Do you share our passion for reducing hunger in our Portland community? Are you seeking to support your neighbors facing food insecurity? Our Adopt a Building program empowers you to enhance food access for neighbors by ensuring they have consistent access to abundant, nutritious food in the buildings where they live.
Adopt a Building and Support Our Mission to Reduce Hunger & Improve Lives
We Have Many Buildings Waiting to Be Adopted
Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, congregations, individuals, and foundations who showed their commitment to feeding our community by adopting a building, we delivered 4,820 food boxes to residents in 50 low-income buildings in Northwest and Downtown Portland last year. In 30 of these, residents also received monthly onsite pantry restocks and access to Supper Club, our cooking and nutrition education classes. With the help of these sponsors, we were able to improve food security and empower residents to have healthier, more stable, and more socially connected lives.
However, many buildings still struggle with food insecurity and are in need of assistance. According to the USDA, at-home food costs have grown 25% since 2021, and many of our food-insecure neighbors saw drastic cuts to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in 2023. It is becoming increasingly difficult for low-income residents to access a nourishing meal. Partners like YOU help them access the food they need and deserve.
By participating in our Adopt a Building program, you will support three essential in-building services that feed, nourish, and connect our neighbors facing food insecurity.
Our Adopt a Building Program Provides Essential Onsite Services
An accessible and stable supply of food, restocked monthly, for all residents in need of food. Usage of onsite pantries in Adopted Buildings doubled in the past two years.
Our unique Delivered Food Boxes provide residents facing barriers to food access with a week's supply of fresh food and pantry staples delivered conveniently to their front door.
Our 4-part Supper Club series teaches nutrition, fosters basic cooking skills, and provides community building opportunities for residents.
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Park Tower Resident
My Delivered Food Box has improved my diet and lifts my spirits - thank you.
Who Are the Residents You’ll Be Supporting?
Lift UP focuses on collaborating with housing partners that serve the following groups: households with incomes below 60% of Area Median Income, seniors and adults with disabilities, and those providing Permanent Supportive Housing.
Take a look at the Median Income Chart provided by the Portland Housing Bureau and get to know the households our Adopt a Building program supports.
These buildings have dedicated Adopters or are funded at the full service level through our General Adopt pool.
These buildings receive monthly grocery deliveries from Lift UP, made possible by our generous General Adopt donors.
These Buildings Have All Been Adopted by Our Generous Sponsors!
Special thanks to our General Adopt Funders:
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, Saling Foundation, Zera Foundation, Wheeler Foundation, Clark Foundation, Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Care Oregon, Metro, Healy Foundation, Legacy Health Systems, Schnitzer Properties
The Jeffrey Resident