Blanchet House
Social services organization · Chinatown ·
Free meals, housing programs, clothing, and community support
Free meals, housing programs, clothing, and community support
"I noted that a portion of proceeds from the Becca Nguyen and Patrick Delsid pop-up will go to Blanchet House, which provides food and clothing to Portland’s unhoused community." - Eater Staff
"I learned that this Northwest Portland nonprofit provides free meals Monday through Saturday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and accepts donations to fund its daily meals and shelter services while also offering volunteer sign-ups online." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"I note that Blanchet House often accepts food related to power outages: Julie Showers, the nonprofit’s marketing and communications director, says the team inspects donated food to ensure it’s safe and then repurposes it to meet community needs, adding, “We rely on food donations to meet the need” and calling donations an “incredible way to keep good food from going to waste.”" - Alex Frane
"Listed as one of the kitchens and shelters through which Catholic Charities will provide county-funded meals to food-insecure populations." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Forced to shutter its dining room after the statewide ban on on-site dining, Blanchet House in Northwest Portland pivoted to handing out to-go meals and I watched two gloved volunteers at each entrance hand out paper bags filled with hard-boiled eggs, doughnuts from Helen Bernhard’s Bakery, orange slices, and coffee to about 250 people; they had attempted to limit guests to 30 at a time before the closure, can collect and serve food from canceled events and restaurants to bolster meals, and are now desperate for to-go cups and containers as they worry donations may dry up once businesses close." - Samantha Bakall