Altrusa of Albany, Oregon
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ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL OF ALBANY, INC.
Your contribution to Altrusa International of Albany helps children and women in our community.
Thank you for supporting our efforts to inspire hope in our youth for their future success.
International Service Projects
Altrusa is partnering with Andando for our international service project this year. Andando is a local non-profit based in Jefferson, Oregon who work with the people of rural Senegal Africa to help alleviate poverty through micro-development. They have built 14 medical clinics in rural Senegal, staff with local midwives and nurses which have improved the health care in the rural areas along with providing a safe and sanitary environment for the women to deliver their babies.
For this project, we will be creating New Mom OB Kits that will provide new moms with basic items to take home after the birth of their babies.
You can support this amazing project by donating new or gently used items (see flyer for items needed) to fill the OB kits that will provided to the mothers upon release from the medical clinic. You can also purchase a kit for $30 by scanning the QR code provided.
Albany Service Projects
Food Insecurity Backpacks
Food insecurity is hard comes in all shapes and forms but takes a particular toll on people who suffer from chronic and acute illnesses. The food backpack program was created to help with this nutritionally high-risk population.
These backpacks started in the inpatient setting and have since expanded to 6 additional hospital departments and clinics within Linn County. While in the beginning these backpacks were aimed towards our homeless population, we’ve found they’ve been helpful in other population groups as well, for example post-operative patients who are unable to get to the grocery store after hospital discharge. Within these backpacks, we also include a list of local resources in the community: hot meal sites, food pantries, contact to the SNAP office, and contacts for gleaning groups. The purpose of these food backpacks is to provide immediate nutrition care after an acute hospitalization to boost recovery and prevent readmissions and connect them with existing community food resources for long-term access to food.
Jackson Street Care Packages
Altrusa of Albany supports Jackson Street Youth Services for Make a Difference Day 2021 as they work to support runaways and homeless youth due to abuse, neglect, and family situations. It’s our club’s intention to help the kids feel support/comfort during their stay and upon their transition out of the shelter. We filled duffel bags with personal hygiene items, a blanket, socks, ready to eat snacks, an insulated cup with Dutch Bros gift card, a journal/pen, and a stress relieving coloring book/colored pencils. The phrase “Never Give Up” was embroidered on the bags to encourage them with hope. Today we delivered the first installment of 50 duffel bags with 100 more to go!!!
Thank you to our community partners: Xtreme Grafx and Dutch Bros.
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