Our Programs
Pantries Open 5 Days A Week
Sunshine Division’s food pantry is open to the public 5 days a week for anyone in need to stock up nutritious free food. Clients who meet eligibility requirements may visit our food pantries up to 16 times per year. We offer pantry shopping lists in English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic and Vietnamese.
Click here to schedule a pantry visit.
Home-Delivery Program
We launched our emergency home-delivery program at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and have kept it going to continue offering our services to our most vulnerable neighbors. Nearly four years later, we have home-delivered to 100,000 doorsteps in the Portland metro area. Registration for our home-delivery program opens every Monday morning.
Partnering with First Responders
Our unique partnership with the Portland Police Bureau allows Sunshine Division the ability to identify and respond to hunger issues 24/7. Our food boxes can be found in every Portland Police precinct and officers can refer people to Sunshine Division while responding to calls and wellness checks. We are immensely grateful for this ongoing partnership and we’re proud of the support we can provide together to our most vulnerable neighbors. If you need food assistance and Sunshine Division is closed, please call the Portland Police Bureau’s non-emergency number at 503-823-3333.
Izzy’s Kids “Shop With A Cop”
For over 30 years, Sunshine Division has teamed up with the Portland Police Bureau to identify children in our community whose families cannot afford to outfit them with new school clothes. Through our Izzy’s Kids Program, Sunshine Division pairs nearly 500 low-income children with an officer to provide a unique one-on-one shopping experience at a local department store. Students feel good showing up to school in new clothes, and they gain a positive experience with a police officer in the process.
Holiday Food Box Distribution
During the fall and winter holidays, Sunshine Division volunteers and members of the Portland Police Bureau will distribute roughly 500 special Thanksgiving meal boxes and home deliver 2,500 December holiday meal boxes to Portlanders in need. Sunshine Division distributes an additional 1,500 holiday meal boxes through schools and social services organizations throughout the community. The boxes contain everything needed to make a holiday meal.
Distributing Food through Community Partners
Sunshine Division distributes more than 1.4 million pounds of free food annually to a network of nearly 100 local hunger relief organizations. We serve four counties surrounding the Portland-metro area and do not charge our agency partners for food or distribution fees.
Sunshine Division's Mailing Address
Food Assistance
Tuesday – Friday
9:30am to 11:00am &
12:30pm to 3:30pm
Saturday:
9:00am to 1:00pm