Donate Items

Support youth by donating new clothing items.

The best time to shop for a foster youth is when you are shopping for yourself or your family. Need ideas?  Visit and shop our current Amazon Wishlist to learn about our seasonal item needs.

For in-store donations, bring donations to Project Lemonade Tuesday-Friday 10am - 5pm or Saturday 10am - 1pm. Visit our contact page for directions. 

Donation Hours

We welcome drop-off donations on Thursdays from 1–4 p.m. If you need to drop off outside of these hours, please schedule an appointment in advance. To help us best support our team and manage our space, please do not arrive outside of donation hours without a scheduled appointment.

Drop-off location

Drop-Off Location
We are located at:
240 N Broadway, Portland, OR 97202

Donation Guidelines

We can accept up to 2 shopping bags of clean, seasonal donations per donor during drop-off hours. If you have a larger donation, please schedule an appointment so our team can help coordinate based on our current needs and storage capacity.

Thank you for helping us keep Project Lemonade a welcoming space for youth experiencing foster care. 💛

Top Needs

🍋 Our biggest summer needs are here! 🍋

As youth prepare for summer shopping at Project Lemonade, we’re looking for community donations of some of our most-needed items:

🧦 New socks. 👛 New wallets. 🧢 New belts

Have donations to drop off? Bring them to our space during our scheduled donation hours. If you need a different time, please reach out to our team so we can help coordinate your visit

We Accept

On-trend clothing for youth and teens, sizes 4T through adult/teen plus sizes (ages 5+)

  • NEW coats, denim, tops, pants, athletic wear, shorts, and sweatshirts

  • NEW shoes (toddler size 13 and up)

  • NEW backpacks, wallets, sports hats, winter hats, beanies, gloves, and jewelry

  • NEW or like-new stuffed animals

  • NEW ONLY socks, underwear, and bras

  • NEW or gently used books appropriate for youth ages 5 through the teen years

We DO NOT Accept

  • Stained, torn, excessively worn, or heavily pilled clothing and shoes

  • Formal, seasonal, or specialty footwear (e.g., heels, dress shoes, sandals, cleats/spikes)

  • Clothing featuring drug-related imagery or paraphernalia, weapons, or sexually explicit content

  • Business, formal, or clothing primarily suited for older adults

  • Household items (unless pre-approved by Inspire/L+EARN staff)

  • Outdated, damaged, or heavily worn books, textbooks, or religious materials

  • Dirty, stained, or unwashed stuffed animals

  • Furniture

  • Toys

  • Donate through Amazon Wishlist

    Easily shop our Amazon Wishlist and your donation will automatically ship to Project Lemonade. Help us make this summer extra special for youth experiencing foster care by picking an item from our Summer Wishlist!

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Item Donation FAQs

Can’t find answers to your questions? We’re here to help. Contact Cate Forson at cate@projectlemonadepdx.org for more information.

  • About 90% of the items in our store are brand new. If you’d like to donate very gently used items, please email us first at cate@projectlemonadepdx.org to confirm we can accept them.

  • Project Lemonade does not serve youth under the age of 5. However, With Love Oregon does serve youth under age 5. Please visit their website to learn more about items they are currently accepting.

  • Project Lemonade does not regularly stock toys, please do not donate toys as we are unable to accommodate these in our store.

  • Approximately 90% of our inventory are new items.

    Based on youth feedback, we have worked hard to have new clothing.

    If you have a gently used item, we ask that you imagine it next to a brand-new item. If it still would look good next to a new item, and is within our accepted item list, we will happily accept your donation.

    Please wash all clothing before you donate it. Thanks for supporting foster youth!

  • No we do not. Our target audience is school age youth.

  • Yes, please email cate@projectlemonadepdx.org before bringing by your donation.