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Paint the Town Yellow This May!
Join us for engaging events around the city Foster Care Awareness Month
Thank you for being a part of our #GiveHope campaign.
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!
Help us #GiveHope for the Holidays!
The holidays can be an especially challenging time for youth in foster care. Let’s #GiveHope for the holidays.
A Night of Inspiration
We’re excited for our annual fall event, A Night of Inspiration on Thursday, September 21st!
May is Foster Care Awareness Month
At Project Lemonade we know that youth in foster care can’t wait.
There are over 7,000 children in foster care in Oregon on any given day.
Foster Care Awareness Month invites all of us to #DareToCare in support of foster youth.
New Program Launch: Fill the Gap Scholarship
The Fill the Gap Scholarship provides flexible funding to cover a student’s basic needs expenses, an area often overlooked by other funding sources.
Applications are now open, the deadline to apply is April 30th.
Inspiring Self-Esteem in 2023
Read more about Project Lemonade’s impact and 2023 goals from Executive Director, Lindsay McDonnell.
About My Internship: Written by Lead Intern, Dylan
Check out this short post by Lead Intern Dylan. Dylan shared, “In 2019 I started at Project Lemonade, at the time I was still very much new to Portland and even newer to the idea of a stable job. Project Lemonade not only showed me what a normal job could be but what I could be.”
Fund a WISH this Holiday Season
We’re on a mission to fund 30+ WISHes this holiday season, including this one:
"I am on my high-school football team, and I need help paying for my football gear. This WISH would help me up my game."
Project Lemonade Store Revamp
One of Project Lemonade’s goals is to provide our services in a high-quality environment that inspires self-esteem and confidence in foster youth.
After many months of planning, we have completed a remodel of the Project Lemonade Store!
Let's Paint the Town Yellow this May
Donate today to help foster youth thrive! Throughout the month of May, in honor of National Foster Care Month, we will be raising funds and awareness to support foster youth. We have a goal to raise $50,000 this month to support our work. Donate, follow along on social media & be inspired!
Support the Superhero Shopping Event!
Be a super hero and support our Superhero Shopping Event April 29th & 30th!
Holiday Shop Gift Donations
Project Lemonade is partnering with DHS to host a December Holiday Shop for foster youth! Learn more about donating a gift or hosting a collection drive!
2021 Night of Inspiration - A Success!
Thank you guests, supporters and sponsors for making the 2021 Night of Inspiration a success!
Join us for A Night of Inspiration!
Join us September 23rd for A Night of Inspiration! The evening will feature speaker Stephanie Thornton Plymale, author of American Daughter, an uplifting performance by China Forbes of Pink Martini, and a celebration of Project Lemonade’s mission to inspire self-esteem in foster youth.
Thank you for helping #Foster Success!
We are so grateful to everyone who donated and engaged with our #FosterSuccess campaign in honor of National Foster Care Month.
We set a goal of $25,000 and ended the month with an incredible donation total of over $40,000!
Foster Success This May
Donate today to help foster youth thrive! Throughout the month of May, in honor of National Foster Care Month, we will be highlighting our foster youth internship and the youth we work with. We have a goal to raise $25,000 this month to support our work. Follow along on social media & be inspired!