Fresh Food for Schoolkids!

"While the U.S. celebrates National Farm to School Month in October, Oregon finds itself at the front of the line in supporting programs that provide healthy, nutritious, and locally-grown foods to children. With tremendous support from the Oregon Legislature, every school district in Oregon has an opportunity to be reimbursed for serving kids Oregon grown and processed foods. That is unprecedented among all states and fortifies Oregon’s standing as a national leader in the farm to school movement."

Encourage your schools to get farm-fresh food and get reimbursed!

Want to know more? Check out this article from Hood River News.

Rockwood Farmer's Market-- All Winter Long!

Starting in November, the Rockwood Farmers Market will be moving inside the Rockwood Building for a monthly indoor winter market!

The first market will be Friday, November 13th from 2-6 PM in the community room at the Rockwood Building, located at 124 NE 181st Ave (the corner of NE 181st and Couch St).

We will have a market there once a month on the second Friday of the month so November 13th, December 11th, January 8th and February 12th. We will still be at our current location for the October 23rd and October 30th farmers markets.

Don't forget that we are now matching $10 of SNAP EBT! We will also be giving away a free pound of apples, with the purchase of anything from one of our vendors.  

Anawim Christian Community

New Schedule
Sanctuary, 19626 NE Glisan, Gresham

Wednesdays Day Shelter
1-8 PM

• BBQ on the 2nd Wednesday of each month
• Clothes, showers, mail, referrals, meal, kitchen use, rest.

Fridays Work Day
10 AM-5 PM

• Showers, meal, clothes for those who work for an hour.
• Food boxes, mail, bathrooms for everyone.

Saturdays Worship and Meal
3-8 PM
 
3 PM — Worship
5 PM — meal and day shelter
Clothes, showers, mail, referrals, meal, kitchen use, rest.

Rockwood Farmer’s Market

Get veggies and art!  Purchase fresh food with your SNAP card!

Opening: Friday, May 29
Every Friday from 3-7pm until October 30

At Plaza del Sol at SE 188th between Burnside and Stark

Peacemaking among the Homeless

Would you like to learn how to create a context of peace in a homeless service? How can you transform conflict into building trust? What are some tools to defuse anger? What is the best way to deal with a violent situation nonviolently?

We will be answering all these questions and more in a three part Peacemaking Among the Homeless class. It is specifically training for workers in Anawim day shelters, but it would be useful for any face-to-face work among the homeless. Real situations will be dramatized and discussed.

This class will be held on Saturday mornings,

May 16, May 23 and June 6, from 10am to 12pm.
Sanctuary, 19626 NE Glisan Gresham

We also have the same class being held on Tuesday evenings, May 26, June 2 and June 9 at First Baptist Church of Gresham, 224 W Powell, Gresham.

For more information, please contact Steve Kimes 503-888-4453
stevekimes@aol.com

Open House at Anawim

We want to invite all of our Gresham neighbors to come to Anawim Christian Community, our local community church of the homeless to a free BBQ!

Come and see what we do, meet some of our members and take a tour of our facility and gardens!

Where: 19626 NE Glisan, Gresham
When: Friday, May 29, 1pm

Poor People Need a Break, Too!

One of the worst parts about being poor is the level of stress that we are constantly under. Sometimes we just need to take a break, relax, and appreciate some beauty.

There is a program in Portland that gives us that opportunity!

If you have an Oregon Trail (SNAP) card, you qualify for five dollar tickets to live music, plays, dance performances and more!  Each card qualifies for two five dollar tickets, but you can check to see if there might be options for larger groups.

It is through the Arts for All program, and there are different opportunities to experience local performances every week!  Participating groups include: NW Film Center, Artists Repertory Theatre, Oregon Symphony, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Body Vox Theatre, and many more!

Check out the website for more information: http://racc.org/artsforall/

Check out their Facebook page to find out what is available: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsforAllPDX