Snow Cap

Snow Cap is a shopping-style pantry that provides food for families struggling along with other necessities like children's clothes or school supplies. They can also deliver food boxes. They also have a community garden open to some participants. For food boxes, there is a limit of six visits per year.

To see the requirements, look at this webpage: http://www.snowcap.org/NeedHelp.aspx

Their warehouse and office is behind the United Methodist Church:
17805 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR 97233

Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 10-2, Tues 10-5:30

503-674-8785

http://www.snowcap.org/

Free Winter Clinics for The Uninsured

Good News Community Health Center and Compassion Connect will be providing medical appointments, free vaccines, haircuts, Some resourcing/stress management planning, dental appointment lists. 

This clinic is available for the uninsured only.

Dates this year will be: 

November 21, 

December 19, 

January 16, 

and February 27.

Free winter clinics will be located in Gresham, at Trinity Lutheran Church basement

on Powell and Eastman Parkway at 2pm.

Join the KEY Conversation!

Do you have a vision for the poor and needy of East County?  Do you want to assist in the struggle to fight poverty in Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village?  Then we invite you to the KEY Conversation on Poverty!

Once a month, leaders of our community gather together to speak about practical ways we can help the poor and needy in East Multnomah County.  We meet on the last Monday of each month at First Baptist Church, 224 W Powell in Gresham at 7pm.

Please join us this next Monday and be a part of the solution!

Overnight Shelter Training

This week there is training for those wanting to assist in overnight shelters.
  
This training is led by the City of Gresham, and it is preparation for warming centers held at Anawim Christian Community, First Baptist of Gresham and St, Henry's Catholic Church.  These shelters are church led and staffed by volunteers from local churches.

The next training is Thursday, January 26 from 6 to 8:30pm. This will be the last opportunity for a volunteer training this season. It will be held at Anawim, 19626 NE Glisan, Gresham.

If you have any further questions, please contact Steve Kimes at 503-888-4453. 

Ride Connection

Ride Connection is a service in Multnomah County that offers rides to older adults or persons with disabilities.

All Ride Connection services are provided by staff and volunteers who have gone through our comprehensive screening and training program.

Services offered include:

• Information about transportation services in the region.
• Assistance planning your trip using public transportation.
• Travel training on how to use public transportation through the RideWise program.
• Neighborhood shuttles to local destinations.
• Door to door transportation.

Our friendly Customer Service Representatives will be happy to assist you in determining which services best meet your transpotation needs. please call our Service Center Monday through Friday between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm at 503-226-0700.

The first time you call, you will need to register by answering a few easy questions.

http://www.rideconnection.org

The Salvation Army After School Program

The Salvation Army Gresham Youth Center's after school program opened in fall of 2009. The center offers quality, safe, supervised activities for up to 40 students (grades1-6) after school (2:30-6:00pm).

Homework Club: Adult mentors are available to assist kids with homework as needed. All children start with required homework before recreation.

Computer Lab: Computers and printer are available to assist children in research and computer skills.

Music School:Private and group lessons are available in piano, brass, guitar, choir, and creative arts (no additional costs).

Recreation and Crafts: Daily games and projects for kids!

Character Building: Weekly scouting orientated classes are offered.

Teen Programs: Youth mentoring opportunities available.

Scholarships are available

The Salvation Army

473 SE 194th Ave.

PO Box 1350

Gresham, OR 97030

(503) 661-8972

http://salvationarmygresham.org/youth-center

Bethany House

Bethany House is a program providing homeless woman and children with supervised sponsor families (visit www.bethanyhousenet.org to learn more). This new, apartment community will provide homes for the homeless, single woman and children. Here, residents will have an opportunity to live independently while receiving a wide range of support services and resources designed to take them to the next level in successful independent living.

Bethany House

PO Box 3278

Gresham, OR 97030

Phone: 503-667-8409

Email: bethanyhouse1@gmail.com

Overnight Shelter for Homeless Families

Human Solutions operates a winter overnight shelter for homeless families with children and single women at Eastminister Presbyterian Church.  Those who are in need of such shelter should show up at the church-- 125th and Halsey-- at 7pm.  The shelter is open every night from November 1 through March.


Those wishing to volunteer at the shelter should contact Amie Diffenauer  at adiffenauer@humansolutions.org


Human Solutions also has a day/night shelter program for homeless families called Daybreak.  Churches host the families in their facilities overnight and during the day the families are located in a regular space where they can eat, look for work and obtain resources to get back on their feet.  Families can sign up for this program’s waitlist by calling 503-256-2280.


For more information about the Winter Shelter or Daybreak program, call Human Solutions at: 503-256-2280.  To participate in the winter shelter, all you need to do is show up.  For Daybreak, you need to sign up.

For more information about Human Solutions, check out their website:

www.humansolutions.org

Free Clinics for the Uninsured

For the UNINSURED ONLY!
Good News Community Health Center and Compassion Connect with County and other volunteers are offering:

Medical Appointments

Foot Care

Haircuts

Nail Care

Resources

Stress Management Planning

Dental Appointment Lists - (Please be ready to provide a contact number as appointments will be made and called to patient later.)

Dates This Year Will Be:

November 20, December 18, January 15, February 19, March 18

Free winter clinics will be located at Trinity Lutheran Church basement in Gresham on Powell and Eastman Parkway from 2:30-4:30pm 




**The free winter clinics above have ended for this year. Trinity Lutheran Church is still continuing the clothes closet in their basement the 3rd Sunday of every month, from 2:30 to 4:30pm**