Rahab's Sisters

Mission

We build community through radical hospitality with women, trans, and nonbinary individuals marginalized by poverty, houselessness, sex work, violence, and substance use.

Bottom Line for Portland

For over 20 years, Rahab's Sisters has provided a consistent community of trauma-informed care and unconditional positive regard for the more than 1,500 Guests we serve each year. Each donation supports our Clothing Closet, Supply Shop, Community Gatherings, and Community Health Programs which are as low-barrier as it is possible to be. 

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After unwrapping her sandwich, a Guest looked at a volunteer with tears in her eyes and said, “There’s lettuce in here. I never get lettuce!”  This goes to show just how impactful those little touches are for a community who almost never has access to healthy and nourishing choices. For this Guest, just having lettuce in her sandwich communicated a level of intentionality and care that she did not experience at other service providers.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our organizational structure and services are rooted in Radical Hospitality, Radical Inclusion, and Decolonization.

Radical Hospitality is our commitment to non-judgement and respect for self-determination without expectations of change.

Radical Inclusion centers the experience of the marginalized. To see each other’s full humanity, we confront the racist and patriarchal systems in which we are all inextricably part. 

Decolonization is a process and state of being that calls into action the dismantling of white-supremacy, patriarchy, ableist, and racist systems within the organization and the external systems and partners with whom we work and interact with.

Partner(s)

A huge thank you to East Glisan Pizza Lounge and The Sideyard Farm and Kitchen for providing nourishing meals and fresh produce for our Community Gatherings, both during Give!Guide and all year long.

We’re also grateful to our fantastic neighbors at Union Rose for their generous contributions to our Clothing Closet during Give!Guide and beyond.