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Emergency Food Assistance Need

In the fall of 2025, a federal government shutdown created uncertainty with distribution of the government-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – more commonly known as SNAP. Over 750,000 Oregonians rely on this program, and more than half of the recipients are children, seniors, or people with disabilities. Although the federal government reopened and reinstated benefits, food insecurity continued to impact many Oregon families – particularly during the busy holiday season. The demand for support from food banks across the state skyrocketed during early November and many of those organizations were scrambling to replenish their resources heading into their busiest time of the year.

To help address the supply shortage for Oregonians in need, OBRC and BottleDrop supported local food pantries and food distribution nonprofits across the state. With OBRC’s Emergency Fund match, through December 31st, BottleDrop customers could double the impact of their donations to support frontline organizations that are helping the growing number of people in need of emergency food assistance.

Donate Through BottleDrop

To kick off the campaign, OBRC donated $30,000 from its Emergency Fund to 12 nonprofit organizations providing food assistance to Oregonians.

OBRC invited our BottleDrop community to join us in supporting food aid through container donations or direct contributions via your BottleDrop account. OBRC’s Emergency Fund matched up to $35,000 in donations made via BottleDrop’s Emergency Fund through December 31 to support organizations providing vital food assistance to people in need.

Donations received through OBRC’s Emergency Fund supported the following nonprofit organizations:

  • Eastern Oregon Mission – Agape House
  • FOOD for Lane County
  • Food Share of Lincoln County
  • Josephine County Food Bank
  • Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank
  • Marion Polk Food Share
  • NeighborImpact
  • Oregon Food Bank
  • Rogue Food Unites
  • Sunshine Division
  • The Breadbasket Emergency Food Center
  • The Giving Plate
BottleDrop customer is returning a bag of Customer OBRC BottleDrop facilities, for Gard Communications. June 2, 2022. Photo by Jason Quigley.

How You Can Donate

There were two ways to donate:

  1. Online from your BottleDrop account and directly to the OBRC Emergency Fund.
  2. In-person at any full-service BottleDrop Redemption Center (visit the Customer Service Counter with your containers and let staff know you would like to direct your donation to the OBRC Emergency Fund)

BottleDrop customers are incredibly generous, and we are proud to work together to leverage the power of bottles and cans, supporting organizations making a big difference for communities and residents across the state, especially for those in need of emergency food assistance.

Thank You

Thank you for donating! We appreciate your generosity.

Below are the final results:

  • 177
    Online Donations from Green Bag Customers
  • 124,876
    Beverage Containers Donated at Redemption Centers
  • $21,360
    Total Raised by Customers

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