We love our community and giving back through FUNraising, but if you’d like to know where you can put your Galleons when we aren’t having an event or tabling at one, we want to give you a place they will be impactful, because they don’t work just sitting in your vault. Obviously, you can donate to us all year long through our Better Worlds link, but we also encourage help directly in the community. Many of these organizations also welcome volunteers, so get involved if you can and help make a difference.
Boys & Girls Aid – A nonprofit created to ensure all children receive the support and guidance to succeed in life, helping foster children from birth to transitioning into adults with their first housing and jobs.
The Children’s Book Bank at SMART Reading – SMART Reading helps young children become strong, confident readers by providing books and volunteer reading support from their literacy nonprofit.
Color Outside the Lines – A nonprofit dedicated to providing at-risk youth with opportunities to engage in art, music, nature, creativity, & movement.
Friendly House (Specifically Elder Pride) – Elder Pride Services works to enhance the lives of LGBTQ+ older adults, change systems that don’t serve them, through social events, support services, housing, and DEI training.
Immigration Counseling Services – Oregon’s oldest and only nonprofit immigration law firm.
KIND – Kids In Need of Defense – A nonprofit that provides legal council to immigrant children.
Marie Equi Center – A nonprofit that envisions an LGBTQAI2S+ community, free of stigma, where all have access to high quality healthcare, advocacy, and programs.
New Avenues for Youth – Portland-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and intervention of youth homelessness, focusing on ages 9-25.
Our Just Future (formerly Human Solutions Portland) – A nonprofit working toward housing, economic, and racial justice in East Portland and East Multnomah County so that everyone has a stable home of their own.
Q Center – Community center providing resources, a coffee shop, and a gallery, as well as a safe space for queer people.
Rose Haven – A day shelter and community center serving women, children and gender non-conforming folks experiencing the trauma of abuse, loss of home and other disruptive life challenges.
Schools Uniting Neighborhoods – SUN Community Schools initiative works to unite schools and communities by transforming schools into neighborhood hubs that offer various services and support
TransActive Gender Project – Provides professional and community education, capacity building, and empowering mentorship to changemakers and advocates who support gender diverse youth.
Trans Wardrobe Project – Aims to increase Joy in the lives of trans Americans through clothing as FREE gender affirming care, curating a completely free custom capsule wardrobe from community clothing donations.
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