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The North Portland Winter Gift and Food Drive
The North Portland Winter Gift and Food Drive is an event of the Caring Community of North Portland ("CCNP"), a small non-profit that has no paid staff and an all-volunteer board.
This year the Winter Gift and Food Drive served 215 families, all of whom received gifts for all the children in their household, a holiday food box, and a $10 gift certificate to Target. In total 957 people received gifts and of those 742 were children. We are honored to support families, during what can be a stressful time of year, by giving them the opportunity to pick toys and gifts that are the best fit for their own children's needs and tastes.
These families were referred from the Multnomah County Touchstone Program in the following North Portland Schools: Sitton Elementary, James John Elementary, George Middle, Clarendon Elementary, Portsmouth Middle, Peninsula Elementary, and Beach Elementary Schools. The families were screened by the Touchstone Program for level of need and history with accessing other holiday programs. Families with the highest need and with no history of accessing other holiday resources were prioritized in regards to which families were served.
To view pictures of the 2005 North Portland Winter Gift and Food Drive, click on "Photos" in the menu bar above.
The Caring Community of North Portland is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit whose mission is to serve as a unifying force that works to support the well-being of children, families and communities in North Portland.
To get involved, please contact us.
"I would like to thank you for putting gifts under our tree. If it wasn't for you there wouldn't have been any." - Karen
Karen is raising four grandchildren and lives in the Portsmouth neighborhood. She and her grandchildren were relocated to North Portland in September 2005 from Texas following Hurricane Rita.