Halloween candy
What items can we take?
We're collecting candy that is individually wrapped.
Candy bars
Lollipops
Bagged candy
Boxed candy
What isn’t in this category?
Candy wrappers
We can take some plastic candy wrappers in our multi-layer plastic category. Check your multi-layer plastic page for more info!
Candy that is expired or past the best by date
Open candy
Loose candy
Baked goods
Toys
Halloween candy.
Every Halloween, many families end up with extra candy. Halloween candy could come from kids trick-or-treating and getting too much (on average each trick-or-treater consumes 3 cups of sugar!), or it could come from adults who overestimate the number of trick-or-treaters they will get and are left with candy they hope to not get tempted by in the weeks ahead.
Ridwell will pick any extra candy up so it can do good in the community. Instead of getting stale in your cupboard, leftover candy from your home will go to great local partners working on important missions.
Partnering with Birch Community Services
Birch Community Services helps out Oregonians who are living paycheck to paycheck. They work to provide a community where people can be responsible and accountable for meeting their basic needs, and to equip them with tools to overcome financial difficulty. BCS serves 600 families each week with food and financial education. After a year at Birch, an average family pays off $7,000 of debt and increases their savings by $1,000. Additionally, BCS distributes food to 70 other nonprofit organizations across the Portland Metro area, reaching more than 15,000 people each week.
Partnering with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Dr. MLK Jr. Elementary is a Title I School situated in the historic Albina neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. They serve 350 students grades PK-5 with a diverse student population. The school is a Black Legacy school, and also home to a Mandarin Immersion Program. Items provided by Ridwell offer school prizes, school supplies, and clothes to students.
Partnering with Clackamas Service Center
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.
Partnering with Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Since 1959, the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) has taken a crucial role in protecting the health of Oregonians. Through programs related to sight, hearing and health assistance, they have helped to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of youths and adults. OLSHF offers access and critical health solutions to the most vulnerable members of the Oregon community who are uninsured, underinsured or underserved, particularly where geography, language or cultural barriers may present challenges to accessing preventative care and follow up.
In partnership with the Lions of Oregon, who directly provide communities with resources and education, OLSHF provides access to surgeries, treatment, screening, exams, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and more to Oregonians in need.
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