In-Kind Giving

Helping children and families means a constant influx of supplies are needed.  You can help us provide some of them by:

• writing a check for the amount that would cover the purchase and sending it to us:
  Family Promise of Metro East, PO Box 18004, Portland, OR 97218
• ordering online and having items delivered to our office: 
  Family Promise of Metro East, c/o Community of Christ Church, 4837 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97213
• purchasing something from the list below and delivering it to our offices yourself:
  Please make arrangements to drop things off by contacting Seth at [email protected] or calling 503-753-3960

Here are some supplies we regularly need:

• gas cards for any amount
• office supplies: paper (letter and legal sizes), envelopes, stamps
• diapers/pull-ups: currently needed: diapers sizes 6-7, pull-ups 3T-4T and 4T-5T
• consumable supplies: paper towels, all purpose cleaner, liquid handsoap, Lysol cleaner, Lysol wipes
• electronics:  AA and AAA batteries, cell phone charging cables, tablets or laptops for the kids' homework
• art supplies in good shape and usable
• snack items for our Family Day Center: granola bars, individually packaged chips, ramen noodles, bottled water, juice boxes, etc.
• hygiene products:
  • *unopened only*
  • gender-specific, age-specific (eg., baby/toddler), and ethnicity-specific options are appreciated choices for our guests :)
  • soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion (low- or no-scent on this item please), toothpaste, toothbrushes, gentle-tip hairbrushes/combs (run it over the back of your hand to find out if a kiddo will find it painful), disposable razors

Summer 2026:
Anytime before August 10 (so we have time to get them organized for gifting), we would love donations of basic school supplies (new only please):

• 2-to-3" 3 ring binders, tabbed dividers, lined notebook paper (wide- or college-ruled)
• composition notebooks (college-ruled), spiral notebooks (wide- or college-ruled), index/recipe cards (3x5 or 4x6, lined)
  
• 12 pack ballpoint pens (blue or black), 12 pack pencils (No 2), 12 pack colored pencils; highlighters in various colors; regular pink erasers, pencil sharpeners
  
• plastic 12" rulers (with centimeters please), glue sticks
  
• electronics: Chromebook-compatible earbuds (wired)
• boxes of tissues (full-sized: nowadays these are usually shared with the whole classroom), combination locks
  
• $20 Visa gift card to help purchase PE shorts+shirt