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Milk Crate Kitchen

Milk Crate Kitchen
Feeding families in need one cooked meal at a time.

Milk Crate Kitchen is a chef- and BIPOC-led 501(c)3 grassroots nonprofit serving in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties. We glean, we cook, we deliver, and provide pickup of cost-free meals to those in need. No cost, no questions asked.

What We Do

Milk Crate Kitchen is a community-based organization that is helping to fight food insecurity in the greater Portland area while minimizing food waste. Our mission is overcoming barriers to food security by cooking and delivering nutrient-dense, cost-free meals to those in need, no questions asked. We rescue food surplus from farmers, food growers, restaurants, and food hubs and utilize those ingredients to create meals. We serve individuals and families who are unemployed, low-income, children and adults with disabilities, elderly, and more.

What We Need
  • Administrative Support/Clerical
  • Caring for People
  • Cleaning
  • Collecting/Sorting/Packaging
  • Event Organizing
  • Food Preparation/Meal Services
  • Fundraising/Campaigning
  • Public Relations/Marketing

Opportunities
  • In person: One-time
  • In person: Ongoing
  • Virtual: One-time
  • Virtual: Ongoing
Three people chopping vegetables in a kitchen
Several dinners of salmon, vegetables and rice
Crates of potatoes, red cabbage and other vegetables
Several turkey and vegetable dinners lined up in a kitchen

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Milk Crate Kitchen
1907 NE 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97213
United States

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Please note that depending on role, volunteers may work at other locations and/or at other times. Contact our volunteer coordinator to find the best fit for you.

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