Care to Share

P.O. Box 397
Beaverton, OR 97075
(503) 591-9025
Fax (503) 591-5812

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Care To Share History

Care To Share was founded in 1985 to address a growing community need. Several local churches were inundated with emergency requests and did not have the personnel or the funds to handle requests on a daily basis. It was through this community concern that Care To Share originated.

Today’s Care To Share office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-2:00pm (with the exception of holidays). The office is staffed with three employees and several trained volunteers. Spanish intake is available.

How you can help?

Send contributions to:
Care To Share
P.O. Box 397
Beaverton, OR 97075 OR
Become a member of
“Friends of Care To Share”.
Call (503) 591-9079 for details.
Volunteer your time.
Call (503) 591-9025 and ask for the director.

Emergency Food

Our primary service at Care To Share is to screen telephone requests for emergency food. We then refer the caller to a nearby church for pick-up or delivery. Most churches supply food to last 3-7days. Churches use their volunteers to assist in deliveries and distribution of the food at their locations. Because volunteer time is valuable, we request that if two or more families reside within the same household that food is requested for the entire household on the same day. Food may be requested by calling Care To Share at (503) 591-9025 Monday through Friday (unless otherwise indicated on our recording) between the hours of 9:00am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-2:00pm. Our phone lines are often very busy. We want to assist you so please keep trying to call or leave a message for food by pressing 1 for food assistance.

After hours food is available for pickup at:
The Beaverton Police Department
Records Division
4755 SW Griffith Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005

And

Hillsboro Family Shelter,
210 SE 12th Ave, Hillsboro
Monday through Friday
5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Care To Share does not discriminate on any basis, including race, color, age, sex, religion, handicap, or national origin. We do reserve the right to refuse assistance for abuse of service or personnel.

Other Care To Share Assistance

Financial Aid

Clients facing financial crisis may apply to a special fund Care To Share maintains. Utility - When funds are available clients may request help on a limited basis if they are facing a shut-off. Rent - One day a month (the 3rd Thursday of each month) qualified clients may call to request assistance with rent for the following month. We do not provide: cash, bus tickets, transportation or costs, motel room rent, or medical costs.

Water Grants

Care To Share provides water assistance to low income families facing shut-offs. These funds come to us from three different sources. We are thankful to Tualatin Valley Water District, Clean Water Services, and City of Beaverton Water. Without these contributions we could not provide this much needed assistance.

Back to School

Each August, Care To Share provides backpacks filled with new school supplies for at-risk children attending Beaverton School District schools. These supplies are distributed though the school administration.

Oregon Heat

Care To Share has been given a contract with Oregon Heat to provide assistance for PGE clients to receive assistance with gas, electricity, wood, pellets and oil. Clients must call to set an appointment and to verify eligibility.

Care To Share Mission Statement

Care To Share coordinates assistance to families and individuals seeking emergency food and other basic needs. Our aim is to help people through crisis situations and to connect them with other community services if continuing support is needed.

Information, Referral, Problem Solving, Caring Help

We don’t have all the answers, but we will listen, help when possible, and guide families and individuals to additional community resources.

Service Area

Care To Share serves Beaverton, Aloha, and Portland area residents who live within the following zip codes: 97005, 97006, 97007, 97008, 97225, & 97229.

Support

Care To Share is a 501c3 (non-profit status) and is supported by local churches, community services, community grants, private grants, and private donations.

2006 Assistance

10,855 assists were given serving 38,111 adults and children.

$762,975 in estimated food costs (provided by area churches)

$51,906 in rental assistance (provided by area churches and private donations)

$20,035 in utility assistance (provided by area churches, Care To Share’s Annual Autumn Fest, City of Beaverton Water, Tualatin Valley Water, and private donations)

$167,934 in OH/WF/DEP assistance (Oregon Heat/Williams Fund/Duke El Paso Funds)

600 back packs filled with new supplies for low income Beaverton School District Students

CARE TO SHARE FOREVER

In 2006, 38,111 East Washington County residents received emergency food, financial aid, and/or other basic needs through Care To Share.

To respond to the growing need for its services the organization has established an endowment fund named "Care To Share Forever".

"We want to ensure that our mission—helping people through crisis situations— goes on forever," said Care To Share volunteer, Betty Stern. Income from the endowment fund will support annually the services and operation of Care To Share.

Care To Share Forever is administered by a 4 member committee. Contributions may be sent to Care To Share Forever, P.O. Box 397, Beaverton OR 97075. For additional information call the Care To Share Office at:(503) 591-9079.