Marion Polk Food Share gets $6 million for new warehouse space amid cuts to food access programs
Marion Polk Food Share, Salem’s largest food bank, has outgrown its home.
After receiving $6 million from the Oregon legislature last month, it has the means to find a new one.
The non-profit has been tucked into a warehouse on Northeast Salem Industrial Drive since opening in 2004. Its output has doubled in the last 20 years, now delivering close to 10 million pounds of food every year.
The organization has worked with hundreds of…
