What PDX Saints Love does

PDX Saints Love is a 501(c)(3) grassroots nonprofit organization (EIN 86-2850243) founded in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a team of approximately 5 Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists, many of whom have lived experience in homelessness, substance use disorder, trauma, and poverty. The organization serves people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, as well as individuals with disabilities, mental health and substance use challenges, communities of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and immigrant and refugee families throughout Multnomah County. Its service portfolio comprises a fixed-site Day Center at 247 SE 82nd Ave in SE Portland providing meals, hygiene supplies, clothing, wound care, Narcan, peer support, and case management; weekly Community Wellness Fairs at Pilgrim Lutheran Church and Lents Park; inreach housing placements and supportive services; on-site resident services at a 95-unit affordable housing community; a Catering & Meals Program that generates revenue while employing immigrants; a paid Workforce Development internship pipeline built with Work Systems and Cultivate Initiatives; Community Watershed & Neighborhood Clean-Ups in partnership with Portland Bureau of Environmental Services and Metro Regional Refresh Funds; and Collective Immersions educational programming. The organization has no proprietary technology platform and operates using standard nonprofit case management software for participant tracking.

The business model is donor-dependent with modest earned-income diversification. Primary funding flows through individual donations processed on the Zeffy platform, including the recurring Community Roots Monthly Giving program that bundles a t-shirt and exclusive event invitations; workplace giving and corporate matching programs; and in-kind contributions of clothing, shoes, and hygiene kits managed through an Amazon Wishlist. Earned income is generated through event catering contracts and meal services operated by the Catering & Meals Program, which simultaneously subsidizes free Day Center meals five days per week and provides economic stability for immigrant staff. All services to beneficiaries are delivered free of charge, and pricing disclosures on the website relate solely to employment positions (Outreach/Community Health Worker at $56,160 annually, Resident Services Coordinator at $25/hour part-time, Kitchen Assistant at $22/hour part-time) and a $35 Community Roots t-shirt. Marketing and outreach rely on community-centered channels: the website, email newsletter, Zeffy, Amazon Wishlist, and Signup.com volunteer registration, supplemented by the wellness fairs themselves which function as both service delivery and visibility touchpoints.

Name

PDX Saints Love

Legal name

PDX Saints Love

Website

https://pdxsaintslove.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PDX Saints Love is a 501(c)(3) Portland, Oregon nonprofit founded in 2017 that delivers trauma-informed direct services — meals, housing navigation, workforce development, and case management — to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity throughout Multnomah County, funded primarily by individual donations and a small earned-income catering program.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations through Zeffy platform, including one-time and monthly giving options. Monthly donors receive Community Roots t-shirt and exclusive event invitations.
2. Catering and Meal Contracts: Revenue-generating catering services staffed by immigrants, providing free meals from Day Center 5 days a week and event catering contracts. Supports community with free meals while providing economic stability for immigrant staff.
3. In-Kind Donations: Accepts clothing, shoes, hygiene kits, and other items that support daily living and dignity for displaced individuals. Managed through Amazon Wishlist.
4. Workplace Giving & Corporate Matching: Double impact through employer matching gift programs and payroll giving options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PDX Saints Love operates a Day Center and weekly Community Wellness Fairs in Southeast Portland providing hot meals, clothing, hygiene and wound care supplies, peer support, case management, and housing navigation services to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in Multnomah County. The organization also runs a Workforce Development internship program, Inreach Housing Placements, on-site Resident Services at affordable housing communities, an immigrant-staffed Catering & Meals Program, and Community Watershed Clean Up events. All direct services are provided free of charge and are funded through donations, monthly giving, workplace giving, and catering revenue.

Product overview

PDX Saints Love is a grassroots nonprofit organization that operates as a multi-service program rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings include the Day Center providing essential resources and case management, the Workforce Development Program offering paid internships, Inreach Housing Placements with supportive services, Resident Services for low-income housing communities, a Catering & Meals Program staffed by immigrants, Community Wellness Fairs held weekly at multiple locations, Community Watershed Clean Ups, Collective Immersions educational programs, and the Community Roots Monthly Giving donation program. The organization also recruits for three employment positions: Outreach/Community Health Worker, Resident Services Coordinator, and Kitchen Assistant. These programs work together to address social determinants of health through meals, housing navigation, workforce development, health access, and community connection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Portland Bureau of Environmental ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Community Watershed and Neighborhood Clean-ups in Lents District. Focuses on bulky trash drop-offs to divert waste from Johnson Creek, along with cleanup projects and environmental stewardship efforts.
• Metro Regional Refresh FundscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership for cleanup projects along Johnson Creek area, removing trash and debris and arranging trash pickups for those living near the creek.
• Watershed Stewardship ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to enhance public awareness and provide practical solutions to environmental challenges affecting unhoused neighbors in Lents neighborhood along Johnson Creek.
• Work SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development internship pathway partner providing 10-12 week paid internships (200-300 hours) for individuals facing barriers to employment.
• Cultivate InitiativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development internship pathway partner. Also provides shower and laundry services at Day Center for community members.
• Our StreetssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides hot breakfast cooked on-site at Monday Community Wellness Fair at Pilgrim Lutheran Church.
• Portland Rescue MissionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides snacks and coffee for Monday Community Wellness Fair at Pilgrim Lutheran Church.
• Pilgrim Lutheran ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Monday Community Wellness Fair (11AM-1PM) at 4244 SE 91st Ave location, providing parking lot space for the weekly event.
• Lents ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriday Community Wellness Fair location (5-7PM) at SE 92nd & SE Holgate, providing outdoor gathering space for meals, supplies, and community activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JOIN (Portland): Portland-based nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness through housing navigation, shelter, and workforce support — directly comparable mission and service mix to PDX Saints Love.
• Transition Projects: Largest Portland provider of emergency shelter, housing placement, and street outreach for people experiencing homelessness — comparable service mix and target population.
• New Avenues for Youth: Portland nonprofit serving youth experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity with housing, workforce development, and case management — overlapping workforce-development model and outreach.
• Rose Haven: Portland day shelter offering meals, hygiene, case management, and resources to women, children, and gender-nonconforming people experiencing homelessness — directly comparable day-center model.
• Portland Rescue Mission: Faith-rooted Portland nonprofit providing meals, shelter, and recovery services to people experiencing homelessness and addiction — directly comparable service model and population.

Broad incumbents

• Central City Concern: Large Portland-based integrated housing, health, and employment provider serving people experiencing homelessness — broader portfolio but directly overlapping mission and geography.
• Home Forward: Multnomah County's public housing authority operating affordable housing communities — comparable resident-services context (PDX Saints Love's Resident Services Coordinator works in Home Forward-style housing).
• Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare: Portland-area provider of mental health, addiction, and housing services — broader institution but materially overlaps on harm reduction, peer support, and housing navigation for vulnerable populations.

Others

• Our Streets: Portland advocacy and mutual-aid organization that partners with PDX Saints Love on Community Wellness Fairs — adjacent ecosystem player serving similar populations.
• Cultivate Initiatives: Portland-based workforce-development and reentry partner that delivers shower/laundry services at PDX Saints Love's Day Center and co-runs paid internships — adjacent mission and direct operational partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pdx-saints-love

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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