We provide donated backpacks to our Rose Haven guests.
Rose Haven provides donated backpacks to homeless and at-risk women, kids and non-conforming folks experiencing trauma, poverty, and physical and mental health challenges.
What We Accept
We are currently in greater need of adult-size backpacks and wheeled luggage than children-size gear: well constructed and gently used. This would include:
Please note that we cannot use broken and/or damaged items, e.g.: torn or with broken zippers, wheels or latches.
If you have any questions at all regarding our backpack needs and limitations, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Where to Ship Your Donation
Rose Haven
1740 Northwest Glisan Street
Portland, OR 97209
Due to our limited storage, please call (503) 248-6364 x0309 or email info@rosehaven.org to let us know what you are planning to send us, how many, and when to expect it. Thank you!
Where to Drop-off Your Donation
Due to limited onsite storage, we are unable to accept large quantities of donations without an appointment.
Please call (503) 248-6364 x303 or email info@rosehaven.org to arrange a time and if you have questions.
Thank you!
For most who are fortunate enough to not be living on the streets or in temporary homes, a backpack is simply something you use to haul your notebook around, or to shoulder your daily stuff from here to there.
But, for the rising tide of homeless women and youth in Portland and other major cities in America, backpacks are a vital necessity.
If you have camped-out or traveled, you know how much you depend on that one bag. For some of our Rose Haven guests, that pack represents more than just a carrier for their clothes and survival essentials. A dependable backpack is the one thing that they still have that is completely theirs. It’s not an accessory, but a lifeline.
Our need for new (and gently used) daypacks, notebook packs and other similar backpacks, as well as wheeled luggage, is ongoing. From small packs that fit properly on the backs of our elementary school-age children, to large storage packs and wheeled carriers that an adult can depend on for their possessions—their survival gear—as they navigate through their current living situation.
In addition to donated backpacks, we need school supplies, clothing and other essentials.Please visit Donate Supplies for more information.
If you feel that supporting Rose Haven’s backpack donation program is a great idea, but you are not sure of what type of pack to provide, you can have us choose for you.
With your (tax-deductible, cash) donation, we will acquire the right backpack needed and get it out to who needs it most.
If you have any questions regarding donations to Rose Haven, please call (503) 248-6364 x 0307 or email info@rosehaven.org. Thank you!
All donations are 100% tax-deductible. Rose Haven’s Federal Tax ID is #20-5922682.
