This month, we caught up with Ann McGranahan, who has volunteered for more than 110 hours since 2020 as a Volunteer Shopper and Checker at our Hollywood Fred Meyer shopping location!Q: How did you first get involved with S2D?A: I retired from State Department of Human Services the first of July 2020.  I wanted to…

Pictured: Garth Bachman, Local 48 Business Manager; Mark Fulop, Store to Door Executive Director; Tim Gauthier, NECA Chapter Manager. Store to Door is pleased to thank the NECA/IBEW Local 48 partnership for their recent $10,000 donation in support of our ongoing work in sustaining independence for homebound members of the Portland Community! Community Partner organizations…

This month, we caught up with Store to Door Volunteer Kris Lloyd. who is a volunteer extraordinaire at Beaverton! As a volunteer shopper, checker, order-taker, and on-call Friendly Caller, Kris has given more than 185 hours since connecting with Store to Door in 2021. Q: How did you first get involved with Store to Door?…

This month, we chatted with Store to Door Volunteer Sherri Eliason! Since starting as an Order-Taker, Sherri has joined our Free Food Box Program as a delivery driver, and has given nearly 150 hours of volunteer time since 2020! Q: How did you first get involved with Store to Door? A: I first got involved…

This month’s wonderful volunteer spotlight is Volunteer Shopper and Checker Angela Montz! Since connecting with Store to Door in 2021, Angela has given more than 110 hours volunteering at our Beaverton Fred Meyer shopping location! Q: How did you first get involved with Store to Door? A: During the pandemic, all of my family was…

During the week of September 26th, Bank of America sponsored Store to Door delivery costs for nearly 300 Portland area seniors and adults living with disabilities as a part of our Support A Week program. Partners like Bank of America make Store to Door’s program work possible with their ongoing involvement and support. Thank you to…

This month, we chatted with longtime shopper and checker Dawn Trimble! A regular volunteer at our Hollywood Fred Meyer shopping location, Dawn has given more than 470 hours since connecting with Store to Door in 2017—and who knew that we had a movie star in our midst!Q: How did you first get involved with Store…

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This month, we are excited to highlight Store to Door Volunteer Joni Matthews. Since connecting with Store to Door in 2021, Joni has given nearly 250 hours of volunteer time as a Friendly Caller and Order Taker!Q. How did you first connect with Store to Door?A. I first got involved with Store to Door from…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMcL49c-Pe4 Support Homebound Members of our Community Today! “What Store to door has added is another way of connecting the community,” Shelley, volunteer friendly caller and shopper, expresses. “That’s all it is. You step up, say yes, I can do that … So, all of your delivery drivers, your order takers…they’re all vital integral parts…

https://youtu.be/69MgT1sg_b4 Support Store to Door Programs Today! Our Food Box Program relaunched in November 2021 in partnership with the Portland Open Bible Food Pantry after an 18-month hiatus due to the pandemic.  This free program helps fill the gap in food access to our housebound neighbors who benefit most from an extra source of food.  Folks…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vftjm7rlimI Join Kurt and Kyle in Supporting Homebound Seniors Today! Each Wednesday and Thursday, Kyle and Kurt head to Beaverton Fred Meyer at 8:00 A.M. to grocery shop for Store to Door’s homebound clients. The father-son power duo team up to shop a few orders, before Kyle splits off and takes over belt-loading duties. Experienced…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jdJceOwEQU Thanks to all those who have helped us raise more than $41,000 so far to sustain homebound seniors and adults living with disabilities across Portland. If you have not yet had a chance to give, will you consider making a contribution to support our homebound clients today? Support Homebound Seniors Today! A couple of…

Become a monthly donor to Store to Door to become a part of our Nourishing Circle; our wonderful community of regular donors who sustain our program with long-term, predictable support. Visit Give.StoretoDoorofOregon.org to sign up for monthly giving today!Store to Door has been bringing together different generations of neighbors in the Portland Metro area since…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VbadpedIS8 Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! The challenges of Covid-19 were multi-faceted. In addition to physical constraints, the pandemic brought social hindrances as well. We all felt more isolated, but folks that are housebound experienced heightened social isolation.   The NCOA estimates that more than 1/5 of adults in the United States identify as lonely,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTsfKKpcis Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! Store to Door Volunteer Dawn first connected with our program after a fellow Umpqua Bank employee posted about volunteering as a Friendly Caller in a company chat channel. After following up for more information, Dawn joined our Friendly Caller program—and she continues calling many of the same clients…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjJ5AjTvb98 Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! The Store to Door community epitomizes our values of nourishment, connection, and dignity.U.S. Bank and other partner organizations are integral to Store to Door’s program success. Many of our most involved volunteers and supporters first connect with our organization through the encouragement and referral of their employer.  Chris,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wst3vVaGSK8 Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! Store to Door Board Member Therese connects deeply with Store to Door’s mission and program work. She started as a volunteer shopper, before volunteering as a friendly caller and delivery driver, having her kids join in delivering groceries to the clients. As a caregiver to her own family…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHdtIHlab-w Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! Kathleen grew up in a military family. Service was an act and a mindset embedded into her life from a young age, and as a result Kathleen has worn many hats. She has been an archeologist, a physician’s assistant, volunteered with the Historical Society, and is an avid…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlgWuJTHdRo Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! Introduced in April 2020 early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Store to Door’s Friendly Caller program aims to allow Clients to develop ongoing relationships with Volunteer Callers to help combat social isolation. Following its initial great reception among both clients and volunteers, we have adapted the program into our…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2I1cs0SnAk Donate to Support Homebound Seniors Today! Connection seeds dignity. Mary, Store to Door’s office manager, remembers experiencing a discrepancy in connecting the staff, volunteers, and clients. Each week, Mary and program staff and volunteers would have wonderful conversations and hear stories from clients, forging relationships. On delivery days, clients were visited by the same delivery…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8BIM7aR96o Donate to Support Seniors like Jeanne Today! What does independent living look like? Accessing basic needs- food, shelter, water. Seniors and people with disabilities disproportionately face barriers to accessing basic needs.Jeanne, a charming Store to Door client, describes the difficulty she experienced trying to access food prior to connecting with Store to Door in…