Wondering what we’ve been doing lately?
Here’s some of our recent events:
Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 p.m. Northwest Harmony Chorus presents a benefit concert for FOC at Family of Christ Lutheran Church Tickets available soon at the Friendship Center and the 2nd Chance Thrift Store
Presentation on Homelessness & Affordable Housing Presented by: Faith Partners for Housing Location: Friends of the Carpenter, 1600 W 20th Street When: Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:30 pm YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend a 60 minute presentation by the local group “Faith Partners for Housing” to learn how people of faith are taking action to address […]
You are a perfect fit at our Friendship Center! Whether you volunteered once or a hundred times or more; whether you are male or female; whether you are young or young-at-heart, we want to express our appreciation. The staff and Board of Directors invite you, and all our volunteers, to join us in honor of […]
Friends of the Carpenter will host their annual meeting on Monday, March 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Friendship Center, 1600 W 20th Street. The annual meeting will follow the February board meeting and will include a presentation of the 2017 Annual Report. A question and answer period will be provided, in addition to tours of […]
Join us on Wednesday, January 17, 12:00 am to 3:00 pm for our H.U.G.S. Party during which we’ll hand out Hats Underwear Gloves & Socks Full lunch, with dessert, served at 12:00 pm, along with games, prizes & giveaways! Hands of Favor will provide haircuts from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm HANDS of FAVOR offers […]
The Friendship Center will be closed from Monday, December 25th through Monday, January 1st, to reopen Tuesday January 2nd. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas & a Happy New Year!
This holiday season, consider a Christmas gift that keeps on giving with a donation of any amount along with a holiday greeting and certificate in honor of a friend or family member. Your gift could help someone like Amber, one of our Partners in Careers placements, who needed a tank of gas to retrieve treasured […]
Memorial Service for the Homeless When you are homeless and you die, who remembers you? We do. When you are homeless and someone you love dies, who grieves with you? We can. When someone you love is lost to homelessness, who supports you? We will. Come remember with us 5:45 pm to 7 pm Thursday, December 21st, 2017 […]
Friends of the Carpenter will host a Tool & Product Sale on Friday, September 8 & Saturday, September 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Friendship Center, 1600 W 20th Street. Products include ornament crosses, wall plaques, holiday ornaments, pens, planter boxes, bird/critter feeders and more. Tools include band saws, table saws, scroll […]
Mark your calendars for January 26: Dine at either Beaches location – on the Vancouver waterfront or at the Portland Airport – tell your server you are there to support Friends of the Carpenter and Beaches donates 50% of what you spend to our Ministry. What a blessing!