We are excited to share that we’ll be bringing back the Winter Survival Kits that we’ve done in years’ past at CAP and Prism Health, and will be accepting donations starting today, January 10, for any and all winter survival items (see list below). These items will be collected at Prism Health and the three CAP social service locations in Portland, Vancouver, and Longview through March 18, 2022. As items come in, we’ll then be assembling kits and/or dispersing items to patients and participants in need.

Each location will be accepting donations Monday – Thursday from 9 AM – 5 PM. If you have questions about dropping items off or any other logistics, a coordinator has been selected for each location. Feel free to reach out to each of them if you have any questions or need to coordinate a delivery time or place.

Onsite Coordinators:

CAP (Portland) – AB Provencher (aprovencher@capnw.org)

CAP (Vancouver) – Doreen Engelmann (dengelmann@capnw.org)

CAP (Longview) – Jamie Wick (jwick@capnw.org)

Prism Health – Kayla Daniels (kayla@prismhealth.org)

Requested Donations

Large Ziploc bags
Blankets, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tents (weather resistant preferred)
Rain gear (poncho, tarp, jackets, tents, garbage bags)
Socks, underwear
Hats, gloves, scarves
Backpacks
Coats, hoodies, pants
Hand warmers
Flashlights, batteries, phone chargers
Kleenex (small packets)
Toothbrushes (individually packed, toothpaste)
Deodorants
Bath or hand wipes
Shampoo/conditioner/soap
Band-Aids
Cotton Balls,
Disinfectant Wipes
Water bottles

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Questions or Concerns? Please Contact Kristi Addis, Chief Programs Officer, at kaddis@capnw.org or 503-986-3520

About Cascade AIDS Project

CAP is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1985 as a grassroots response to the AIDS crisis. As the oldest and largest community-based HIV services provider in Oregon and southwest Washington, we seek to support and empower all people with or affected by HIV, reduce stigma, and provide the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare. We do so by helping to ensure the health and well-being of our program participants each year through health, housing, and other social services. When the need for affordable, accessible, and culturally affirming primary care services was identified as a community need, we responded by opening Prism Health in 2017. More information can be found at www.capnw.org.

About Prism Health

Prism Health provides high quality, affordable, and accessible health care for all, with a focus on serving individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus all other gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+). All of Prism services aim to reach the most vulnerable – those living below the poverty line, communities of color, homeless or unstably housed individuals, and people experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues.