A community hub is blossoming in the shadow of Old Town Portland’s iconic White Stag sign.
Since 2016, nonprofit Feed the Mass has worked to uplift the city through food — first by hosting cooking classes, then pivoting to free meal pickups during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the group moved into its current headquarters on Northwest Davis Street, where it distributes more than 5,000 meals each week.
Feed the Mass currently has an annual budget of $2.5 million and 23 employees, according to Jacobsen Valentine, the nonprofit’s executive director…