Hand Up Project

06/24/2026

https://www.handupproject.org/news-bites

06/23/2026

06/19/2026

We are incredibly grateful to the Ed Cauduro Fund of Oregon Community Foundation for their continued support of Hand Up Project at the Platinum Sponsor level.

Their matching grant for general operating support helps us continue feeding the family and sustaining The People’s Pantry during a time of rising need and shrinking resources.

This partnership reflects a shared commitment to dignity-centered, community-led food access—and a deep belief in showing up for people with care and respect.

Because of supporters like the Ed Cauduro Fund, we can keep our doors open, our shelves stocked, and our community supported.

💛 It truly takes a village. 💛 Thank you for standing with us.

Give Us a Hand. Feed the Family. www.handupproject.org

06/19/2026

Big thank you to Portland YouthBuilders and the Oregon Community Foundation 💛

This $1,000 Community 101 grant—funded through the A. Ted & Doris E. Nelson Fund—helps us keep feeding the family with dignity at Hand Up Project.

It truly takes a village. Thank you for giving us a hand.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865—
the day enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally told they were free.

More than two years after emancipation had already been declared.
That delay was not a mistake.
It was stolen time.
Stolen labor.
Stolen lives.
Millions of people were enslaved in this country.
Families were separated.
Bodies were owned.
Human beings were treated as property.
That is what this day holds.
And while slavery as an institution ended, the systems that grew from it did not simply disappear.
Juneteenth is remembrance.
Juneteenth is truth.
And it is a reminder that freedom in this country has never been given freely—and has never been equally protected.
We honor the people who endured.
We tell the truth about what was done.
And we do not look away.
❤️🖤💚

06/11/2026

We’re back on the road.
After losing our primary cargo van, Oregon Food Bank stepped in with a Rapid Response Grant that helped us get moving again when it mattered most.
With that support, along with our insurance and the strength of our community, we were able to purchase a 2017 Ford Transit 250—expanding our capacity and keeping The People’s Pantry running strong.
And just like that, we’re rolling again—picking up food, stocking the pantry, and showing up for our community week after week.
It takes a village to feed the family.
Thank you for helping us hold the line.
💚 Hand Up Project
Feeding the Family since 2016

06/03/2026

https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/food/pages/sebt.aspx

Summer EBT is a new grocery benefits program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer when school is out.

05/31/2026

Hey folks—

It’s Pride season, and we’re kicking off our Show Your PRIDE Food Drive at Hand Up Project.

Help us keep The People’s Pantry stocked and feeding the family with dignity.

Food may have dropped out of the news cycle, but nothing’s gotten easier. We’re facing higher costs, less reliable supply, and more first-time shoppers walking through our doors.

You can support by donating food in person, or through our virtual food drive—where your dollars stretch further through the Oregon Food Bank’s wholesale buying power.

If you can, help us keep showing up week after week by joining our Food Fairies—our monthly giving circle that makes this work possible.

If you can’t give right now, sharing this helps more than you know.

👉 Learn more and give here:
https://www.handupproject.org/show-your-pride-food-drive-2026

Hand Up Project is a Queer-led, dignity-centered food access program serving the greater Portland area. Because food is medicine—and dignity matters.