You can make a difference

How the donations help.

• Offset Operating Costs
• Share special Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mental health Costs in Oregon

Average Emergency Room Cost - $540 per visit

Average Crisis Line Cost - $40 per visit

Incarceration in Prisons and Jails - $158 per day (Average)

• County Jail incarceration average - 18.4 days
•  50% of the medication costs in the county jail system is for psychotropic medications

The cost for FolkTime services is $ 17.77 per day.

 

How you can help

 

By Check:

Make check payable to:      FOLKTIME, INC

Mailed to:     4837 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97213

By Credit or Debit Card:

 

Volunteer Opportunities

FolkTime relies on community members to assist us with various projects and events.  If you are interested in helping, please contact the office at 503-238-6428, or email us at admin@folktime.org.

The items listed below are  needed for programs, services and administration.  Please consider donating one of these items, or making a monetary contribution toward the purchase of an item.

 

wish List

Donations for the 2010 Heart in Hand Auction on September 18, 2010

Balderdash - Board Game

Bookshelves

Beads for Art Projects

Glue Guns & Glue Sticks

Colored Construction Paper

Acrylic Paints

Deep Freeze or Freezer, any size

Laptop Computer & Projector

Sponsors for Fundraising Events

Sponsors for Print Materials

 

"Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)..." (click here for more information)