The Bethel Drop-In Center serves a neighborhood that is diverse in race, ethnicity, and economic status, offering a safe place for children to go after school and during summer vacation. The children at the Center come from low and moderate income families, including single-parent homes, foster homes, and homes headed by grandparents or other relatives.
The Center was created to provide a safe and fun place for elementary aged kids in the Bethel Neighborhood to play and learn. By doing so, relieve stresses of neighborhood families who might otherwise leave children unattended and who cannot afford organized activities for their children and to help the children avoid destructive activities such as drugs, gangs, graffiti, etc.
The Center works with neighborhood partners including the library, Blazers Boys and Girls Club and the Oregon Food Bank. Many friends support the Center with cash donations, volunteer hours, and in-kind donations of food, craft supplies, game equipment, etc.
