Currently, all pantries continue to operate on schedule. Scroll down for a list of pantry locations in Lincoln County.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19, we suggest visiting the Oregon Health Authority website
COVID Update
Help support our NEW Warehouse building!
Food Share of Lincoln County has purchased a building that will eventually become our new and much larger warehouse. This new space will allow us to procure, store and distribute more food to meet the growing demands of the community.
Read more information and donated here.
Lincoln County Warming Shelters
A Winter Shelter – “Community Shelter & Resource Center (CSRC)” – will open October 3, 2023 in Newport. To start, there will be a weekly rotation between St. Stephens Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church in Newport. Once ready, another more permanent site will be used at the former Crossroads building (351 SW 7th, Newport).
This shelter will be open seven days a week through March 2024. The shelters are open from 6pm to 7am every day of the week.
A shelter is also in the works for this winter season for Lincoln City. The opening of this site is planned for November 1, 2023.
For more information on locations visit the website at https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/1109/Community-Shelter-and-Resource-Center
Newport Farmers Market Tours
OSU Extension and Food Share of Lincoln County will host a Farmer’s Market Tour. Each family/individual who completes the tour will receive $25 in tokens to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at the Newport market, on tour day. Register for the FREE Farmers Market Tour “Know Your Farmer, Know Their Food”.
Where: Newport Farmer’s Market, Angle Street and Hwy 101
When: Saturday, August 26th at 10am
Read the flyer for more information! Registration is required.
Introducing the Oregon Income-Qualified bill discount Program
NW Natural’s Oregon bill discount program can save you 15% to 40% on your monthly NW Natural bills. For more information download this PDF or visit the NW Natural Bill Discount Program webpage.
AmazonSmile is no more… :-(
If you used AmazonSmile to help Food Share of Lincoln County, we thank you very much for your support. Sadly, Amazon has closed AmazonSmile and it no longer functions so we are notifying folks and removing the links from our website.
You can see the announcement from Amazon here.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-closing-amazonsmile-to-focus-its-philanthropic-giving-to-programs-with-greater-impact
Inside look at the Tillamook warehouse for the Oregon Food Bank
Tillamook Food Bank was visited by Fox 12 Portland and they did a story on the operation there. The Tillamook Food Bank is similar in size to Lincoln County Food Share and it’s an interesting look into food banking, warehouse operations and what we do. Have a look!
See our Facebook announcement here.
New Donation Page
We’re happy to finally unveil a shiny new donation page for FSLC.
We’ve upgraded our donation process and therefore is a much more streamlined process. We’re now using Every.org exclusively for receiving donations via our website. Safe, secure and easy to use, you can find more about Every.org and FSLC, here.
In the meantime, check our our new Donation page with a Q&A section and alternatives to standard monetary donations. We also take Crypto, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo and more.
Food Share is Going Electric! ⚡
We’re very pleased to announce that Food Share of Lincoln County has acquired a 2022 Ford e-Transit cargo van. This van is Ford’s newest line of ALL ELECTRIC vehicles for commercial use and with a cargo capacity of 3,800 pounds it more than meets our needs for in town pickups and deliveries.
Food Share of Lincoln County would like to thank everyone who donated, individuals and businesses alike. Without your support we would not have been able to do what we do and will continue to do for this wonderful coastal community and county we all call home. THANK YOU! ❤️
The full Facebook announcement can be seen here.
Newport Turkey Trot, Sponsored by Arctic Circle
The 2022 Annual Newport Turkey Trot is right around the corner. We hope to see you there! Thanks to our local Newport Arctic Circle for their continued support!
Unite Us & Instacart with SNAP
Unite Us clients who receive SNAP benefits now have the option to use Instacart for home-delivered groceries. Instacart allows a client to shop from multiple local grocery stores from the convenience of their homes through a web-based or app experience. Click here for more information.