SnowCap Community Charities

Mission:

SnowCap Community Charities is a philanthropic organization created to provide food, clothing, advocacy and other services to our neighbors in need.

Food Assistance

SnowCap's Food Pantry is OPEN and Ready to Serve!

New to SnowCap? Click here and fill out a General application or call 503-674-8785 to do a quick intake.
Distributing pre-packed boxes and as much fresh/frozen food as possible.
Food is being given outside of our front doors. Please dress according to the weather.
Cannot make it in? You may ask a friend, family member, neighbor, social worker or family advocate to come in on your behalf. You can click here for a printable form.
SnowCap's Clothing Program is available by appointment ONLY. To request a Clothing Program appointment CLICK here. Please fill out the form; once you finish you will receive a text message to confirm the time and date of your appointment.
Currently, you are welcome to come to SnowCap up to two (2) times a month through June, 2025.
Would you like to opt-in to receive text messages regarding services or clothing? Click here.

How you can help...

Make a financial gift (click here),
Include SnowCap in response funding plans at work, church, or service club,
Let you friends and family know our Most Needed Items list (click here )

Most Needed Items

Check out our commercial that is being shown on KOIN6

THANK YOU, KOIN, FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP!

Thank you to our amazing media partners!

SnowCap has helped provide my family with warm clothes and has helped keep food in my home. SnowCap is a blessing!
- recent client

SnowCap's Mailing Address:
PO Box 160
Fairview, OR 97024

Open Hearts, Open Hands

Food assistance is available at SnowCap's pantry every weekday.

Please bring your own bags or boxes.

SnowCap helps people in need of food and clothing.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors since 1967

Location

Mailing Address
PO Box 160
Fairview, OR 97024

Client Services Open Weekdays from 10am-2pm Plus 6pm-8pm Mon & Weds
17805 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97233

Donations Gratefully Accepted Weekdays from 9am-3pm
17788 SE Pine St.
Portland, OR 97233

SnowCap is located behind The Rockwood Center (formerly called the Rockwood United Methodist Church) at 17805 SE Stark.
To visit the pantry, enter using the west driveway from Stark Street.
To drop off donations, enter from Pine Street.

Hours of Operation

Click here for Client Service Hours
Click here for Donation/Receiving Hours

SnowCap Trivia!

Testimonials

"We are eternally grateful and humbled by the generosity and humanity that SnowCap, its volunteers, and donors have shown us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"
-Excerpt from a client letter

"Thank you for what you do to take care of people in need. I know this isn't much, but I am happy to give what I can for such a worthy and important cause!"
- Note received with a recent online donation

SnowCap means community and love and compassion! The support and kindness behind the smiles lets me know I am enough and in the right place. Thank you to everyone.
- Client written at Back to School Event

I love going there because they are very friendly. The staff are very friendly and so are the people outside trying to help you. They do have very good quality food and thank you so much when I’m out of everything I think of your company. Thanks for all your help and God bless, we appreciate everything you do for us me and my boys. - Google Review

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In accordance with federal law and US Department of Agriculture Policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
SnowCap is an equal opportunity provider.
Donor Privacy:
SnowCap will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by SnowCap, both online and off line, on any platform (this refers to the website or any mobile applications that may be developed), as well as any electronic, written or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.