Care To Share
Coordinating assistance to families and individuals
who seek emergency food and other basic necessities.

Families may apply for help with:
   *food       *utilities    *school supplies

           Food

Most churches supply food to last 3-7 days. Call
Care To Share at 503-591-9025 Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon & 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm (unless noted otherwise on the recording).

Our primary service is intake telephone requests for  emergency food and refer the caller to a nearby church for pick-up or delivery. Churches use their volunteers to assist in deliveries and distribution of the food at their locations.  

After hours food is available at the Hillsboro Family Shelter, 210 SE 12th Ave. It is open Monday through Friday (5:30 pm to 9:00 pm), Saturday and Sunday hours are (9:00 am to 9:00 pm). The shelter is located next to the MAX line.  For a family style meal, Faith Café is open on Sundays at 6:00 pm. It is located in Beaverton, First United Methodist Church at 12555 SW Fourth Street, Beaverton.

Care To Share does not discriminate on any basis, including  race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, handicap, or national origin. We reserve the right to refuse assistance for abuse of service or personnel.

Financial Aid

Utilities:

Qualified clients may request help if they are facing a shut-off and funds are available.
Please call: 503-726-0407

Rent:

(One time assist) On one day a month (call for the date) qualified clients may call to request rent assistance for the following month (St. Cecilia and St. Pius areas only).
Please call 503-924-3129

Garbage:
(When funds are available)
assistance is provided through the local garbage company.

Back To School

Each August, Care To Share provides school supplies for at risk elementary students living in the Beaverton School District. These supplies are given to the schools for distribution.

Oregon Heat
City of Beaverton Water
Tualatin Valley Water District


Heat:
(When funds are available) Care To Share contracts with Oregon Heat to provide assistance to clients who are shut-off or facing shut-off of their heat source.

Water:
Care To Share administers water assistance to clients in danger of being shut-off or are already shut off. Funding provided by City of Beaverton, Tualatin Valley Water District, and Clean Water Service Employees.

We don’t provide: cash, bus tickets, transportation costs, motel room rent or medical costs.
Please call 211.