Feed The Streets PDX

Portland's focus on new shelters may reduce opportunities to house people - Street Roots Since 2021, Portland all but eliminated spending that could open new doors for homeless Portlanders transitioning out of the shelter system into housing.

Portland mayor Keith Wilson’s top priority in his homelessness response: increasing the number of congregate overnight-only shelters. Now, a Multnomah County report shows the local focus on new shelters may be eroding existing shelters’ ability to transition homeless Portlanders into housing.

a bowl of chili topped w/cilantro & shredded cheese

On Thursday, 50 servings of chili w/cornbread muffin went out to our unhoused neighbors! (not pictured: cornbread muffin - just imagine a muffin made of cornbread & you'll get the idea)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

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an orange next to a bowl of biscuits & gravy

On Tuesday, a lone volunteer handed out 50 servings of Limp Bizkitz & Yung Gravy w/Cara Cara Bonito oranges to our unhoused neighbors! (i'm not hip & don't get the 3rd reference either)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

Chili con carne w/cheese; orange slices & pretzel balls on the side

On Monday, our volunteers handed out around 100 servings of chili con carne w/cheese, orange slices, & soft pretzel balls to our unhoused neighbors! Hot damn, that's a lot of chili!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

butter chicken on rice w/orange slices & a cookie

On Sunday, our volunteers handed out 53 servings of butter chicken & rice, w/orange slices & a cookie to our unhoused neighbors! Meals made by a new cook we're glad to have on the team!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

a bowl of pasta topped w/shredded cheese

On Saturday, our volunteers handed out 64 delicious servings of healthy, hearty, home-made pasta of some kind to our unhoused neighbors! Noodles are noodles whatever the shape

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

Portland shelters continue to have a racism problem - Street Roots City and county shelters underserve homeless Portlanders of color, a report shows. The report reflects Portland shelters' continued racism problem.

City and county shelters underserve homeless Portlanders of color, a Multnomah County report shows. Responses from Mayor Keith Wilson’s office voiced concern, but took issue with some of the county’s data points.

was our hero's mysteriously vanished phone later found at a spot previously visited? yes

did our hero resort to harnessing the terrible power of [possibly not completely benevolent, but certainly useful] Elgoog technomagick? maybe

will our hero ever lose their phone again? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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did our heroes eventually throw their hands in the air, giving up on their futile search, as they believed the phone to be lost between worlds (perhaps within an alternate dimension they were unable to reach without arcane dark magicks), never to be seen again? quite literally, yes

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was this the 2nd night in a row where finishing the main quest led to an unexpected side quest to find a hero's lost phone? oddly, yes

did the same hero lose their phone both nights? hahaha no

did our heroes go to revisit every stop & find the phone almost immediately? nope, not this time

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a carnitas burrito bowl

On Thursday, our heroes completed their main quest: hand out 45 servings of carnitas burrito bowls to unhoused neighbors! Then an unforeseen side quest: search for a lost phone

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

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yes, above is an actual photo of a tamale being enjoyed. it's totally not an emoji the social media guy used in place of the usual meal pic because someone (who definitely isn't also the social media guy) forgot to snap a photo of the meal & thought they could fool you with clever trickery

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a smiley face emoji holding a tamale

On Wednesday, thanks to a generous community member & El Sazon De Mi Rancho, our volunteers served 60 tamales to our unhoused neighbors! Now a real photo of a tamale being enjoyed!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

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a beef burrito bowl w/salsa & shredded cheese (but on a plate)

rows of beef burrito bowls w/salsa & shredded cheese (but in takeout containers)

On Tuesday, our unhoused neighbors enjoyed 69 servings [nice] of Beef Burrito Bowling For Soup! (A reference the cook vehemently insisted everyone will get & is not at all confusing)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

It smelled & tasted delicious too!

And yes! We believe everyone deserves a hot & delicious home-cooked meal on a cold, rainy, winter night!

a plate of food: ham, potato, pepperjack cheese & egg scramble topped w/salsa - with sliced oranges on the side

On Monday, our volunteers braved the elements to make sure 100 servings of scrambled eggs w/ham, potato, pepperjack cheese w/salsa & orange slices went out to our unhoused neighbors!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

We encourage artists in addiction recovery by hiring them to create our T-shirt designs. This piece by Sage Cloudfoot is inspired by Blanchet’s meal program.
Shirts are $20, and every purchase supports our programs. Wear your support. Shop here: https://shopblanchet.com

the open bed of a subaru brat packed full for distro; bottles of wate, a cooler full of food, sleeping bags, tents, blankets, are all visible

the bed of a subaru brat after distro; all that remain are two coolers, a blanket box & some collapsible crates - all empty

Before & after photos of Thurday's solo distro: several cases of water, 2 coolers full of food, sleeping bags, tents, blankets (clothes, socks, gloves, & beanies all rode shotgun)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

a large tray of vegan pasta w/assorted veggies

On Friday, a volunteer traded some harm reduction supplies for 4 large trays of homemade vegan pasta to serve to our unhoused neighbors - they also handed out more cold weather gear!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

6 to-go containers of Creamy Cajun Mac

On Thursday, a single dedicated volunteer gave our unhoused neighbors: 56 servings of Creamy Cajun Mac, water, clothes, socks, gloves, beanies, tents, blankets, hand warmers, et al.

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

If it isn't something like this... it's your typical everyday grift and people who wax and wane hoping you've forgotten who they are.

This is for everyone who moved here in the 2000s and complains about how they miss "old Portland. THIS is old Portland.

This is happening here in PDX. I feel the same way about rapid response as I do about ICE. Fuckumup folks.

does the mayor's campaign include ending sweeps? they are cruel & inhumane - they don't help anyone - all they do is exacerbate the problem by keeping our unhoused neighbors trapped in a cycle of poverty

a plate of food: Tex-Mex Pepperjack Delight w/soft pretzel bites & orange slices on the side

On Monday, our hungry volunteers handed out 1̷1̷4̷- no it was 112 servings of Tex-Mex Pepperjack Delight to our unhoused neighbors! (We don't want volunteers handing out food while hangry)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

a bowl of pasta topped w/shredded parmesan

On Sunday, our volunteers handed out 68 servings of delicious homemade pasta to our unhoused neighbors! The cook sometimes worries their food isn't good enough - everyone else disagrees

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

a bowl of teriyaki chicken w/broccoli & rice

On Thursday, our volunteers handed out 35 servings of teriyaki chicken over rice & broccoli to our unhoused neighbors! (Nothing clever to add here. Just maxing out the character limit)

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

oh yeah, if you happened to see our twitter handle on the flyer, ignore it. don't try to contact us on twitter - that account has been dormant for years

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When handing out food, we try to ask people what else they need - we might happen to have it - if we cannot immediately meet those needs, we will do what we can to help

One of our unhoused neighbors asked for cleaning supplies so folks could keep their camps tidier

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a bowl of loaded mashed potatoes w/shredded sharp white cheddar, bacon, sour cream, butter, & green onions

several rows of takeout containers; each one has loaded mashed potatoes w/shredded sharp white cheddar, bacon, sour cream, butter, & green onions

Tuesday, our volunteers handed out 50 servings of Shred Hampton Lives* (loaded mashed potatoes) to be enjoyed by our unhoused neighbors!

We rely on donations to feed people

Venmo- pdxfeedthestreets
Cashapp- FTSPortland

#MutualAid #PDX #MutualAidPdx

*cointelpro reference for no particular reason