I love The Caring Closet!!!! My two elderly parents were in need of medical equipment and this…read moreplace was so amazing! They gave me everything I needed and the volunteers helped me pick out the right products and even loaded it in my car! I feel blessed to find them and wish every city had one!

An absolute Godsend to anyone dealing with rehab issues and needing medical equipment. I broke my…read morepelvis in 3 places while disembarking from my truck :-(. The volunteers were amazing! It is such a blessing to have them in our community. I will donate equipment and funds in the future to repay them for their kindness. Diana, RN

Kind volunteers. Not much selection but it really depends on what gets donated. It was a really…read moregood experience but not much was available. It changes on a day by day basis depending on donations from community

Amazing people volunteering! Beautiful store. Appreciate there is a place for people to go.read more

Great meeting venue, bar available. If your group need a meeting place , consider the Legion .read more

New to town so my wife and I stopped in to check it out. Great place! We were treated like we'd…read morebeen there for years, almost like family. We sat at the bar and had a drink. Good drinks and fair prices. We'll be back.

This is a review of the food bank/food pantry, and clothing closet - including household items -…read morerun by the Meadow Glade SDA Church. All members of the community who reside in North Clark County are served, and you need not be a member of the church. The food bank and clothing closet is open two days of the week: Tues 1:00pm - 5:30pm Thurs 10:00am - 4:00pm I've attended this food bank when my regular food bank was inaccessible due to bad winter weather, or when I could not go there on Sunday, so I came here, which was open on two weekdays. I went here about three times. This is a very popular, well attended food bank and clothing closet, drawing as many as 30+ people at a time. It is necessary to come early to wait prior to their opening, if you do not want to be left only with the last dregs of grocery offerings. I have arrived a full hour ahead of when they opened, and there were still a dozen people ahead of me. I had the impression most of those people arrived two hours - or more? - before they opened. If you are willing to do that, you can acquire more grocery options. While this is a large, well organized food bank, with many volunteers, I must say that each time I came here, nearly all the grocery items were way past their expiration dates - years past the expiration date. There was always some fresh produce, which is wonderful, so that is a huge plus. I never took the frozen items, but the boxed and canned goods are mostly expired, and I left those too. The volunteers were surprised I didn't take more food, but really, I would rather not bring home expired food! There is always lots of bread, and sweet treats, and lots of different grains and bean items. It is a VERY slow process, with often a long wait, while the volunteers help people take more or put back too many of this, not enough of that. It is a bit chaotic at times, because of how they have numbered everything, but the volunteers communicate well, and are helpful and patient with people. Once you get your groceries, you are welcome to peruse the clothing items and household items, which are plentiful; clothing for every member of the family, and all sorts of helpful household items, like place mats, bedding, nursery items, etc. I always leave with two large bags of such items, and am VERY grateful. They also offer a couple personal care items, like a bar of soap, or shampoo, etc... The woman who does the intake, signing people in, is very slow and methodical, so there is always an extremely long wait before you even begin shopping, regardless of how early you might have arrived! Don't arrive to this food bank tired! I am usually wiped out by the time I leave.

NAFY saved my life. Literally saved my life. Idk where I would be rn without them. I hope they get…read moreto continue serving the needy youth in our area forever. I'm 36 years old now with 2 wonderful children and I wouldn't have made it past 16 without them.

I mean, if you are a youth and need to/want to utilize this place it's absolutely amazing. I'm…read morehonestly surprised this is something I can rate? First of all this building houses multiple organizations and really each on has a very unique vibe and atmosphere. Because they all serve a different purpose. I typically come here for Ilp or advocacy work for foster youth but it is a great resource for food, finding other resources, job search etc. It IS secured building so you have to be buzzed in but honestly I love that.

Great place! You never know what you're going to find! This is the first place I check when I…read moreneed anything for the house or yard.

The people here are very nice and there's always great deals to be found! I got a really nice chair…read morefor only 10 bucks. It's awesome, but I do think your starter plants are priced a little high.

I have NEVER enjoyed working for a charitable organization so much as the night I helped out at…read moreNWCO last month. I LOVE the fact that every single person is a volunteer. I LOVE the fact that the location they collect, sort and package children's clothing in takes place in a building that has been donated to the organization - rent free. I LOVE that the only overhead costs they have are electricity and heat. I LOVE that they are not snobs about the donations and will even pass along gently worn socks and underwear. If a mother chooses not to clothe her children in these items, that is her prerogative, but it should be hers and hers alone. I think that when it comes down to it, most mothers would opt for their children to have then to go without. Besides, that is what bleach and washing machines are for. I LOVE that you get a card with a child's name and age to work from. It gives you a sense of relationship to the child you are compiling a care package of clothes, books and toys for. I especially LOVE that they pray over the children we are trying to help, their parent's and the volunteer group, before you start. I will be back this month....with bags of clothes, toys and games that my friends have helped me put together.

I have no doubt this organization serves a very useful service in the community, however their…read morepublic relations could certainly use some improving. I live in Beaverton, but my daughter teaches in Vancouver, The school where she teaches is a very high poverty school. I choose to take a very large donation over to Vancouver, with the thought it may help some of the kids in her school. When I arrived, there was a man working by the front door, he never acknowledged me until I asked if this is where I should leave donations. I then proceeded to unload my car of four very large containers of clothes, and three bags. By then, there were three or four other employees standing about, no one offered to help take the containers into the store front. When I finally was done with the unloading, not one of the employees even looked my way, or had the courtesy to say, thank you. I wasn't looking for accolades for my "good deed", but a simple thank you would have been appreciated. I spent a lot of time and effort, sorting through all the clothes to be certain only items in very good condition were included, I folded them carefully and packed them. I will find another charity, that is perhaps more appreciative of peoples efforts, the up side is some boys are going to have some nice clothes to wear to school and for that I am thankful.

Birch is dedicated to helping families not only by providing food, but helping them figure out…read moretheir financial situations. As far as the food/shopping goes: you never know what you're going to get. As seasons change so does the food, but they always have the staples; bread, milk, pasta. Typically Lots of plant based options. You are required to volunteer every month Financially they really help you out! You're required to meet with a financial advisor and talk about your current situation and where you'd like to be and how you can get there. You're also required to take a financial course (I think it's 2 hours long for 6 sessions?) that literally goes through everything: savings, debt, how to's, traps, emergency funds, etc. it gives you a lot to think about and if you're starting from no where, it helps get you on the right track. Love the people who work here and how they really take an interest in each person and appreciate Birch for the help they provide (as well as all the Corps. That donate)