Rainbow House, Inc.

With the new manager at our store there have been a lot of changes, new views and new ways of doing things. One thing that has recently come up is the frequency of people asking for donations from us, and how many people are doing it. Of course it's fantastic that we do any donations (coffee and pastries), but to have multiples of people coming to us all of the time has actually become a little stressful. We have to remain a neutral company so we can't donate to anyone with religious affiliations, so that rules out a lot of people. Then, there are people who want donations and then don't come to pick them up, so we end up wasting usually around 7 and half gallons of coffee because they won't call or they messed up on what time they were going to come by. This hasn't just happened once, there have been repeats. In any case, a solution to this, she and DM came up with was to choose one organization and donate only to that place. Unfortunately there are a lot of great organizations and causes to donate to, so it's a little difficult when you start to think about it, but she decided on a worthy cause. The Rainbow House.

No one can get mad at us for donating only to the Rainbow House, no matter what kind of organization they. It's too good of a cause and is something that she feels (and I agree) is something all of the partners will get behind strongly.

The Rainbow House is an organization that helps abused children recover from their trauma.

"Our Mission: To provide comprehensive services that restore, heal, and rebuild the lives of children and families.

Our Vision: Children and their support systems will be best served by competent, caring professionals who provide extensive services based on strength-based, family-focused, and community-based principles."

I'm sure that this organization will be fully worth the downsizing of the amount of donations we do and is just as good and better than the other people that want donations. Nothing against them of course, there are many worthy causes, but I feel this one is most definitely worth the time and money.

Check out their website if you're interested in learning more about them.
Go to: Rainbow House, Inc.