Spring Wishes!
Thank you for your continued generosity and care to giveback and recycle, in a way that's giving others a helping hand.
“Sharon* has been working with our domestic violence recovery mentors to build back a life she deserves in which she is safe and thriving. After finishing an in-patient recovery program, she was going to need support while continuing to recover from home. She uses a donated laptop to stay connected to recovery meetings and her support community.” Raphael House resident recipient.
Give Back & Recycle
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Event Mission - Give back to those in need with Quality Electronic donations
Both Strategic IT and Get Lagos Now come together yearly to host an the E-Recycling PDX Event with sponsoring companies and organizations, with the purpose of fulfilling a core passion – to help give back to those in need through quality electronic donations.
ALL hard drives and memory cards are removed/destroyed, all donated electronics safely cleared, and certificates of destruction are issued.
Please join us and bring working laptops, cellphones and pads.
Your donations ARE making a difference
Angelique* has been taking classes for some time and her computer broke. She needed a computer to be able to complete assignments. She’s able to keep working toward completing her degree with a donated computer. Raphael House resident recipient.
"Thanks to a donated laptop an employee of Blanchet House could participate remotely in professional development training. Improving their access to technology kept them from missing out on learning important skills to better serve our clients." --Blanchet House Staff
The non-profits are receiving your refurbished electronic donations
Thank you Supporters & Donors!
Event Highlights 2019 - 2024
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donations Snapshots
Thanks to you, survivors like Amara* are busy planning their futures.
More than 13 years ago, Amara came to live in our emergency shelter with her three children, just days after giving birth. Amara worked hard to rebuild her new life as a single mom, and with support from her advocate, connected to long-term, stable housing.
After moving into a safe apartment of their own, Amara and her children continued to connect with Raphael House through our Advocacy Center – accessing ongoing services, weekly support groups, and family activities. Over the years, our advocates were able to help Amara in winning full legal custody of her children, receive a work permit and driver’s license, and start a small business of her own.
Just last year, Amara finally received her US residency card, paving her way to applying for permanent citizenship. Her residency card will also allow her to return to her home country, and visit her mother for the first time in over 24 years – and she is working to renew her children’s passports, so that they can plan the trip together as a family.
Your generous gift of an HP laptop and clothing is making a difference here, and funding transformative programs so that survivors like Amara can thrive. Thank you for helping us envision a brighter future, where change like this is possible for the families we serve!
Warm wishes,
Emmy Ritter, MSW (she/her)
Executive Director
(503) 243-5119
recycle and give back
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“There [are] unbelievably kind and generous people in this community. I can’t think of all the items [that] have been life changing, like a computer donation – Our residents can now go to school, work from home, with so many opportunities they wouldn’t have if they didn’t have that computer.” Bethany, Raphael House Advocacy Services Manager, January, 2024