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!

Project Lemonade’s L+EARN Internship program provides a safe space for youth impacted by foster care to develop skills, confidence and career connections.

We’re excited for our annual fall event, A Night of Inspiration on Thursday, September 21st!

Hear more from Felton about his experience shopping at Project Lemonade.

Earlier this month we mailed out 95 College Care Packages to Oregon foster youth in college. What an incredible group of volunteers, many of whom have made this project happen over the years. 

Congrats, students, and keep up the good work! We’re all cheering you on as you approach finals.

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.

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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.

Apply here.

Read more about Project Lemonade’s impact and 2023 goals from Executive Director, Lindsay McDonnell.

As we settle into 2023, at Project Lemonade we have been glowing with gratitude! We are so thankful to everyone who supported our end-of-year donation drives to make the holidays merry and bright. Read on to learn more about the 400+ youth served by Project Lemonade over the holidays.

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.”

Check out this short film where foster youth, interns and intern alums share their journey with Project Lemonade.

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."

View Holiday WISH Requests

Will your business, organization, or group host a holiday drive to support foster youth?

Throughout the holiday season, we will reach hundreds of youth in foster care and provide over 500 teen gifts. We need support to stock our store with all the items foster youth need to have a happy holiday.

We can help you get everything set up, and have items needed at various price points, starting at $5.

Interested? Contact Gail at gail@projectlemonadepdx.org.

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!