Organization: Clackamas Service Center
Mission: WE ARE A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE ONE-STOP COMMUNITY CAMPUS FOR CLACKAMAS AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY RESIDENTS SEEKING FOOD, SAFETY, HEALTH AND STABILITY ON THEIR PATH TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
Activities: THE COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SERVICES. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 375 HOUSEHOLDS WITH GROCERIES EACH WEEK DURING THREE PANTRY OPENINGS (TWO DAYTIME, ONE EVENING). OUR SHOPPING-STYLE PANTRY ALLOWS CLIENTS TO SELECT THEIR OWN MIX OF GROCERIES, REDUCING STIGMA AND INCREASING CULTURAL APPROPRIATENESS. WE ALSO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 480 HOT MEALS EACH AND EVERY WEEK (INCLUDING FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY) TO A WIDE RANGE OF LOW- AND NO-INCOME CLIENTS.
OUTREACH FOOD IS JUST ONE PART OF WHAT WE OFFER. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A HUB-AND-SPOKE MODEL, WITH NUTRITION SUPPORT ACTING AS THE CENTRAL DRAW (HUB) AND CONNECTION TO OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY PARTNERS SERVING AS SPOKES. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, WE CONNECT CLIENTS WITH AN ONSITE CLOTHING CLOSET, HOT SHOWERS, SEASONAL WARMING/COOLING SHELTERS, MEDICAL CARE, ONSITE DENTAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFIT PROGRAMS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, BEHAVIORAL AND VOCATIONAL HEALTH, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CLIENTS ON THEIR PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ALL AT A SINGLE LOCATION WHERE CLIENTS FEEL SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND SUPPORTIVE.
COVID RELIEF- VOLUNTEER AND OUTREACH
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Human Services