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• Planned Giving
• Youth Adventure Days
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Planned Giving: Building and Sustaining a Non-Violent Community

Your estate plan can be a powerful and meaningful tool to create lasting change in your community. By naming Raphael House of Portland in your estate plan, you help to build a sustainable community where violence is not tolerated and where families are given vital resources to achieve their goals.

Every year, 60% of the people served by Raphael House of Portland are children. Working together, we can make sure this percentage drops. Your estate gift allows us to create lasting social change through education and outreach programming in local schools and to focus on long term goals – on building a community where no child has to live in emergency shelter or fear being hurt by someone they love.

Here are some of the easiest ways to make a gift to Raphael House of Portland through your estate:

• Name Raphael House of Portland in your will or living trust. To learn more, click here.
• Name Raphael House of Portland as a beneficiary of your life insurance or retirement plan. To learn more, click here.
• Name Raphael House of Portland as the beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust.

Questions about Planned Giving?  Please contact our .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 503.222.6507 x308.

Informing us of your gift

If you choose to make a bequest, we would be honored if you let us know so that we can express our appreciation and honor your support.

We understand that estate planning is personal, and you may choose not to inform anyone of your decision. If that is the case, please know that your decision to make a bequest to Raphael House of Portland is immensely meaningful. Estate gifts allow us to prepare for long term organizational growth and provide us with a foundation for the on-going work of ending violence in this community. Thank you.

 

Youth Adventure Days

The Raphael House Youth Program is thrilled to announce a new component in 2010:  Youth Adventure Days. Each month we’re offering one group trip/activity to our program participants, and we need your help! Please consider purchasing passes or gift cards to any of the following locations, to help us offer more active, engaging activities to children and parents living in our emergency shelter.

Skate World
Grand Central Bowling
Ice Skating
Stoneworks Rock Climbing Gym
Portland Art Museum (Adult passes - the Art Museum is free under 18)
Oregon Zoo
Classes with Portland Parks and Recreation (i.e. swimming, pilates, zumba, basketball, gymnastics, soccer, ballet, yoga, tai chi, etc.)

If you’re interested in sponsoring an entire trip, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in advance to find out how many people will be participating!

Donating Items

Donation Drop Off

Donation Drop Off is held the First Thursday of each month from 11AM-2PM and the Third Thursday of each month from 4-7PM at Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist Church, 3520 SE Yamhill St. Enter the building on 35th Ave.

Please note:  we do not accept any used clothing, used toys or large furniture items.

The generous support of community donations makes our programs possible. The current state of the economy means that costs for providing food and clothing to the survivors and their children living in our shelter have risen dramatically. If you’re interested in hosting a donation drive at your school, office or place of worship, please check the wish lists below to see what we need most!

Raphael House Wish Lists

Tri-Met bus tickets are one of our biggest monthly expenses. If you purchased a Chinook Book this year, there are bus tickets in the back of your book. Or consider purchasing a booklet of Adult or Youth 2-Zone tickets the next time you’re at Fred Meyers or Safeway. Donating them to Raphael House will help defray transportation costs for the families we serve.

Urgent Shelter Needs:
Shampoo & Conditioner – full size
New Socks – all sizes for women and children
Diapers – Sizes 4 & 5
Bath Mats – Terry Cloth Motel-style
Pillows – new, standard size

Fall Donation Drive Ideas:
Children’s Underwear and Socks
Sheets and Pillows (twin size sheets and standard size pillows)
Blankets

Housewares:
One Kitchen Starter Kit for a family moving out of shelter includes:  large laundry basket with can opener, dishes & utensils for 4, pots, pans, mixing bowl, baking dish, cutting board & sharp knife, hot pads, dish towels, dish soap & scrubber sponge. We need 4-6 of these every month!

• Saucepans and lids
• Frying pans and cooking utensils
• Can openers
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Baking dishes
• Mixing bowls
• Blenders
• Pillows - new
• Sheets and blankets - twin size only

Baby Items:

• Diapers - sizes 4, 5 and 6
• Pull-ups - sizes 2T-3T and 3T-4T
• Baby wipes, shampoo, powder and lotion

Clothing:
Due to space restrictions, we cannot accept any used clothing.

• Women’s underwear and bras (new) - all sizes for women and teens, especially underwear sizes L-XXL
• Children’s good, clean, casual clothing - especially boys sizes 5 to 16
• Children’s underwear and socks (new) - all sizes

Personal Care:

• Shampoo & Conditioner
• Body Wash & Body Lotion
• Deodorant
• Razors
• Chapstick and other lip care
• Motions brand hair lotion and leave in conditioner for African American hair, other pomades and products for black or curly hair
• Nail care products - nail files and toe nail clippers

Other General Shelter Needs:

• Gift cards such as Fred Meyers, Target and Home Depot
• High Efficiency dry laundry detergent
• Bleach
• Ziplock bags in gallon and quart sizes
• Heavy duty trash bags size 39 to 45 gallon
• Light duty trash bags size 5 to 10 gallon
• Dishwashing liquid
• Scrubber sponges
• Empty spray bottles / Bottles of window cleaner, Simple Green, Orange Clean, etc.
• Powder cleanser i.e. Comet or Bon Ami
• AA and D batteries
• Heavy duty shower curtains
• Office-size trash cans

Youth Program Needs:

• Portable USB flash memory “thumb” drives
• Child size sewing machines
• Laminator and laminating plastic
• Journals for kids and teens
• Board games - all ages
• Spiral notebooks
• Yoga mats
• Basketballs, footballs, soccer balls
• Toys that are safe for children under age 3
• Playstation 2 games - all ages
• Craft items i.e. beading kits, paint by number or airplanes

Get Involved

Want to get involved?  Raphael House needs your help!

Show your support - give a tax-deductible gift (click here to contribute online!), volunteer in the shelter or at one of our special events, join the Safe Haven Membership Society, host a donation drive, or invite a Raphael House staff member to give a presentation about domestic violence at your place of work, church or school!

Join the Speak Out Crew Sign up online to give just $10 each month and you’ll be part of The Crew! To you, that’s like donating the cost of a couple lattes each month, but to the families we serve, every pledge will pay for one safe night in our emergency shelter. Speak Out Against Violence - Join The Crew!

Volunteer your time  We have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, both in the shelter and out at special events in the community.

Host a House Party  House Parties are informal fundraisers hosted by anyone who wants to get involved in the movement to end violence and support Raphael House. Learn more by downloading our helpful brochure, Hosting a House Party!

Donate your used car  You get a tax write-off and Raphael House gets the net proceeds from the sale - Cars4Charities and Cars 4 Causes both offer free nationwide pick up of your vehicle.

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Last year the generous support of our community allowed us to:

• Serve almost 100 families inside our confidential emergency shelter and an additional 400 non-residential families through our Transitional Housing Program and partnership with Portland Police Bureau
• Offer safety planning and resources to more than 5,000 callers on our in-house crisis line
• Give more than 200 free presentations on healthy relationships in local middle and high school classrooms

Contribute Online

Make an immediate impact on a family’s future - contribute financially to Raphael House.

Ways to give:

• Mail a check to Raphael House, 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd. #503, Portland, OR 97214.
• Donate online by clicking Donate Online and using our secure connection.
• Call (503) 222-6507 to speak with a staff member about making a financial contribution.
• Make Raphael House a part of your estate planning (for more information please call us at 503-222-6507 X308).
• Check to see if your employer matches your contributions.
• Join the Speak Out Crew Sign up online to give $10 each month for one year and you’ll be part of The Crew! To you, that’s like donating the cost of a couple lattes each month, but to the families we serve, every pledge will pay for one night in our emergency shelter. Speak Out Against Violence - Join The Crew!