HOUSED, NOW WHAT? THE MOVE-IN KIT

VALUE: $75 PER PERSON – GOAL: 100 KITS

THE HEART OF PALM SPRINGS: STAY, SUN, SIGHTS

VALUE: $1,500

Imagine moving into an apartment with very few possessions. Often, people transitioning from homelessness into their permanent housing are starting over and need basic and essential items to make their apartment a home. Transition Projects’ Move-in Kits have been a part of housing people for nearly 20 years. Helping people secure – and retain – permanent housing is our mission, and we do this by placing people into rental apartments across the Portland metro area, and by operating three apartment buildings. Over the past year, we have helped more than 563 people secure housing. But our work doesn’t end there. We remain engaged, providing the follow-up services critical to successful placements and ensuring that once housed, people stay housed.

Each laundry basket contains: kitchen items - plates, bowls, silverware, glasses, cups, pots and pans, cutting and paring knives, long handle spoons, spatulas, can opener, measuring cups and dish towels; cleaning supplies - sponges, broom, mop, dish soap, hand soap, allpurpose cleaner; bathroom items - bath and hand towels, washcloths, shower curtain and rings, toilet brush, bath mat; toiletries - shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, toilet paper, and bedroom items - pillow, sheets, blanket, coverlet.

Palm Springs is renowned for having the largest concentration of mid-century modern architecture in the country. See these stunning gems up close and hear about the history and stories that make the city so revered. The Historic Tennis Club Neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods surrounded by the San Jacinto Mountains and the neighborhood borders Tahquitz Canyon with access to popular hiking trails. Just steps from busy Palm Canyon Drive, you’ll experience the intimate Three Fifty Hotel - designed by Herbert Burns in the early 1950s - which has been lovingly restored.

Take a stroll through Palm Springs and enjoy tours full of history, fun stories, famous architecture, and intrigue. The Design of Herbert W.

Burns by landscape historian Steven Keylon. Burns’ fascinating life and multiple talents (from his early years as a lighting designer/fabricator, to a stockbroker, to a contractor, and finally to architectural designer) have earned him Keylon’s informal nickname “The Charismatic Chameleon.” Published in 2018, this 84-page book represents the most comprehensive and scholarly overview of Herbert Burns’ career to date and includes unseen archival material from the Burns family.

The package includes:

• $1,000 gift certificate to The Three Fifty Hotel (designed by Herbert Burns). The certificate may also be used at Del Marcos or La Serena Villas - (expires 2/27/24)

• Gift certificate for two (2) to Palm Springs Historical Association walking tour

• $100 gift certificate to Clandestino. The certificate may also be used at Farm

• Autographed copy of The Design of Herbert Burns

Donated by: Bonnie Serkin and Liane Brakke-Pound