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Weston Foundation passes $225 million milestone

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The Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation, a supporting entity of the Oregon Community Foundation, has given more than $225 million in grants and scholarships since it was formed in 1991.

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Help organize furniture for refugee families

Catholic Charities welcomes drop off of furniture donations for refugee families monthly at its storage site: U-Store Self Storage 1130 NE 28th Ave., Portland, OR. 97232. View Map / Get Directions

Baby benefactions

Families delighted by supplies for infants Catholic Charities of Oregon is grateful for the generous donors who give diapers, wipes and baby supplies that go to needy families. Most of these items are donated via our Amazon wish list or Traveling Crib program, where Catholic parishes and organizations fill up an empty crib with donations for…

VIDEO: Toy drive brings joy to families

Donors gave hundreds of gifts for Catholic Charities of Oregon’s annual Toy and Joy Shoppe. The conference rooms at Catholic Charities were transformed into a North Pole outpost where parents and children of needy families could pick gifts and have them wrapped.

A gift of quilts

A woman dropped by Catholic Charities in Portland in late November and donated 12 handmade quilts for our clients.

Celebration of Hope - 2.27.25!

Celebration of Hope returns to the Oregon Convention Center with a Mardi Gras Bash Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025!

Health fair a boost for elders

Catholic Charities of Oregon recently partnered with Providence, Ride Connection, and Fred Meyer to host a health fair/vaccine clinic at Sacred Heart Villa, one of Catholic Charities’ affordable housing properties for older adults and people with disabilities.

Room for community

In this Catholic Charities building, people heal via relationships.

Staff visit homeless campers

Staff from Catholic Charities of Oregon visit encampments of people who are homeless throughout the week, no matter the weather.

Giving Machines

In rural Mexico, Maria was targeted by a human trafficker. Now, Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services is helping guide her toward legal residency and citizenship. In Southeast Portland, Bobbie is a human anchor at a Catholic Charities of Oregon senior housing site.

My Christmas Is Brighter at The Village

I love Christmas time. The days are getting shorter, and the candlelight is getting brighter.

When You Breathe Kenton

In the Kenton neighborhood, where the air is crisp and the streets hum with the pulse of a city always in motion, Christmas holds a quiet yet powerful promise.

Work of school artists chosen

Almost 150 students from Portland-area Catholic schools submitted art to be considered for this year’s Catholic Charities Christmas card.