​Christmas Giving Guide

Adelante Mujeres of Forest Grove offers Latina women and their families the tools to achieve self-determination in the areas of Education, Empowerment and Enterprise. Adelante means move forward, go ahead, or flourish. Mujeres means women. 


Community Alliance of Tenants  (CAT) Renters in Oregon are having a tough time with rising rents, substandard housing conditions, housing foreclosures, unfair laws, and unfair landlords. Everyone deserves a safe, stable and decent place to call home. The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT), Oregon’s only grassroots renters’ rights organization, runs a hotline which educates and empowers renters to solve their rental problems.





Mother and Child  of Northeast Portland works to create a world where children are welcomed and nurtured



OPAL  educates and mobilizes transit-dependent riders in East Portland to engage in a community driven project to prioritize the needs of transit dependent communities. 


Outgrowing Hunger of East County transforms unused private, public, and institutional land into Neighborhood Gardens, where refugee families achieve economic self-sufficiency through increased income, small business development, and improved employability.



St. Andre' Bessette  [Downtown Chapel], located in Old Town/Chinatown, strives to provide hospitality, healing, and hope to the most marginalized members of our society. Through prayer, service, education and advocacy it has become a vital resource to the neighborhood. 







Defensa de la Dignidad is a local Giving Circle raising funds to make legal representation possible for our neighbors in Western Washington County facing the high cost of immigration court actions and fees, including deportations, visa applications and DACA renewals.





CRS - putting our faith into action to help the world’s poorest create lasting change. We work with organizations around the world to help poor and vulnerable people overcome emergencies, earn a living through agriculture and access affordable health care.