Sunnyside Neighborhood Community Cares (SNACC) Committee Updates

The Sunnyside Shower Project and SNACC are hosting their 3rd Annual winter gear and clothing drive. We will be collecting donations at Southeast Uplift (3534 SE Main Street) from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday December 10th. We primarily serve adults. We are in need of a range of winter weather items in all sizes, such as:

  • New socks and underwear
  • Winter hats
  • Gloves 
  • Sweaters and sweatshirts 
  • Long and short sleeve t-shirts
  • Sweatpants and long underwear
  • Jeans and pants
  • Boots
  • Rain resistant outerwear
  • Blankets
  • Sleeping bags
  • Tents
  • Hothands

If you are unable to drop off donations on December 10th, donation drop offs can be arranged by emailing Hannah Wallace at [email protected]. We are also in need of volunteers and financial donations to support both the event and the long term operations of the Sunnyside Shower Project. Details about volunteering and how to contribute a tax-deductible donation to the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Community Cares Committee to support the Shower Project can be found at https://sunnysideportland.org/donate-snacc.

Sunnyside Neighborhood Community Cares (SNACC) Committee Updates

You can support the Sunnyside Shower Project by donating your empty cans!

Since 2021, Sunnyside resident Molly Twohy has been collecting cans and donating the funds to various organizations. During the month of November, Molly is helping raise funds for the Sunnyside Shower Project by collecting cans on our behalf. The funds raised will greatly increase our ability to provide toiletry items, food, first aid supplies, clean clothing, laundry cards, tents, and tarps. It will also help us meet other needs of our neighbors living outside. If you’d like to contribute, please label your bags with “Sunnyside Shower Project” and drop them over Molly’s fence at 3333 SE Salmon St. (easily identified by the Rosie the Riveter flyer) any time this month. Don’t have enough cans to donate in November but still want to contribute to the Sunnyside Shower Project? You can always donate funds directly to the SNACC Committee to support the Shower Project on the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s website via PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, or email [email protected] to arrange a cash or check donation. If you anticipate that you will have cans to contribute after November, stay tuned for future canning efforts organized by the SNACC Committee.

Sunnyside Neighborhood Community Cares (SNACC) Committee Updates

The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association and SNACC Committee (SNACC) recently hosted an art show featuring works by neighbors living outside. The event was a big success and raised $364 to go toward repairing windows at the Sunnyside Methodist Church, which is the home of the Sunnyside Shower Project. Thank you to all who came out and supported this event! In our September meeting, SNACC continued our work to extend operating hours at the Sunnyside Shower Project (SSP). We hope to open the SSP for four days per week by the end of October and are working with church leaders to fulfill this need, which was identified on the needs assessment completed in the spring. Additionally, we are piloting a facilitated discussion process for reaching consensus in decision making. In our October meeting, we will practice this process by discussing the role of neighborhood associations in taking political stances, specifically focusing on charter reform. If you are interested in attending, next month’s SNACC meeting will be Thursday October 20th from 6:30p.m. Please check the SNA website or email [email protected] in the coming weeks for the meeting location, agenda items, and other information about SNACC work.