This category is for getting warm gear to folks in need. Please make sure items are clean and in wearable condition. Any other threads can go into your threads bag!
Coats
Jackets
Beanies
Winter hats
Gloves and mittens
Scarves
Kids' coats
Kids' jackets
Shoes or boots
These can go in your threads bag!
Blankets
Baseball caps
These can go in your threads bag!
Dirty, damaged, or unwearable clothes
Jackets with broken zippers, missing snaps, etc.
These can go in your threads bag!
Hoodies
These can go in your threads bag!
As the weather gets cooler, we pull out our jackets, scarves, gloves, and coats to bundle up. You might just find yourself with that old pea coat that you bought a few years ago or that scarf your mother-in-law gave you that's been gathering dust in your closet.
There are people in your community who can find value in your old gear! You can help give them a chance to stay warm this winter.
Rose Haven is the only day shelter in all of Portland serving 3,600 women, children and gender diverse folks experiencing homelessness, poverty and trauma each year. They are a low barrier shelter, with no federal funding, that provides food, supplies, showers, restrooms as well as classes and activities.
Along with these services, they have an advocacy program with licensed social workers and serve as a safe mailing address for their guests. With an intersectional lens, they offer resources, community, and compassionate understanding to all who come to their haven.
Sunstone Way (formerly All Good Northwest) is a homeless services provider that offers low-barrier shelter to those affected by chronic homelessness. Sunstone Way operates 3 village model shelters and an emergency congregate shelter. They provide participants with case management, housing navigation, employment resources, peer support, and behavioral health services.
Village model shelters provide participants with safety, privacy, and dignity while they move towards self-efficacy and permanent housing. Sunstone Way believes in the intrinsic goodness of all people and the power of connection & community.
Clackamas Service Center (CSC) is the largest food pantry based in Clackamas County and a "one-stop-shop" catering to the needs of unhoused and low-income community members, serving a total of over 8,000 people each month. People experiencing hunger and poverty can meet their basic food, health, and hygiene needs, and connect with supportive services to help them take their next steps toward stability.
As a hub for services, CSC integrates food relief, clothing, showers, and more to expand their impact in the community. With trauma-informed care at the core of their values, CSC seeks to break down barriers to services while centering the inherent dignity and worth of every human being.
Our Just Future is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to combat the causes of poverty by improving access to long-term housing and economic security. They partner with individuals and communities to make their vision of vibrant, healthy neighborhoods where all people can share in the security, hopes and advantages of a thriving, supportive community a reality. Items provided by Ridwell members will help them achieve this vision, and support members of our community!