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William Temple House and Thrift Store

We offer low-cost counseling, healthy groceries, household items, and more to our community.

Grounded in a commitment to social justice, William Temple House has supported the mental, emotional, and physical health of tens of thousands of Portlanders since 1965.

04/03/2026

Join the Jam on May 9th 🎶

A benefit concert for Mental Health Awareness Month where your ticket grants you access to 5 incredible performances—while helping your neighbors access food, counseling, and connection.

📍 William Temple House | 2023 NW Hoyt St
📅 Saturday, May 9 | 2–8 PM
💛 100% of proceeds benefit William Temple House
🎟️ Tickets $7–$15 — On sale NOW — link on williamtemple.org/jam

🎤 The line-up:
Frecks
Ned and Wendy the Band
Jeremy Famà
Aslin
Emma Sameth

🎧 DJ sets • 🛍 William Temple House Thrift Store pop‑up • 🍴 Food + drinks

🎟 3 raffle packages (one just for the moms 💐) including a special merch package from Portugal. The Man

DM us to join the raffle or sponsor

See you there ✨

03/27/2026

This May, William Temple House is bringing together a curated lineup of local Portland musicians for an afternoon of live music, food trucks, thrift shopping and more. We are building an event that’s vibrant, purpose-driven and deeply rooted in serving and celebrating our Portland community.

Before we announce all the details, we want YOU to Join the Jam! and help us make it happen. 🌟🪩🎇

We're looking for two Volunteers right now to join our planning team as an Operations Lead and a Community Outreach Lead.

Our Operations Lead will be our Event Planner's right-hand person, handling logistics and volunteer training. Our Community Outreach Lead is a connector who will lead a flyer takeover of Portland, getting the word out about our Jam!

Head to our website for more info and to apply. williamtemple.org/get-involved/employment

03/24/2026

Meet Justyna Wolek, LCSW, the clinician who will be expanding the youth counseling program at William Temple House!

In a state that ranks 50th in youth access to mental health care, investing in our youth is essential. Justyna brings a wealth of experience supporting kids and teens, with a focus on neurodivergent youth and those impacted by traumatic experiences. Most people don't know that WTH serves not only adults and couples, but youth aged 5-18. Last year, we provided nearly 20% of the high-schoolers at Metropolitan Learning Center with accessible counseling.

Why does Justyna work with kids? "I'm in awe of them. Kids and teens can go through so much pain and change, disappointment and rupture, and yet they show up with joy and compassion for people and a desire to grow. It's inspiring how kind and creative they are, and it is an honor to sit with. Plus, they're funny."

Justyna is currently taking youth clients - you can learn more about her and our other clinicians at williamtemple.org/meet-our-clinicians

03/21/2026

This is why we do what we do. When people can access the support they need, without stigma or prohibitive barriers, they thrive.

Today, Kirstina continues the cycle of support by supporting others at a Portland Rehab Center.

You can hear her full story and explore William Temple House's unique impact on williamtemple.org/impact-2025. We are the only Portland non-profit that provides low-cost counseling without insurance, food assistance, and navigation support, all in the same build and partly funded by our beloved thrift store.

03/19/2026

Meet Kirstina, a devoted mother and incredible human being, who is sharing her journey at William Temple House so others can find the same support that changed her family's life.

At William Temple House, we're committed to providing food, counseling, and connection--with as few barriers as possible, without judgement or hesitation. In 2025, we supported 8,732 people--and over the past three years, over 1,000 people have benefitted from low-cost counseling, as Kirstina did.

You can listen to Kirstina's entire story at williamtemple.org/impact-2025

03/13/2026

Check your mailboxes for something special. ❤️😍

Read the story we created together in 2025 and how we kept challenges from turning into crises for 8,732 Portlanders last year.

We even made an entire webpage to explore this impact:

williamtemple.org/impact-2025

02/28/2026

Today, PPS reversed a surprise decision to eliminate MLC’s high school program. We applaud this reversal—and applaud the advocacy from MLC students, families, staff and others that led to this reversal.

For years, William Temple House has partnered with MLC to provide their student body consistent access to low-cost mental health care and food assistance. MLC is unique: it’s designed to be a trauma-informed, safe space for students that struggled at their neighborhood schools. We’re thrilled that this model—and our partnership—will continue for high school students.

02/11/2026

The best way to see our impact is to be part of the impact.

Thank you to RE/MAX Equity Group Foundation for volunteering at William Temple House last week. These lovely folks filled food orders for families at Metropolitan Learning Center across the street; with the pressures nonprofits and funders are facing, RE/MAX Equity Group Foundation is leaning deeper into employee volunteering - and we're here for it.

Does your employer sponsor volunteering? Here's what you can expect at WTH:
- An in-depth tour of our pantry & counseling clinic
- A meaningful project to work on that will better the lives of your neighbors
- A chance to volunteer in community alongside our staff and regular volunteers!

DM us to schedule your group volunteer experience!

02/06/2026

Feeling very grateful for community and stellar business partners like Deschutes Brewery ❤️

We raised $697 for William Temple House this January at Deschutes Brewery - and met our $2,500 match. In total, we raised over $5,500 to ensure our community can access the food and mental health care everyone deserves.

Special thank you to our amazing volunteer crew for filling up Deschutes - and the Deschutes crew for the lovely service (and pretzels 😋)

02/02/2026

Thank you to KATU News and especially Samantha Holm for stellar reporting on the need William Temple House and other nonprofits are seeing for food assistance and mental health care right now in Portland.

William Temple House is in this year's KATU Souper Bowl of Caring, which is spotlighting food insecurity in Oregon, a topic that is intimately tied to mental health.

"Food is one of those fundamental pockets of safety. When that fundamental pocket of safety is threatened, or taken away, or is unstable, we go into survival mode. We can't think about really anything else." - Victoria Burgess, Deputy Director of Counseling at WTH.

You can get involved to support your neighbors by:

🙏 Volunteering in our Food Pantry
🫶 Making a monetary donation at williamtemple.org. We're able to buy more food through our partnerships and buy exactly what our pantry needs with your generous monetary gifts.
🌟 Checking out the Souper Bowl of Caring at KATU.com to see the many other pantries in Portland that are doing important work for the community.

01/30/2026

REPOST FROM IG: In solidarity with the nationwide general strike happening today, William Temple House Thrift Store is operating cash‑only to avoid bank and credit card fees. We stand resolutely with our immigrant neighbors and all people impacted by ICE.

Every purchase today and every day supports William Temple House’s low-cost mental health counseling and free food pantry for our community—for ALL Portlanders, including many who have come to Portland from around the world. We encourage everyone to use cash if you do choose to shop, and to support local and immigrant-led businesses.

Many of our neighbors in NW are taking action by either closing down, moving to cash-only, or committing to donating a portion of proceeds. ✊ Thank you for supporting community care.

01/27/2026

📣New Community Offering📣

This February, we're offering a support group on sexual wellbeing, open to all orientations and relationship structures. ❤️ Join this 5-week group to increase sexual knowledge, reduce shame, expand self-understanding, and support healthier sexual connection, whether partnered or solo.

✅ $1 - $15 per session sliding scale. No one turned away for inability to pay.
🏠 On-site at William Temple House in NW Portland.
🕖 Starting Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7pm, with weekly sessions until Mar. 12.
💗 Open to adults, 18+.
📧 Email facilitator, Paulina, at pploszaj@williamtemple.org to join!

This group will be facilitated by Paulina Ploszaj, a WTH Counseling Intern.

Please share widely.

Address

2023 NW Hoyt Street
Portland, OR
97209

Telephone

+15032263021

Website

https://www.williamtemple.org/

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