​Keep SnowCap Strong

Please let your friends and family know how they can help!

Make a financial gift - Your one-time or monthly gift will be put to work ensuring that SnowCap has the resources to meet the extraordinary needs our community faces. Click here to make a donation. Sending a check? Please send it to our mailing address PO Box 160, Fairview, OR 97024.

Make Your Gift Go Even Further - 2020 is a GREAT Time to Give

  • Under the CARES Act, you may deduct gifts of cash to charities like SnowCap to offset as much as 100% of your income! This increase is available for the 2020 tax year only, Ordinarily, the income tax charitable deduction for cash gifts is limited to 60% of your income. Talk with your tax professional for more information.
  • Check with your employer to see if they match donations. We are happy to send necessary verification or information!
  • Prefer to make a gift of stock? Or directly from your IRA? Contact louise@snowcap.org or call 503-405-4294 to make arrangements.
  • Consider including SnowCap in your estate planning.
  • Donate your car to benefit SnowCap! Call our partners at Speed’s Towing at 503-234-5555.
  • Make an ongoing monthly, semi-monthly or quarterly gift from your checking account or credit/debit card. Visit www.snowcap.org or call 503-405-4293 to get started.
Mailing address -  PO Box 160, Fairview, OR 97024.

'I will help when I can. I have been there. Bless you for all you do"
- recent donor

Most Needed Items

  • Canned vegetables
  • Canned tuna
  • Canned soups/stews/chili
  • Peanut butter
  • Canned fruit
  • Hot chocolate packets
  • Dessert mixes (jello, cake mix, etc)
  • Coffee
  • Soap
  • Shampoo
  • Toothpaste
  • Lotion
  • Conditioner
  • Deodorant
  • Razors
  • Shaving cream
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Baby wipes 
  • Sanitizing wipes
  • Dish soap 
  • Dishwasher detergent 
  • Laundry detergent
  • Toilet paper
  • Paper Towels
  • Toothbrushes
  • Masks
  • hand warmers 
  • hats/gloves
  • Activity books/playing cards
  • Crayons
  • Paper bags

Click here for our Amazon Wish List

A Word About Clothing Donations:

Please hold on to clothing donations until social distancing is no longer needed. We are unable to distribute most clothing during this time, but your clothing items will be greatly needed once the clothing program re-opens. There simply is no room in our facility.

Thank you for understanding!

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept furniture of any size. We recommend you visit the Community Warehouse page or Habitat for Humanity ReStore for options. 
​Planning a  food drive or need a barrel to collect donations? Click on Request a Barrel  or Contact: nayely@snowcap.org

​Items are gratefully accepted at
17788 SE Pine ST address
​Monday-Friday 9AM-3PM.

For a printable version of this list please click the following:
October Newsletter Most Needed Items.pdf
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Donation Hours:

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m

We are open to receive donations at the Pine Street entrance from Monday through Friday.   

SnowCap is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, so your gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.


If you prefer to give cash,  your dollar can go further when SnowCap buys food with it.  Just $5 can purchase up to 100 pounds of food!

Easy Ways to Donate

Shop online at smile.amazon.com or locally using your linked Fred Meyer rewards card!

Donate Your Vehicle

Please contact our partners at Speed's Towing at (503) 234-5555 and let them know you would like to donate your car to SnowCap.

Mailing Address:

SnowCap Community Charities
PO Box 160
Fairview, OR 97024

Food Donations

Please bring your donations to our donation door located at 17788 SE Pine St., Portland, OR 97233.
​Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. 

A Word About Clothing Donations:

Please hold on to clothing donations until social distancing is no longer needed. We are unable to distribute most clothing during this time, but your clothing items will be greatly needed once the clothing program re-opens. There simply is no room in our facility.

Thank you for understanding!
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Items We Accept
  • vehicles (please call Speed's Towing at 503-234-5555)
  • commercially packaged food (canned, boxed, fresh, frozen and dried)
  • baby food & formula
  • pet food
  • new socks (all sizes) 
  • blankets
  • ​personal care and hygiene products
  • new toys
  • books and bibles
  • school supplies
  • diapers (infant, toddler, and adult)
Items We Do Not Accept
  • large furniture and home decor
  • large appliances
  • used pillows or mattresses
  • electronics
  • car seats
  • used toys​

Inexpensive Ways You Can Support SnowCap

  • Donate your bottle redemption cash!  Visit any Bottle Drop location or simply bring your bottles and cans to our donation center and we'll do the rest!
  • Donate your vehicle (working or otherwise!) Please call Speed's Towing at (503) 234-5555.
  • Get your car serviced at Gresham Ford (tell them you're there for the SnowCap donation program)
  • Donate the extra produce from your garden (you know you’ll have extra squash again this year!)
  • Start a conversation about SnowCap with friends who aren’t familiar with us
  • Volunteer your time
  • Like us on Facebook
  • Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card and support SnowCap where you shop
  • Choose SnowCap and shop with Amazon Smile!

Helping your Neighbors Brighten the Season

Support Fill-A-Bag!

Support this annual campaign led by Riverview Community Bank, Gresham Ford, and Pamplin Media by donating and  participating in fundraising events throughout the season. Visit our www.snowcap.org/fill-a-bag page for information on Drive-Thru donation events.
Collect Food or Winter Care Packages Items

Help keep cupboards stocked with food and basic household and hygiene items. Please see wish list on this page for most-needed items. For more information or to reserve a barrel, call 503.405.4293.
Fill Stockings or Small Gift Bags for Children

Give a boost to kids and donate assembled and labeled with age the items are best for on stockings or bags.

Ideas for filling include (new items please):
  • Hot Chocolate Packets/ Wrapped Candy
  • Card Games/ Small Toys
  • Pens/Small Art Supplies
  • Activity Books
  • Socks
Please drop off no later than December 11th (earlier is better!). We especially need items for kids ages 12-18.
​If you wish to include a gift card, please put separately in a labeled envelope and hand to donation team so they do not get lost.
Make Lap Blankets for Seniors

​Send a virtual hug and give the gift of warmth to a senior in need. Do you sew, knit or crotchet? SnowCap volunteers deliver food to around 400 seniors per month. With your help, each senior can have a cozy lap blanket delivered with their December food box! Ideal dimensions are 3x4’. Please drop off by December 11th

Back to School

With Distance Learning extended, SnowCap works with local schools to provide school supplies. 

Will you help? 
  • Over the ear headphones with microphone - these make it possible for multiple children to learn in smaller spaces, especially when parents are also working from home. While students do not need high-end headphones, good quality does help make sure they last and do not cut out.*
  • Filler paper - wide and college rule
  • #2 Pencils - Ticonderoga please!*
  • Pencil sharpeners
  • Crayons
  • Compositions notebooks - wide and college rule 
  • Dry erase markers
  • Scissors - pointed
*Teachers remind us that quality for some items (like pencils and headphones) really matter. 

For a printable list click here:
School Supplies Wish List
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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.