About PPS Food Fund

Students can't focus on learning if they are hungry. The families of many Portland Public Schools students struggle at times with food insecurity. A donation to the PPS Food Fund supports mini-grants to educators to address food insecurity in their schools or to the new Halal School Meals Network.

In the fall of 2025, we are also using donations to help families address food insecurity issues arising from the federal government shutdown, during which SNAP (food stamps) are not being issued.

The PPS Food Fund is a collaboration by the Foundation for PPS and Food Fuels Learning (FFL) to help ensure food security for PPS students and is made possible through generous donations by the community.