Clackamas Service Center is a safety net for thousands of neighbors — offering food, showers, mail services, clothing and care to families, seniors and individuals facing food insecurity or houselessness.

But the truth is: we’re in crisis.

Inflation, cuts to SNAP and other federal supports, and a steep rise in the cost of basic needs have pushed more people than ever through our doors — and at the same time, funding is shrinking. The gap is too big. 

Without a significant increase in community support, we face heartbreaking decisions about the future of our work. CSC’s Food Hub, our warehouse where we store, sort, and distribute over 1.5 million pounds of donated food each year, is at risk of closure as early as February 2026.

Groceries from CSC’s Food Hub reach over 9,000 people a month. Some of that food is distributed by CSC, but more than two-thirds of the food is shared further. A dozen non-profit partners receive significant food donations from CSC, that in turn reach more kids, adults, and seniors .

However, the annual cost for the lease, staffing, and utilities of the Food Hub is $500,000 a year, and as federal funding disruptions have made our normal funding streams less predictable, we’ve used up almost all of our reserves to keep our programs running this year. At the same time, the need keeps rising — between 2024 and 2025, we’ve seen a 21% increase in demand for food aid. In order to keep our Food Hub running through the end of 2026, we need to raise $650,000 by the end of this year.

If the Food Hub closed, we’d lose almost all of our food storage space and be forced to cut our food distributions back by over 70%. With more cuts to federal benefits like SNAP scheduled to begin in earnest in early 2027, this isn’t just a crisis for CSC — it’s a disaster for the whole community, erasing a crucial local safety net for people facing hunger.

We believe everyone deserves access to healthy food, and in this day and age, no one should go hungry. Every gift, of any size, keeps food on the table for local families and ensures the Food Hub will remain a resource people can rely on. Your donations are vitally important to building a community free from hunger, by keeping CSC’s vital food programs running now and into the future.

Want more information? Check out our Save the Food Hub Campaign Informational Booklet.