day will be offered from 11:00am to 11:30am via the bus lane at Baker High School on E Street.

We will be using a drive-through model again this year, and walk-ups are also welcome.

No registration is necessary - just show up!

Children should be present to receive meals; however, we understand that may not always be possible. (For example, if a child is not feeling well.)

This year, we will not be offering meal purchases for adults.

Anyone who needs more information may contact Food Services Supervisor Amanda Dolby at the District Office by calling 541-524-2260.

06/08/2026

Check out our 2026 poster! These beauties have been popping up all over town in the past few weeks and we have one for you! Get in touch if you’d like one for your window, cork board, or wall.

06/08/2026

Summer season resources are here! The 211info database lists more than 1,700 food resources, including food pantries, farmers markets, community gardens, fresh food distribution, summer food programs for kids, and Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program assistance!

Learn about additional food resources available this summer at: 211info.org/2026/05/summer-food-resources (link in our bio).

You can also connect with us and we’ll help you navigate what's available! Call 211, text your zip to 898211, or email [email protected]. Visit 211info.org/food to search on your own.