Resources for Partner Programs
Thanks for all you do to help us get food to our neighbors impacted by hunger. This page houses links to the many documents you’ll need to run your food distribution program. If you have any questions, please contact your community programs coordinator.
Primarius Web Window
Postings
Required for All Partners
Rights and Responsibilities (English and Spanish combined) [updated 2021]
Wash Your Hands (English and Spanish combined) [should be posted above all handwashing sinks]
Required for Partners with Fresh Product
Fresh Alliance Products Date Guide (English, Spanish, and Russian) [updated 2018]
Fresh Alliance Meat Guidelines Half Sheet
Required for USDA Pantries
USDA Income Guidelines for 2024 (English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Marshallese, Vietnamese)
Required for USDA Pantries AND Meal Sites
Justice for All Poster (English and Spanish combined)
TEFAP Religious Referral Notice (for religious organizations only)
Optional
Service Animals [updated 2017]
USDA Intake
USDA Form-4 for 2024 (Sign-In Sheet)
Multi-Lingual TEFAP Intake Questions for Verbal Eligibility Declaration
TEFAP Authorized Representative Form for 2024 (Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Ukranian, Vietnamese)
Training
Each year, our partners’ regular volunteers and staff must complete Oregon Food Bank’s Civil Rights & Confidentiality and Food Safety trainings. Please log completion of these trainings on our Annual Staff and Volunteer Training Log. One-time volunteers should review training brochures before volunteering.
Food Safety
Oregon Food Bank’s Food Safety Training Video (English and Spanish) [16 minutes]
Oregon Food Bank’s Food Safety Training Part 2 (for Meal Sites only) Video
There must always be one person on-site at partnered distributions that has a valid and up-to-date food safety certification. For meal sites, this must be a valid food handler card. For pantries and similar programs, this can be a food handler card or a ServSafe for Food Banking certificate.
Civil Rights & Confidentiality
Oregon Food Bank’s Civil Rights and Confidentiality Video (English and Spanish) [22 minutes]
Civil Rights Brochure (English and Spanish) [updated 2020]
Contracts and Compliance
Partner Agency Agreement [updated 2017]
2D Partner Agency Agreement [updated 2020]
Oregon Food Bank’s Partner Agency Handbook
For USDA Pantries and Meal Sites
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Agreement [updated 2017]
TEFAP Policies and Procedures Manual [updated 2019]
TEFAP Civil Rights Handbook [updated 2017]
Limited English Proficiency Plan
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English and Spanish)
Discrimination Complaint Form (English and Spanish)
For RAD (Retail Agency Direct) Partners
Fresh Alliance Partner Agency Resources
Resources and Information
Food Safety
How To Spot Can Defects Poster
FoodKeeper (A shelf-life guide from the USDA, FDA and CDC)
Temperature Danger Zone Poster
USDA’s Cooking for Groups Food Safety Guide [updated 2011]
How to Clean and Sanitize in a Three Compartment Sink Poster
Safe Sanitizing Poster (English and Spanish)
Link2Feed
Standard Link2Feed Intake Form (English, Spanish, and Russian)
Oregon Food Bank’s Link2Feed Online Training Portal
Language
I Speak Language ID Chart [a helpful resource to post at your intake counter/table]
Food Word Translation List from English to Spanish
Other Helpful Resources
Agency Disaster Response Plan Template [updated 2016]
Partner Agency Contact Form
Please use this form for any inquiries that you might have.
