Portal to Partners
Two People

“Never doubt a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead

The Need is Great

In 2007 in King County:

  • Total children living in poverty~~56,230
  • People homeless on any given night~~8,300
  • Households served by food banks~~110,292 (215,941 people, 37% are children)
  • 76% of jobs do not pay a living wage for a single parent family with two children.

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Wish List - Goods and Services

Multi-generational family

For the Children

  • School supplies
  • Backpacks
  • Art supplies
  • Educational toys
  • Maps and Compasses
  • Magnifying Glasses
  • Puppets
  • Books for grade school children (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)
  • Board games and puzzles
  • Educational computer games
  • Child appropriate DVDs
  • Posters (young children/teens)
  • Sports equipment
  • Playground equipment (balls, jump ropes, sand toys, etc)
  • Printed t-shirts
  • Clothing (underwear, jackets, socks, shoes, etc)
  • Diapers, diaper wipes and baby formula
  • Hygiene supplies
  • Canned food, dairy products

For the Family Support Centers

  • Office supplies
  • Lap top computers
  • Projectors
  • Digital cameras
  • USB/Flash Drives
  • Video camera/tripod
  • Paper Cutter
  • Heavy duty paper shredder
  • Copy machine(s)
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Toilet paper, paper towels, etc
  • Coffee, bottled water, snacks
  • Plates, cups, napkins
  • Extension Cords
  • Space heaters, fans
  • Lawnmower
  • Grass seed and fertilizer
  • Yard tools (rakes, shovels, loppers, hedge trimmers, etc)
  • Paint/painting supplies (rollers, brushes, pans)
  • Step-Ladder(s)
  • Canopy for outdoor events
  • Portable Music Player (Boom Box)

Emergency Supplies

  • First Aid kits
  • Emergency kits (flash lights, batteries, whistle, duct tape, fire extinguisher, etc)
  • Blankets and pillows
  • Large raft for emergency preparedness for family support located in flood zone
  • Plastic bins for storage
  • Two-way handheld radios

Gift Cards/Passes

  • Grocery stores
  • Coffee shops
  • Fred Meyer
  • Target
  • Movie tickets
  • Gameworks admission
  • Tukwila Go-Kart passes
  • Gift certificates for youth field trip activities in the Seattle area
  • Metro bus tickets

Auction items

  • Grocery stores Our Family Support Centers often have fundraising auctions. Great auction items are always welcome. Contact Katherine to learn more or discuss your ideas.

Services

  • Video production
  • Graphic design
  • Printing
  • Mailing house
  • Tax services
  • Legal services
  • Carpet cleaning
  • Painting
  • Landscaping
  • Janitorial
  • Window washing
  • Delivery services for large donated items
Portal to Partners
Portal to Partners | 15214 SE Second Place | Bellevue, WA | Tel: (425) 562.6081 | Fax: (425) 562.7021 | Site by Rhizome Design