It’s that time of year again – the annual Restaurants for Raphael House day. If you dine out on Wednesday May 16 for Restaurants for Raphael House, for any meal or snack or drink all day at nearly 50 participating restaurants all over Portland, Lake Oswego, and Beaverton, you are helping support families escaping domestic violence. Please, call your family, or friends, or colleagues – make a plan to have lunch or dinner, or snacks and a drink. You don’t have to purchase any particular dish or drink – they all count. You don’t even have to dine out actually – many of the participants also offer delivery (via delivery services like Postmates (referral code 1I24N), Caviar, etc. – if you aren’t a member get $10 off with those links for joining) and that counts too towards the calculation of percentage of proceeds for the day.
 

By spending your money in any way you like at these businesses, a portion of proceeds will go towards this non-profit providing life-saving shelter to women, men, and children seeking safety from domestic violence, as well as funding prevention programs. Founded in 1977, Raphael House of Portland is the largest domestic violence shelter in Multnomah County, and is dedicated to fighting the causes and effects of domestic violence.

Raphael House offers emergency shelter in a confidential location, a 24-hour in-house crisis line, transitional housing and advocacy programs to hundreds of adults and children annually, non-residential advocacy in partnership with the Portland Police Bureau, and also work to bring an end to violence through community outreach and education. Raphael House of Portland has been providing life-saving services to families for more then 40 years.

You can find the complete list here on their website along with a map, but here’s my list that includes descriptions of the restaurants from me to further encourage you to visit and order!
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