The Sparrow Quartet

Auctioneer Johhna Wells and Sisters’ staffer Orion

Honkey Tonkin’ Hoedown guests

Everybody KNIT!

This page is updated frequently with events that change hearts and minds and support our great work!

Help us to keep the cornbread comin’

Until July 31st, our special fund-raising drive Operation Cornbread will support the 400-450 meals we serve a day.

Our goal is to raise $20,000 that will be matched two-to-one by Operation Cornbread Matching Grants. Every dollar you donate will become three!

The money we raise will support the work of Sisters throughout the summer months - when people are hungry for a good low-cost meal, when children are out of school and need a safe place to eat, and when seasonal workers are looking for a safe welcoming place to enjoy a solid, low-cost meal.

They need you!

Please click here to donate and choose ‘Operation Cornbread’ as your donation type. Click here for more information or call Kelly at 503-222-5694 ext. 12 or . Thanks for your help keepin’ the cornbread comin’ over the summer months!

Save the Date: Hoedown – Friday, October 10 ‘08

Pardners, join us on Friday, October 10th, 2008 (note the date change) from 6:30-10pm at the Portland Art Museum’s Kridel Ballroom for our biggest fundraiser of the year!  Last year’s Hoedown & Auction grossed $137,277 for the good work of Sisters.

The amazing Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee(pictured at left) will perform at Hoedown. This American acoustic group features Abigail Washburn on banjo and vocals; Béla Fleck on banjo; Casey Driessen on violin; and Ben Sollee on cello. The wonderful Casey Neill band will be performing at the beginning of the evening.

Tickets are $85 for individuals, tables of ten are $850; and a limited number of patron tables are available for $1,300. To buy tickets or a table click here, or call Monica at (503) 222-5694, ext. 19 or

We need your fabulous Live Auction donations!  Please contact (503) 222-5694 ext. 14 or to donate or if you’d like to volunteer on the Hoedown committee of the day of the event.

We are also seeking sponsors for this great event! To get the details about this opportunity, download a PDF by clicking here; you can also call Monica at (503) 222-5694 ext. 19 or

Personalist Center Events

Our Personalist Center , located next to our cafe at 137 NW Davis, hosts a number of free, cross-class community events. Please join us:

• Knitting Circle Wednesdays. Join us from 10:00 am to 12:30 every Wednesday. All skill levels welcome, basic materials provided.
• Nonviolence Training: Open to all. Contact Lauren, below, for the schedule. These trainings variously cover: the roots of nonviolence philosophy; identifying acts of violence; issues of power and class; and practical skills of interrupting violence.
• Civic Action Group usually meets the second and fourth Saturday, 12-3pm. People with experience with homelessness are welcome to attend. Contact Patrick for more info: (503) 222-5694 ext. 13, or email Patrick at sistersoftheroad.org.
• Skill Share! Early this summer, we hope to begin a series of skills trainings taught and chosen by cafe customers and volunteers.  Have a skill you’d like to teach?  Contact Lauren!

Got a question about the PC?  Contact Lauren for more information at 503-222-5694 x25 or

Systemic Change Events

To learn more about Systemic Change events, click here.

Volunteer Training

Volunteering at Sisters can be wonderfully rewarding.  The second Wednesday of each month, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, there is a Volunteer Training at the Cafe.  To sign-up, contact Mary at 503-222-5694, x17 or