For youth in foster care, the holidays can be a difficult time.
With your support, they can also be filled with warmth, connection, and joy.

We're on a mission to provide $175,000 in essential resources for our youth this winter.
You can #GiveHope and help us Foster The Holidays.

Learn more here.

Project Lemonade is thrilled to have been awarded a 2025 Impact Award from grantmaking collective ninety-nine girlfriends!

Congratulations to our $65,000 Impact Award winners: 

Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC) in Child & Youth Educational Equity
Crag Law Center in Environmental Equity & Sustainability
Albina Vision Trust in Housing & Home Stability
Project Lemonade in Women’s Economic Empowerment

And our $10,000 Finalist Award winners:    

Center for Black Excellence in Child & Youth Educational Equity
The Blueprint Foundation in Environmental Equity & Sustainability
Bienestar in Housing & Home Stability
Xcelerate Women in Women’s Economic Empowerment

We’re excited to share our newest video that highlights the heart of our work, connection.

For 13 years, our community has been built through genuine relationships that continue to inspire and strengthen our mission to support youth in foster care.

We hope you will take 5 minutes to watch the full video and celebrate the lasting relationships you have helped us create  We promise it will leave you feeling joyful, inspired and connected.

May is Foster Care Awareness Month and it’s the perfect time to learn more about the needs of youth in our community.

Join us for advocacy and fundraising events happening all month long. Details here.

The holidays can be especially challenging for youth in foster care. You can join us and help foster the holidays by supporting holiday shopping, donating items from our wishlist and spreading the word to your friends and family.

Join Project Lemonade! Lead volunteer programs, fundraise, and create inspiring content.

As we rejoice in reaching the milestone of 100 interns, we’re excited to highlight some of our inspiring current interns. Meet Matilda, from our 2024 summer cohort!

As we celebrate the milestone of 100 interns, we’re excited to highlight Namichiuo, a remarkable former intern who began her journey with Project Lemonade in a special way.

As we celebrate reaching the milestone of 100 interns, we’re excited to highlight some of our amazing former interns. Meet Darius, a standout from our 2022 summer cohort!

We are thrilled to invite you to, A Night of Inspiration, on September 12th, 2024. Emcee’s Tra’Renee Chambers and Sage Dupre will be coming back to the Project Lemonade stage.

Speaker, Author and Former Foster Youth, Bonnie Milletto will stand alongside youth in our community.

Plus, incredible entertainment from Saeeda Wright and her band.

We hope to see you there!

Help us stock our store to celebrate Black youth this summer. Purchase from our Amazon wishlist.

Project Lemonade is dedicated to improving the lives of foster youth by increasing access to vital resources and opportunities. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all aspects of our work, ensuring that every voice is valued and heard. Learn more here.

Join us for engaging events around the city Foster Care Awareness Month

It was a hope-filled end to 2023.

Thank you to the 500 youth who visited Project Lemonade. And the 175 donors, 6 interns and 150 volunteers who made it possible!

We’re starting 2024 off with a fresh new look and website. We hope you the streamlined look and content, as well as Spanish translation.

Hear from Kalia, a Spring 2023 Fill the Gap Scholarship recipient.

The holidays can be an especially challenging time for youth in foster care. Let’s #GiveHope for the holidays.

Check out this short film where foster youth, interns and intern alums share their journey with Project Lemonade. Hear how we’re filling the gaps for youth in foster care, and how you can get involved!