Powering Healthy Communities

Food Security for Those in Need

  • Esther’s Pantry is a food bank where clients select food from well-stocked shelves that will help support and maintain good health. Esther’s provides supplemental food and personal care items to over 500 clients each month.

  • Individuals whose monthly income is less than $3,765 (300% of the federal poverty guidelines) for a household of one person are eligible. Add $1,345 for each additional person in a household.

  • Esther’s Pantry is located at:

    10202 SE 32nd Ave, Suites 601 & 502
    Milwaukie, OR 97222

Ways to Support Esther’s Pantry

Shop Our Pantry Wishlist
Volunteer with Esther's Pantry

Esther’s Pantry Namesake

Esther’s Pantry was founded in 1985 to provide financially challenged individuals living with HIV access to food and personal care items. The pantry was named in memory of Chester "Esther" Brinker, one of the first people in Portland to die of complications from AIDS.​

Hours of Operation

Monday 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Tuesday 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Wednesday 1:00PM - 1:30PM
Thursday 2:00PM - 5:00PM


For a list of all special pantry days, closure times, or holidays, please visit our organization calendar and select “Office Closures” under the Event Type filter.

Organization Calendar

Donation Sites

Below you will find a list of current collection sites for food and personal care items donations to Esther’s Pantry.

Prism Health | Belmont
2236 SE Belmont St • Portland, OR 97214
Mon-Fri, 9:00 to 5:00 pm

CAP | Portland
520 NW Davis St. Suite 215 • Portland, OR 97209
Drop Off Mon-Thur 8:00 am to 5:00 pm • Fri 8:00 am to 3:00 

Q Center
4115 N. Mississippi • Portland, OR 97217

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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.