Our Philomath Food Bank (started by Nancy Flegal in 1975) provides emergency food boxes for low income families and individuals. Food boxes typically provide meals for 3-5 days and serves families west of 53rd Street in Corvallis to the western border of Benton County. Teachers report that children in their classes have to cut or skip meals at home, jeopardizing their health and learning capabilities. If it were not for the Food Bank, the only decent meal some children would get is at school.

Hunger is the silent epidemic that affects everyone in our community. One out of every six families in Linn and Benton counties must depend on food from an emergency food pantry at least once each year. As you would expect, senior, disabled persons, single parents and the unemployed are all represented as those who are having a hard time feeding their families. But in Oregon, the majority of people who live in poverty are working. The Oregon Center for Public Policy states that at least one parent works part-time and more in 64 percent of families with children living in poverty.

In 2010 the Philomath Food Bank provided 5,522 emergency food boxes for low income families and individuals. Food boxes typically provide meals for three to five days.

The Philomath Food Bank servers families west of 53rd Street in Corvallis to the western border of Benton County.

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We are located at:

360 South 9th Street

Philomath, OR

Our Winter hours are:

Tuesday  6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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