2018 ANNUAL REPORT

About Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon

At Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, we envision a state where everyone is healthy and thriving, with access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. To bring that vision into reality, our team raises awareness about hunger, connects people to nutrition programs, and advocates for systemic changes.

As leaders in the anti-hunger movement committed to racial justice, we approach hunger differently. We strive to center the leadership of those most impacted by hunger and poverty and to work alongside communities to advocate for systemic changes and better access to food.

While the majority of people facing poverty in Oregon are white, people of color are overrepresented as a percentage of the population in poverty. We acknowledge these disparities are rooted in structural racism and discrimination. Hunger and poverty are outcomes of the exploitation of people, their land, and their labor.

To achieve a hunger-free Oregon, we know we must focus our resources on decreasing hunger among communities with higher rates of food insecurity and poverty, including communities of color, immigrants, people living with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community.

Together, we can end hunger.

Dear Friends,Learn has long been the first word in our tagline–Learn, Advocate, Connect. Convening listening sessions around the state is an important part of our work.

In 2018, our listening led us to new places:Hunger-Free Schools Campaign–a big dream to ensure every student has enough to eat.Plan to End Hunger–ending hunger requires more than just access to food.College Hunger initiative.SNAP Advisory Board. New partnerships. Revamped events.

Read on to learn about how these new projects continued the strategies that have been proven most effective–connecting people to nutrition programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meals. And how it helped us take bold stands on policy issues.

Learning is not just a first step, it’s a value and an action that we continue to prioritize and return to. This ensures we are centering the voices of those who are directly impacted by hunger and poverty in our decision-making.

Thank you for joining us in this work. From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful for each and every person who contributed in the past year–as a donor, partner, volunteer, and supporter. We truly could not do this work without you.

It may be a cliche, but it’s true–it will take all of us Oregonians coming together to create change, and to ensure every one of our neighbors is thriving.

In partnership,

Annie KirschnerExecutive Director, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon

GOAL 1: PURSUE EQUITY

EXPANDING SUMMER MEAL ACCESS IN RURAL COMMUNITIESAwarded 86% of grants to rural communities serving populations with the least access to summer food.

15 communities supported$58,600 grants awarded132 summer meal sites

5,000 children fed, on average, daily

“Grant County might be small but we have a lot of mouths to feed. Without these funds we would not be able to help fight hunger in Oregon and make sure no kid goes without summer meals.” Kimberly Ward, John Day Canyon City Parks and Recreation District

CONNECTING OREGONIANS TO SNAPTrained 189 people on SNAP at Oregon colleges

Trained 602 people on SNAP outreach, administrative changes and application assistance across the state

Connected 55,656 people to information about SNAP

IMPROVING BREAKFAST ACCESS FOR STUDENT SUCCESSStudents who eat breakfast are proven do better in school. The 4th annual November School Breakfast Challenge pushed schools to make changes that increased access to breakfast. As a result, schools served an additional 13,625 breakfasts!

48 schools in 23 school districts participatedAcross 15 counties

90,834 breakfasts served15% increase

GOAL 2: BUILD THE ANTI-HUNGER MOVEMENT

ENGAGING PARENTS AND STUDENTS ON SCHOOL MEALS14 Listening Circles

Including 4 in Spanish, 2 in Russian, 2 in Vietnamese150 people engaged

“It was fun for my son to eat school lunch with friends but we can’t afford it, so I pack his lunch. Universal school meals would mean he could sit with his friends.”Parent, at a Listening Session

LAUNCHING HUNGER-FREE SCHOOLSFormed a cross-sector coalition

Raised $20,000 from individual donors Endorsed 3 bills

ADVANCING JUSTICE STATEWIDE For the first time, Hunger-Free Oregon took clear and bold stances on ballot measures, supporting investments in affordable housing, and opposing measures that were shamefully anti-immigrant or strived to expand corporate tax loopholes. We advocated during the Oregon short legislative session on intersectional issues to reduce hunger. We continue to work hard to fight for changes in Salem that bring us closer to a hunger-free Oregon, including funding child care and paid family leave.

BUILDING A SNAP SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTSCollege students continue to have higher rates of hunger, especially at community colleges and for non-traditional students.

150 people attended a college hunger Listening Session2 state bills introduced to address college hunger

1 state department (Human Services) has implemented changes to make SNAP more accessible to college students

GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITYIn 2018, we worked to diversify our revenue streams, with a focus on increasing income from events and individual donors. This unrestricted income is crucial to funding our advocacy and civic engagement work to address root causes of hunger in Oregon. We also gave out more than $55,000 in grants to communities around the state to improve access to school breakfast and school meals.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (as of Dec 2018)

Rowena Norman | Co-Chair Feeding America

Merrin Permut | Co-Chair Legacy Health

Rob Cato | Treasurer Zenger Farm

Liz Adams OHSU, Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Donalda Dodson Oregon Child Development Coalition

Andrew Hogan Street Roots

Jacqueline Leung Micronesian Islander Community

Suzanne McLemore Echo Health Ventures

Sue Woodbury, MBA, RDN Oregon Health Authority - WIC

THANK YOU!Special thank you to board members who ended their service in 2018. Each of them contributed immeasurably to the strength of the organization.

Jaime ArredondoJoyce DoughertyArnie Gardnerruby shiraziBrian Frank

THANK YOU TO ALL AMAZING DONORSDonors giving $1000 or moreAnonymousPeter and Chloe BuckSenator Ron and Jane CeaseMary DuffyArnie and Robin GardnerEzra GormanJenn and William LynchSuzanne McLemoreJoy NormanRowena and Luke NormanMerrin Permut

Donors giving $500-$1000AnonymousSteve and Abigail BallySteve BlixtChristine and Andrew CarpenterSuzanne and Patrick FeeneyMarianne and Jon GermondTracey HenkelsAndrew Hogan and Jimmy RadostaLisa KingAnnie and Derek KirschnerJudith McGeeCece NewellAlicia and Charles PhilpotPaul SchneiderKim Thomas and John MorrisonKen ThrasherPatti and Stephen Whitney-Wise

Donors giving $100-$500AnonymousDavid AbramsAurelia AdamsLiz Adams and Neil ClarkStephen AiguierCheryl AltoSharon AndersonAna AnduezaSteve ArchJaime ArredondoJerre Ann BaderRoberta Badger-Cain and Leonard CainRussell Bither-Terry and Lauren KilgoreSally BowmanPeggy Jo BronsonEllen Brunson-NewtonWarren Burkholder, Jr.Robert and Patricia BurnsAdam CablerSandy CahillRobert CatoGrace Chang

Gina MazzottaThomas McAlarneyMegan McAninch-JonesKatie McRae and Roger IkertGlen and Julie MitzelDr. Lauren MorrJohn Mullin and Ellen WhyteMargaret NalliaCharlotte NavarreMegan and Matt Newell-ChingSharon NielsonAnne NorthVincent Novak and Elizabeth SweetnanEmily ParkerGiridhar PasumamulaAlison PeaseRobert PermutSara PerryTim PittsSandy PullellaAna QunnHeidi Rabe and Trudy WilliamsBernard RafalskiMary RaskRussell and Jolae ReedJenny RobinsonSenator Diane RosenbaumMarilyn RowellDorothy and Wayne SchmedelKathryn ScottSteven SeguinMike ShetharChristiana ShiHelene SiegfriedSteven SkoogCarol SneadRobert SpannIvars and Dace SteinblumsAnnabelle SumnerJohn TapognaAngela TranBeverly TroverSen. Cliff Trow and Jo Anne TrowGloria WeitzelCarrie Welch and Jannie HuangWayne and Anne Weld-MartinRay Wells and Sarah BachmanMichael WheelerAnne and John WilliamsScott WilliamsCarrie and Wayne WilsonSue and Jerald WoodburyDuncan WyseErin Zollenkopf

Donna ChingBetsy ClarkeDuane ClaypoolGustavo Cruz, Jr.Cortlandt CuffeeJohn DavisDavid DawsonAdrienne DeveckaSteve DeverKathryn DietrichDonalda and Edward DodsonShirley DunkelStephen and Francene EnglishCarolyn FiorilloCharles and Zoe FosterRobert FrankJudi Free and Paul HamborgEstelle FreedmanJacob and Patricia FriedRichard GeorgeLoretta GiustiIan GordonColeen GoseJane and Joe GrayCarrie GrossMary Ann HackmanAmelia and Fred HardJanet Hawkins and Doug RogersAmanda HaworthJuli HeldAdolf and Gabriele HertrichDan HeuvelMary HunterMark HydeJenelle IsaacsonDaniel JewettDolores and David JudkinsDr. L. Emery KarstJeannie KempHoward KenyonMarlis KetchumTim and Kathi KilleenClaudia KnotekKat KozitzaOlivia and Dr. Jason Kroening-RochéJames KruegerKathryn Krygier and Howard BarneyDeb LandauLoreen LeuPatricia and James LoganChristy MacCollSharon MagnusonHeidi MahoneyLizzie MartinezLaurie Maurer

Donors giving up to $100AnonymousJomesh AbrahamDeborah AdamiSivasri AdithamTabitha AlajmiInge AldersbaesBob and Mary AlessandrelliJessica AllredC AlvaradoDora AlvarezBetty AndersenChristopher AndersonDorothy AndersonMary ArbuckleKregg ArntsonCara ArrayanJean Auble Diana AugspurgerKathrine Avison and Michael ColeC. BairdJean BakerRebekah BallyLynn and John BarattaCallie BarishThomas and Judy BarnesLinda BarnettYolanda BarreraSue BartholomewTasha BartleyJanet Bauer and Nick SauvieNancy BeckerJanice BeeversMarlene and Christopher BekinsKaren BellLeann BennettKaren BerkowitzJustin BeswickAkiko BetcherBanchiamlak BiruRuth BolligerSally BourgeoisJill BradyJoseph BrandnerCarolyn BrownDonna and Thomas BrownErma BrownJon BrownLisa Brown-IstvanDorothy BruckGary and Paula BuckJames BurchKerri BurkeJohn BurtVictor CainShane CampbellPatricia Cantrell

Shirley CarpenterFlorence CarterRuth CassanovaJeanette CastlemanSophie and Glenn CastroYvonne CauthornJohn and Patti CermakFrances CetinichPatricia ChandlerJennifer ChangJan Christenson and Rick UkenaJane CivilettiJames ClarkDennis and Joan CoddJessica ColeJ.M. CookeSylvia CooperBetty CornelisonAnn CrockettEldon CrowShirley CubbinsonMolly CunninghamSusan DaleMarcia DanabTerra De LoraStaci DeLeon-DavisJames and Sheila DellavedovaLucy DemarshCarolyne DennistonTamara DePuePaula DominePatricia DuganThomas DummGeorge and Janet DurantDavid and Marla ElderFather Martin ElfertJanet ElkinsAndrea ElovitzZainab EmamiCarol EmeryDonna EndicottBarb EngelterAndrew EshlemanRhea EspenbaumJoann EstepRobert and Joan FairbairnNoura FarvanSarah FauxDianna Ferenz and Keith StockbauerBruce FishAlbert FisherErdeen FitzgeraldAmanda FlemingGeorge & Judy FlemingClaudia FrahmDL and Patricia FrahmSally FraserLeah Fratangelo

Lyle FunderburkAndy FurrowJessica Nicole GardnerRebecca GatesRobin GaultErna Gelles and Alan MacCormackErik GilsonT Elberta GlennDonald GoodwinMercedes GosbyLaurel GrayRobert GreenKathye GreeneKirstin GreeneJudy GriffenDr. Perry GrossmanWhitney GrubbsPetru GubceacConnie GuginPenny HaiderPrairie HaleCraig and Rebecca HamiltonCatherine HaralampusKatherine HarrisConstance HaslettLouis HatfieldSteve HathawayLael HaysLiana HaywoodRodney HebrankKathleen HefnerAshley HenryWilliam HenryFrances HernandezFrank and Lynnette HesseDebbie HillJohn and Yoko HillSharon HoblitDebra HochhalterDouglas HodderJoan HoffmanHelen HofmannValinda HokinsonGary and Mary HollandTheresa HolleySonja HolmesCraig and Carolyn HondoJennifer HopkinsJoan HoppinClay HoustonJonathan HunterVanida IceJanice IronsRuth JacksonJames JandacekDenise Jarrett-WeeksElizabeth JavensMark and Alissa Joerger

Dave JohnsonRay and Arlene JohnstonYvonne JorgensenDavid KaneSonya Kauffman SmithBrooke KelleherJimmer KennedyKathleen KennedyCarolyn KetchCynthia KlaetschBetty KleutDwight KnappAntigone KoukoumanosDavid F KramerLaura and Marv KupersteinMike and Janet KyleMaría LópezChristopher LaarmanShirley LabbeeBarbara LamorticellaMarvin and Susan LaporteJohn Laudris RossRonald Lefebvre and Jeanette CummingsBarbara LeightonVictor LevyMary LibbyMitchell and Jacqueline Yves LiftonToy LimBrent and Sally LimbockerCarole Lindell-RossJody LintnerJennifer LiuGeorge LovellBecky LueningBarbara LutesElisha LutzJessica MalkmusRimma ManuylovaJann and David MargolinCarol MarkewitzDarrell MasonSpencer MastersonMichael MathewMarilyn MatisohnIvan MatveyevBarbara MaxsonRolf McBurneyFiona McCannLyndsey McCartneyNancy McCuskerCarrie McCutchenShirley McDanielCharles and Elva McLemoreMatthew McVickarJohn MearsRebecca Mendez and Mark EvansVictor MendozaGarrett Mengel

Robert MerchantDianne MillerBernard and Rebecca MillerVashti MillerJonathan MillsSusan MillsJennifer MillsapLeran MincLinda and Paul MinorMark MirichTracy ModdeCharlotte MonagasPaula MooreMary Ellen Morgan WazlawSylvia MoseleyCynthia MullKatrina MurphyJ. NambaTamie NaumanKaren NeimeyerJudy NelsonAmanda and James NguyenChi Phuong NguyenJulie and LeRoy NolletteHope NormanMary O’DonnellEtta O’Donnell-KingSister Catherine OldsWendy and Mark OlsonMonica OlveraBernice OrchardHarvey and Pauline OrndorfRichard OrrJuergen OswaldDonald and Thelma OverstreetMarilyn PaeschSharon ParryDavid and Christine PaullDaniel PazJackie Pelner-FrankleBarbara Jean PereiraThanh Phan and Dung NguyenChenoa PhilabaumBetty PhoutridesAstrid PierettiPaul and Judith PompiliWilma PopeRoyce Allen PowersKaterina and Adam Pozzi BarattaJudy ProsperTed and Melissa PrushCynthia PuktunRobert PulidoElizabeth PursleyThong Quoc VuVirginia RegaladoGeorge ReganCheryl and Richard Reimche

Marie ReitzDiane RheosLisa RhumanVelda RichterJan RinehartPat RoachSamuel and Judith RobinsonHector and Ilene RodriguezMargaret Rodriguez SpringerMiguelina RodriquezBarbara RoizenAudrey RomeoKate RoodEleanore RubinsteinBarbara RuskeyPatricia RussellMircea RusuJim RydingswordSehra D SampsonHipolito SanchezDavid and Louise SarasohnDaniel ScarlJeannine SchmeltzerTerry SchroederRichard and Kay SchwartzBradley ScottDavid ScottPatricia SearlsSue Anne and Michael SeckoraEllen SedellCarole and Melvyn SegerTerry SesarCharlotte SheldonMeghan SherlockEileen ShinnJudy ShioshiJeff ShobergDanelle C ShultzKaren ShultzWanda SilvermanJavier SistoJames SmithMalcolm Snider and Kathleen MelhuseSong Cha SnyderJudith SpillaneLinda SpringerJudy StaffordMonika Stampf SoennichsenCrystal StanawayDonna StanfordCaitlin StantonIsaac and Tera StefanekJeanne SterlingJoan SterrettClark StevensCarol and Craig StoreyJacqueline StovallElizabeth Strachan

Jackie StraussChristie StrechNalini SubramaniamRobert and Jerry SutherlinMary and Ernie SwartzDavid TalbotJanice TallmanRobert and Jeffery TerrallMelvin TeskeAngella TheunissenRita ThomaCharles ThompsonCindy ThompsonJennifer TilleyDebra TimminsDick TollDung TranJames TsuwagaCleo TungMarjorie UnderwoodBarbara UpdegraffJohn VaalerJake VacarellaMargaret VallejosNorma VanDykePrashanti VelivelaMia VieraPauline WaibelBecky WalkerMichael WalkerChris and Cecily WaltersBenjamin Ward and Mary Pat DalyShirley WardFreddie WareAnn WarrenClarice WarrenCarolyn WatsonRussell WattAnne WeaverPeter WestLucille WhiteLynda WienkHelen and Cynthia WilliamsRonald WilliamsKaren WilloughbyRichard WilsonColleen WinterStanley WintermanJon WogmanJane WolfeRebecca WongRenee WrightWei-ting WuLibby WuestenbergBonnie WylandDiana YacapinShelley Yoder

Patricia YoungLois Marie and Joe ZaerrCathy ZegarJan ZelenakJack ZervasJeanne Zuelke

Organization Gifts 2018(Businesses, Corporations, Foundations, and Nonprofits)AAA Oregon/Idaho Albertsons and Safeway Companies FoundationAmazon SmileApizza SchollsBall Corp. Beneficial State Foundation Biologic Resources LLC Broadway Medical Clinic Cambia HealthCareOregon Cascade InternationalColumbia Bank Congregation Beth Israel Social Action Committee CROP Hunger Walk - Church World ServiceDGS General Construction Inc. East Glisan PizzaEnviromex Contracting Inc.Entertainment Industries FoundationEzTix Event Ticketing Feast PortlandFlying Pie PizzaFire+Stone RestaurantFisher Phillips, LLP Food Research & Action Center Franz Family Bakeries Fred Meyer Stores Grace Memorial Episcopal ChurchGreen Zebra GroceryThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. Hot Lips Pizza Intel CorporationKaiser Permanente Foundation Legacy Health Liebman Family Foundation MAZONMeyer Memorial Trust New Seasons Market Nike, Inc. NostranaNVIDIA Corporation Oregon Department of Education Oregon Food Bank Oregon Fruit ProductsOregon Truffle FestivalPacific Power Foundation PGE Foundation Pizza Jerk

Pizzeria OttoThe Pocket Pub PizzaPortland Art Museum Portland Monthly Magazine / SagaCity MediaProvidence Health & ServicesRed Sauce Pizza RMF Foundation Saint Pizza Lounge + Gladstone Pizza Share Our Strength Scholle IPN PackagingShepherd’s Grain Susan Matlack Jones + Associates LLC Timmerman & Associates Construction LLCUmpqua Bank United Way of the Columbia Willamette US Bank- OregonWard Insurance Wells Fargo Corporate Giving Westmark Industries

In-Kind & Non-Cash Gifts 2018Special thanks to our 2018 Bake to End Hunger Vendors and Supporters!Cana’s Feast WineryClark LewisDove Vivi PizzaElephant’s DelicatessenFeastlyJAZ SpiritsKaleidoscope Chocolate Shoppe & Wine BarkGinger ConsultingLa ArepaLetica CorporationMiss Zumstein Bakery and CafeMissionary ChocolatesMontinore EstateNew Cascadia TraditionalOlshen’s Bottle SupplyPacific Pie Co.Paley’s PlacePambichePix PatisseriePortland Art MuseumPortland Culinary Institute Student VolunteersPortland Sangria (Enso Winery)Raven & Rose LLCSage HenTamale BoyTerminal Gravity BrewingThe Hungry Hero Dessert Co.The Pie SpotVivacity Fine SpiritsWater Avenue CoffeeWillamette Week Magazine

2016-2018 STRATEGIC PLAN PURSUE EQUITY. BUILD THE ANTI-HUNGER MOVEMENT. STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. The 2016-2018 strategic plan laid out some audacious goals for Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon. In the past two years, we have made big changes, and small changes, working to accomplish our goals. Below are a few highlights from our plan. We invite you to visit our website to see the full review. And stay tuned for our next strategic plan, in the Summer of 2019.

https://oregonhunger.org/strategic-plan-annual-report/

Ensure people directly impacted are included in planning and decision-makingEngaged more than 1,000 people in key activities, leading to founding SNAP Advisory Board and new campaigns. More work needed to ensure representation in decision-making bodies.

Develop strong anti-hunger issue campaignsLed legislative work on EITC, WIC, and state nutrition funding; hosted three lobby days; grassroots leaders attended national conference in DC.

Research inequity in food insecurity and recommend changesProduced several reports and issue briefs, including ones focusing on immigration and college hunger. Led to launching new projects to enact changes based on recommendations.

Target support for federal nutrition programs to areas with least accessFocused on seniors, college students, immigrants, adults without dependent children (ABAWDs). Will continue to deepen this work, especially in school and summer meals.

Learn. Advocate. Connect. oregonhunger.org