Back to School Clothing

The Chapel in Troutdale is holding their annual Back-to-School Clothing giveaway. It will be Saturday, September 7th, from 9am until 12pm. They will have both children's and adult clothing.

Two Day Clothing Giveaway

Are you in East Multnomah County? The Chapel on Stark near Mt. Hood College will be having a 2 day giveaway of clothes, especially for kids who can't afford school clothes in Gresham, Troutdale and local cities. 

It will be happening on Friday, August 31 from 3 to 6pm, and Saturday, September 1 from 9am to 12pm. The address is: 27132 Southeast Stark Street Troutdale, OR 97060

Do you have some extra clothes you can pass on to those in need? Please contact them and drop them off! (503) 661-2475

Anyone who drops children's clothes to Anawim this month, we will deliver all of those to The Chapel for this big event.

Clothes Center for East County

One of the greatest needs for East County is a clothes closet that is open at least once a week.  If a family is in need of clothes, they have few places to go.  Snow Cap distributes children's clothes, but their supply has become very short.  The Gresham School district has some clothes for their kids. The health clinic at Trinity Lutheran has clothes once a month, when they have the supply. And The Chapel in Troutdale has a clothes closet that is open two days a month in the first week of the month.  But if a whole family has need of clothing in the middle of the month, they have to be sent to downtown Portland or almost to Clackamas.

**Is there anyone who is looking to do a ministry for the needy in East County? We are still looking for a church who is willing to have a clothes closet that is open every Saturday, or one evening a week, In East Multnomah County. It would meet a real need.**

Places to get clothes:

Snow Cap: (Children's Clothes)

17805 SE Stark (behind Rockwood United Methodist Church)

Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm,  Tues until 5:30pm

The Chapel: (clothes for men, woman and children)

27132 SE Stark St, Troutdale

1st Sat 9-12pm, 1st Wed 4-6pm.

Trinity Lutheran Church: (Clothes closet located in the basement)
The Corner of Powell and Eastman Parkway in Gresham
3rd Sunday from 2:30-4:30pm

Free Meals in East Multnomah County

Twenty six years ago Zarephath Kitchen began serving to the hungry in East County.  Since then, they keep their doors open for meals six days a week and many other local ministries also serve meals to those in need.

If you need a meal, there are places to go in East County seven days a week, sometimes two or three meals a day.  If you want to volunteer, there are a lot of opportunites to do so-- The Chapel is especially looking for people to serve food Tuesday through Thursday afternoons.  And if you'd like to donate finances or food, any of these ministries would appreciate the help.  

Below are the list of meal sites and times.  Contact information is also given, if you'd like to donate or serve.

Mondays:
Zarephath Kitchen
 507 W Powell Ave. Gresham
 The house behind Trinity Lutheran Church
 11am-1pm
  Contact: 503-667-2692 10am-2pm M-F
  http://www.trinitylutherangresham.org/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_-_Gresham/TLC____Zarephath.html

Tuesdays:
Zarephath Kitchen
11am-1pm

The Chapel
27132 SE Stark Ave, Troutdale
11am-1pm
  Contact: 503-661-2475
  http://www.thechapelonline.org/

Wednesdays:
 Zarephath Kitchen
 11am-1pm

The Chapel
  11am-1pm AND 6pm

Rockwood Seventh Day Adventist
6pm
1910 SE 182nd Ave, Gresham
  Contact: 503-661-4100
  http://rockwoodadventist.com/

Thursdays:
Zarephath Kitchen
11am-1pm

The Chapel
11am-1pm

Fridays:
Zarephath Kitchen
11am-1pm

Saturdays:
Anawim Christian Community
11am-3pm
19626 NE Glisan, Gresham
  Contact: 503-888-4453
  www.NowhereToLayHisHead.org

Sundays:
Zarephath Kitchen
2-3pm

Special Meals:
Anawim Christian Community has three special meals a month.  On the first Friday of each month, The Chapel serves a meal at 4:30.  On the second Wednesday of each month, Anawim holds a community BBQ (yes, even in the middle of winter!) at 5pm.  And on the fourth Wednesday of each month, Portland Mennonite serves a meal at 5pm at Anawim.