Union Gospel Mission Portland

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How does LifeChange for Women and Their Children handle Shelter-in-Place?

They turn it into a teaching moment!

With no school and the latest Shelter-in-Place order the staff and residents take to the kitchen. Learning new skills and having fun doing it, that's the way we handle adversity at WLC. We have a choice in how we handle hurt, fear and disappointment, and how you handle it speaks volumes about your character. So at LifeChange we turn lemons into lemonade, or more accurately, beans into chili.

LifeChange is a safe environment for women and children to heal from past traumas and to learn how to break free of destructive choices.

LifeChange is not a clinical treatment “program” or a series of steps. It is an intentional Christian community where people help and support each other to break cycles of addiction, abuse and homelessness and live a transformed and abundant life in Jesus.

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me."

- 1 Corinthians 15:10

WANT TO HELP? 

Items we currently need most:

  • Baby wipes

  • Disposable razors (for women)

  • Women’s deodorant

  • Nail polish remover (w/no alcohol)

  • Hairspray

  • Face wash

  • Body wash

  • Q-Tips/cotton balls

  • Super tampons

  • Liquid Laundry Pods

  • Diapers (especially sizes 3 to 5)

  • Sunscreen products

  • New women’s clothing (spring/summer & larger sizes)

  • Women’s hoodies

  • Paper towels

  • Toys/activities for older children/teenagers

  • Water toys (no kiddie pools)

  • Outdoor sports equipment

  • Pencil pouches

If you would like to donate any of these items please contact our Office Manager 503-802-2271