Transition Projects

The following cooling centers are open today! These buildings are open to the public and provide air conditioning and a place to cool off during high heat. If you don’t have air conditioning, go to a community cooling center or cool space.

HAPPENING NOW: @transitionpro is handing out water, snacks and a list of cooling centers to those living on the streets. Their goal today is let people know that’s it’s getting above 100 degrees. We tagged along this morning. You can watch the full story tonight @KGWNews

Thank you to the volunteers from @Nike who cooked dinner for 70+ participants at Doreen’s Place last month! Our shelters remain in need of individuals and/or groups to provide meals for our participants. Please learn more about how you can help here:

A massive thank you to these organizations and all who support Transition Projects in our journey to help people from homelessness to housing! If you or your organization would like to contribute to this mission in any way, you can do so here: tprojects.org/donate

2. @Windermere: For years, Windermere agents and branches have supported Transition Projects in multiple ways, such as collecting coats for us via their “Share the Warmth” drive. Their recent grant will provide 25 move-in kits for people transitioning to permanent housing!

We couldn’t serve over 10,000 people every year without help from the tremendous Portland community. We want to show our thanks to a few organizations to recently support our work:

Claudia Schechter has been volunteering with Transition Projects for over 7️⃣ years! We're lucky to have Claudia, and hope you'll take a minute to learn more about her in her own words:

Are you or someone you know a veteran in need? Here are a few ways to potentially access resources: Call the Veterans Services Hotline: 1-855-425-5544 Learn more about the program and eligibility: tprojects.org/veterans-servi…

Our Veterans Services Team assists those who served in our armed forces with things like housing resources, income development, legal services, and more.

Our Veterans Services Team had so much fun being part of the Veterans Village at the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival last weekend!

We're hosting the annual Portland Veterans Hiring Fair & Stand Down on Wednesday, Sept. 20th, at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Donate $25 or more to support this tremendous event, and you’ll be entered to win 2 tickets & backstage passes to see Bryan Adams!

Thanks to your support, we’re one of the five nonprofits selected to receive an @AdvantisCU Grow grant! With over 22k votes cast, we’re humbled to know our community rallied to ensure our ability to further help our participants start the next stage of their journey.

We realize that this effort must be exuded for 12 months every year and not just one. We will continue to prove our commitment through our actions and update the community on our progress. 🧵3/3

We want to take the time to thank the organization's team for the thought-provoking and essential presentations and discussions. These will continue until all staff have had the chance to take the training. 🧵2/3

At the beginning of June, we voiced our commitment to fostering an environment that respects and celebrates the unique identities, experiences, and needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. The work continued throughout June with agency-wide training conducted by @basicrights. 🧵1/3

Voting for the Advantis Grow Fund closes at 5pm today! Please VOTE for Transition Projects to support our team housing participants, and tell your family, friends, and colleagues.

Learn more about how you and/or your organization can also make a difference: tprojects.org/how-help-volun… 🧵6/6

As volunteers finished the garden beds, the inaugural three participants of the Laurelwood Center Garden Club eagerly planted their new garden with tomatoes, squash, onions, lettuce, peas, and carrots that the shelter can use in meals this summer! 🧵5/6

A big thank you to the volunteers from @Genentech who helped build freestanding garden beds at the Laurelwood Center and deep clean the Clark Center! 🧵1/6