Charities That Need Your Help All Year Round!

It’s often only when the holidays roll by that the thought of donating to a worthy cause crosses our minds. However, all year round, countless charities need our help by way of monetary contributions (or even donating items like clothes and other things that we don’t use). 

In the aftermath of the global pandemic, many groups are struggling to get back to where they were, and donations in the months to come could be key to their continued support of our vibrant community. If we rally together and support these charities selflessly, we can help build a stronger community and help them fight the good fight all year round.

Sunshine Division

The mission of the Sunshine Division is to gather and distribute food across the metro area and parts of southwest Washington. Their aim is to help make sure that high-quality food is available to people experiencing food insecurity. Sunshine Division is the only 24/7 food pantry, they are able to do that through our partnership with the Portland Police Bureau which stores food boxes at each police precinct that can be dispatched to people in need at any time. In addition to food relief, they also offer new and gently used clothing.

Food is one of the basic and universal things that a human being is entitled to, and the Sunshine Division is working hard to provide nourishing boxes of food to feed a family for a week.  Sunshine Division is a 4-star charity for 10 years in a row and 90 cents of every dollar goes back out the door to serve the community.

Sunshine is serving 8x the number of people in our community and needs your help!  Sign up to donate or volunteer today!

Website: https://sunshinedivision.org/

Current Needs:

• Financial resources

• Volunteering time

• Food (particularly shelf-stable goods)

  
  

  
  

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

The Portland Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a store and donation center which focuses on home improvement by selling new and used furniture, home decor materials, electronic appliances, building equipment and materials, light fixtures, and more to the consumer at reduced prices. All proceeds from the sale of these items help support local home building programs Habitat for Humanity. 

In the Portland Metro area, you can help by donating home furnishings and home equipment that you don’t need anymore or by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity ReStore. They have an open-door policy that allows anyone with a giving urge to help out and volunteer at their numerous projects that are always in session. 

Website: pdxrestore.org

Current Needs:

• Financial resources

• Volunteering time