Healthy Food For All Food Resources in Jackson County Community Resource Desk Community Resource Desk The Community Resource Specialist provides The Community Resource Specialist provides community members with one on one help community members with one on one help finding and obtaining additional resources. Visit finding and obtaining additional resources. Visit the Community Resource Desk located inside the the Community Resource Desk located inside the Providence Medford Professional Plaza at 940 Providence Medford Professional Plaza at 940 Royal Ave. Royal Ave. To make an appointment Call: 541-732-7036 To make an appointment Call: 541-732-7036 Have a question about this brochure? Have a question about this brochure? Contact the ACCESS Community Food System Contact the ACCESS Community Food System Coordinator at 541-618-4019. Coordinator at 541-618-4019. Navigation Grow Your Own Food ACCESS FoodShare Gardens Volunteer in any of ACCESS’s 6 gardens located throughout the valley. Grow food for others and take produce home for yourself. Call: 541-779-6691 ext. 309 Email: [email protected]Free Food Education Cooking Skills This ACCESS run program offers a variety of free cooking skills programs in collaboration with partners around the valley. Find a class and location near you. Call: 541-690-3989 Seed to Supper This 6-week beginning gardening course teaches you how to start a garden and grow food on a budget. Call: 541-779-6691 ext. 309 Email: [email protected]Master Food Preserver Program Contact [email protected]to inquire about scholarship opportunities for this training. Oregon State University Extension Nutrition Education Food & nutrition classes for adults and children through SNAP-Ed and Expanded Food and Nutrition Programs at schools and community locations in Jackson County. Call: 541-776-7371 FoodHero.org Check out this site for hundreds of quick kid-approved recipes and tips for selecting, storing, and cooking seasonal foods. Available in English and Spanish.
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Healthy Food For All
Food Resources in Jackson County
Community Resource DeskCommunity Resource Desk
The Community Resource Specialist provides The Community Resource Specialist provides community members with one on one help community members with one on one help finding and obtaining additional resources. Visit finding and obtaining additional resources. Visit the Community Resource Desk located inside the the Community Resource Desk located inside the Providence Medford Professional Plaza at 940 Providence Medford Professional Plaza at 940 Royal Ave.Royal Ave.
To make an appointment Call: 541-732-7036To make an appointment Call: 541-732-7036
Have a question about this brochure?Have a question about this brochure?
Contact the ACCESS Community Food System Contact the ACCESS Community Food System Coordinator at 541-618-4019.Coordinator at 541-618-4019.
Navigation
Grow Your Own FoodACCESS FoodShare GardensVolunteer in any of ACCESS’s 6 gardens located throughout the valley. Grow food for others and take produce home for yourself. Call: 541-779-6691 ext. 309Email: [email protected]
Free Food EducationCooking SkillsThis ACCESS run program offers a variety of free cooking skills programs in collaboration with partners around the valley. Find a class and location near you.Call: 541-690-3989
Seed to SupperThis 6-week beginning gardening course teaches you how to start a garden and grow food on a budget. Call: 541-779-6691 ext. 309Email: [email protected]
Master Food Preserver ProgramContact [email protected] to inquire about scholarship opportunities for this training.
Oregon State University Extension Nutrition EducationFood & nutrition classes for adults and children through SNAP-Ed and Expanded Food and Nutrition Programs at schools and community locations in Jackson County.Call: 541-776-7371
FoodHero.orgCheck out this site for hundreds of quick kid-approved recipes and tips for selecting, storing, and cooking seasonal foods. Available in English and Spanish.
Government Food AssistanceSNAP The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible individuals and families. Apply online: https://apps.state.or.us/onlineApplication/Call: 541-776-6172 or Visit: 140 S. Holly St., Medford
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)WIC offers nutrition assistance and nutrition education for persons who are pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, or have an infant, child, grandchild or foster child under age five. Call: 541-774-8203
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)The CSFP works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by offering a box of supplemental food once per month. Call: 541-774-4309
Use Your Benefits at Farmers Markets Double Up Food BucksVisit the information tent at the Rogue Valley Growers and Crafters Market to learn how you can use your Oregon Trail Card to buy locally grown foods. The Double Up Food Bucks program will match SNAP dollar for dollar for fresh produce, up to $10 per market day. Visit https://rvgrowersmarket.com/ for times and locations.
Farm Direct Nutrition Program (FDNP)The Oregon FDNP issues checks once a year to eligible seniors receiving SNAP and to WIC families participating in specific programming. These checks are used to buy locally grown produce from participating producers. Visit http://myoregonfarm.org/ and search for locations in Jackson County. WIC families should inquire about eligibility with the Jackson County WIC office at 541-774-8203. Seniors can visit https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/SENIORS-DISABILITIES/SUA/Pages/SFDNP.aspx or call 1-866-299-3562 for more information.
Free Community Meals St. Vincent de Paul of MedfordLunch is served Monday-Friday from 11am-1pm at 2424 N Pacific Highway (Hwy 99) in Medford. For questions Call: 541-772-3828
First Presbyterian Church Sack lunches are available Monday-Thursday from 9am to noon at 85 S. Holly St. in Medford.For questions Call: 541-779-1711
Medford Gospel Mission: Main Ingredient Restaurant Dinner is served Monday-Saturday by reservation only. For a dinner reservation Call: 541-245-4358
Medford First Christian Church A community meal is served every Thursday night from 5-7pm. Enter the church on the Brookhurst St side of the building located at 1900 Crater Lake Avenue in Medford. For questions Call: 541-772-8030
Phoenix Community KitchenDinner is served on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 5-6:30 pm. Please arrive no later than 6 pm at First Presbyterian Church located at 121 Church St in Phoenix.
Uncle Food’s DinerDinner is served every Tuesday from 4-5:15pm in Wesley Hall inside the First United Methodist Church located at 175 N. Main St. in Ashland. For questions Call: 541-482-9625
Tailgate MinistriesDinner is served the third Saturday of each month from 4-6pm in the parking lot of OnTrack located at 300 W Main St. in Medford. For questions Facebook message Tailgate Ministries https://www.facebook.com/TGMserve/ Text or Call 541-840-7795.
Compassion Highway ProjectHot food and snacks are available every other Sunday at 1pm in Hawthorne Park. For questions email [email protected] view the schedule visit https://www.compassionhighwayproject.org/about-us/calendar/
Meals for Seniors and ChildrenFood and Friends Senior MealsFood and Friends Senior MealsFood and Friends serves meals to Seniors at several dining locations. Their Meals on Wheels program delivers prepared meals to the homes of seniors who are unable to shop or prepare meals due to illness, injury, or disability. Call: 541-734-9505 Visit: www.rvcog.org
Free and Reduced-Price School Meals for KidsMany schools offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, while other schools have eligibility requirements for free and reduced-price meals. You can apply at any time during the school year. To apply, visit https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/FRLApp or call your child’s school directly.
Summer Meals for Kids and TeensSummer meals are free for all children ages 1-18. To find breakfast, lunch, and snack sites near you visit https://www.summerfoodoregon.org/ or call the Medford School Nutrition Office at 541-842-3655.
Find a Food Pantry that Works for YouACCESS supports a network of 24 food pantries. Many locations offer food choices and shopping style experiences. Are you looking for food to support health related dietary restrictions? The ACCESS Healthy Mobile Pantry may provide options that meet your dietary needs. Call: 541-774-4336Visit: www.accesshelps.org/food-pantry-network
