Starting in mid-October Metropolitan Family Service can offer Energy Assistance to help households across our community stay current on essential utility bills including: electric, gas, and oil.

For more than three years, Unitus Community Credit Union has partnered with MFS CASH Oregon to expand free, high-quality tax preparation through the IRS VITA program.

In 2011, Hunger Relief started with simple weekend food backpacks. Today, MFS runs five school-based pantries and brings monthly Free Food Markets to other schools.

Metropolitan Family Service has been recognized with a 2025 Philanthropy Impact Award from the Portland Business Journal.

Brown & Brown Insurance recently joined MFS Hunger Relief volunteers to assemble 150 Thanksgiving food bags for local school families at Glenfair Elementary.

[VIDEO] - Discover how a small counseling agency founded in 1950 grew into a cornerstone of equity and connection for Portland-area families.

[VIDEO] Meet Erika and her family, who found more than a school readiness program—in Ready, Set, Go they found a community that believed in them. Watch their story.

Across Portland, families are turning to MFS Hunger Relief sites in record numbers. Give today to support Hunger Relief across the Portland area.

Joy, connection, and generosity filled the Portland Art Museum as our community came together to raise $177,856 for MFS programs that build equity and opportunity.

For 30 years, MFS AARP Foundation Experience Corps has connected older adult volunteers with young readers, building confidence, literacy, and lasting relationships.

Celebrating 75 years of service, MFS reflects on its legacy and looks ahead to new opportunities for impact in the Portland metro area.

MFS has faced significant challenges that prevent us from operating the Americorps program as intended. We have sunsetted this longstanding and impactful program due to the State AmeriCorps program termination by the current administration on April 25, 2025.

Our PEWTW program was just featured in The Oregonian! Learn how we're helping Portland families save big on EVs—and meet the MFS team making it happen.

Curious about what makes Ready, Set, Go! special? Step into the RSG! Corner / Rinconcito — a cozy corner filled with classroom highlights, family resources, and stories from our vibrant community.

Take a look back—and forward—with us on our new 75th Anniversary page.

MFS has a new home in East County—learn why our move to Gresham marks an exciting new chapter in our 75-year legacy of community connection.

Mark your calendar! MFS celebrates 75 years of partnership and progress at A Gathering of Good this fall.

Holly has spent a lifetime helping others—and retirement hasn’t slowed her down one bit. Featured in Ride Connection’s latest newsletter, she continues making an impact through MFS’s Project Linkage program.

Want to build strong business credit but not sure where to start? Check out Business Credit 101, a free video series from MFS Economic Empowerment and Prosper Portland, made for small business owners like you.

MFS CASH Oregon was featured in OPB for providing free, high-quality tax preparation to thousands of Oregonians, securing $18 million in refunds last year. Through the VITA program, our dedicated volunteers help individuals and families navigate tax season with expertise, empathy, and financial empowerment.