Coos Food Cupboard

Location:

The Coos Food Cupboard is located on the southeast corner of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 4th Street & Market Avenue in downtown Coos Bay. The entrance is on Market Avenue.

Hours of Operation:

Monday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Thursday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (please arrive by 6:45 PM)
Friday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Contact Information

Phone: 541-217-0258

Email: brianjcfc@gmail.com

All of our clients qualify under the guidelines set by the Oregon Food Bank. New clients of the food cupboard are asked to fill out this form: Oregon Food Bank Network

The South Coast Emergency Food Resources Guide for Coos/Curry counties is listed here.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is honored to house the Coos Food Cupboard, a combined effort of multiple religious organizations in Coos County. The Food Cupboard relies on donations and volunteers to serve thousands of our food-insecure neighbors annually.

Our Past

The Coos Food Cupboard was established in 1985 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Coos Bay, Oregon. In the early years, it was known as the "Ecumenical Emergency Food Cupboard," founded as a collaborative effort among multiple local religious organizations. The mission was to address the nutritional needs of the indigent community. The mission expanded over the years to include support for underemployed and unemployed individuals and families.

Today

On average, we serve 22 households (70 individuals) per session and approximately 10 lbs. of food is provided per individual. Our clients are limited to one visit every 30 days. We have a strong and sustainable volunteer group: front desk, cart fillers, shelf stocking, purchasing/retrieving food, and on-demand retrieval of donations.

Our Future

The Coos Food Cupboard collaborates with several community organizations for donations and fundraising activities and donations from individuals.

As SNAP benefits fall and the cost of living continues to rise, more people are finding themselves underemployed. The need for volunteer, donor, and fundraising support has never been greater. We are grateful for our volunteers, individual donors, and the following partnerships:

South Coast Food Share
Adamson Family Farms
Ladybird Bakery
Sharkeys Charters, LLC
Grocery Outlet
Safeway Coos Bay
Starbucks
Natural Grocers
The beet
Coos Food Project
Ladybug Community Garden
Les Sanitation
Amerititle
American Legion Auxiliary
S.C. Running Club Turkey Trot
Eagles
Ripple Effect Concert
Union Jiu-Jitsu

Call us at 541-217-0258 about volunteer opportunities.

Monetary donations can be sent to Coos Food Cupboard, P.O. Box 1028, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Please make checks out to Coos Food Cupboard. Donations are tax-deductible. EIN: 47-1558602.

Thank you for your support of the Coos Food Cupboard!

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Esta institución es una proveedora de igualdad de oportunidades.